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Photos: Anglers flock to Bird Creek

Bird Creek – a quick 20-minute drive south of Anchorage – opened to sport fishing July 14, and anglers immediately began slamming salmon.

"It was pretty steady all day long," said Kenton Jordan of Chugiak on Wednesday.

The U.S. Air Force airman said he and three friends caught four pink salmon and a coho (silver) in about four hours of fishing the creek's rushing waters. Casting pink Vibrax spinners, the group said the action was well worth the short drive from Anchorage.

"We're liable to be back," said James Davis.

Although hundreds – if not thousands – of vehicles are likely to pack the Seward Highway over the weekend as Anchorage and Mat-Su residents flood the Kenai River in search of personal use sockeye, options closer to home might be a better bet. According to Alaska Department of Fish and Game information officer Ryan Ragan, fishing should be good at Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage too.

"We're already seeing some silvers in Ship Creek," he said.

Read more: Fishing report: Bird's the word

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