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2010 River Reports:

December 23rd,  2010 - No Reports till March

As expected,  there isn't anything happening fish-wise this time of year.  A little winter trolling for kings,  but otherwise,  that's about it.  Unless something surprising happens,  I'll be hanging up the winter river reports until we start to see some action for the spring steelhead season in March.  I will be blogging through the winter though,  updating our lives here in Yakutat and catching up on a few stories that happened this summer that I didn't have time to write about when it happened.

See you in the spring!

-Bob

December 2nd,  2010 - Snow!

No fishing reports of late.  We had that great early shot of winter steelhead in the river in late October/early November,  but I haven't heard of many people coming to worth them since then.  The biggest obstacle of course for fishing the winter steelies is the snow and road closure.  We did get about 6 inches of snow last week,  but not enough to shut the road down.  That looks to be changing tomorrow.  We are expecting up to a foot and a half tomorrow night and into Saturday.  It is supposed to turn back to rain,  but we'll see.  This could be the official "road closed" event,  if it stays cold enough.

AKZ017-031600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 2 2010 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 19. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 32. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...MIXING WITH RAIN LATE. SNOW ACCUMULATION 10 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. LOWS AROUND 27. TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID 30S LATE. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH LATE. .SATURDAY...BREEZY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 37. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS AROUND 34. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 38.

Monday November 1st,  2010 - 20 Fish Days!!!

Two young military guys headed home last night after a couple days down at the Forest Service cabins.  One of them said he landed 20 fish during the two days they were out there.  The other guy didn't do so well,  but still landed a couple.  They were planning to be there camping in pup-tents after their initial two days in the cabin,  but decided with the snow scare to come back to town and head home.  Concerned about possibly getting stuck out there...  Snow's all gone now of course.

Saturday October 30th,  2010 - Snow!

We woke this morning to a little snow on the sides of the road.  We have had more sloppy flurries throughout the day today.  It isn't supposed to stay around,  but if you are coming for the steelhead run in the coming weeks,  be prepared for snow.  We are seeing it earlier than the past few years.

The river is VERY flooded right now after the storm from two days ago.  Went from great fishing to blown out ina hurry.  It was pretty dry yesterday and today,  so it will drop back down quickly.  Still a lot of fish already.

Thursday October 28th,  2010 - Yes back in town,  but not many reports...

Sorry for the lack of river reports here since we came back into town.  Getting a few calls regarding the winter steelhead run here at the shop and the good news is that there are fresh steelhead moving into the Situk.  Fish and Game was out there and reported back that we are starting to see quite a few and the tiny handful of fishermen that have passed through town this week are saying they are seeing more steelhead for this time of year than they usually see.

The "peak" of people coming is usually the end of November/early December,  but it is looking like we may have some really good WINTER fish - more than usual.  For those coming in the next couple weeks,  you should see fish throughout.  Just don't expect it to look like the spring run.  Still a lot of silvers scattered around as well,  with a guy reporting this week that he had his limit easily every day he was here.  The good thing about this time of year is the total lack of other people.  If you don't mind low 40's and rain,  the fishing is still/already pretty good.

-Bob

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 2:56 p.m. AKDT
We're back safe and sound.  The Italio was a breath of fresh air.  We arrived to fresh fish moving up the Middle Italio, and a beautiful sunshiney day too.  The kids ran into the cabin to collect their rods and headed out to catch dinner.  

The first day was spent doing a lot of walking along the stretch of beach down to inspect how far the Akwe mouth has moved.. wow, has it moved!  Lots of tracks, but no sighting of any bears, moose, or wolves.

We were hit with a storm blowing at 65 mph on day 2, but did depart  without getting rained on, after 5 days.

I'll be turning this back over to Bob for his expertise - Bob's Blog and River Report now. Thank you for your patience with me this Fall/Autumn  :) - Blessings - Teen

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
45° F | 45° F	47° F | 42° F	44° F | 41° F	45° F | 44° F	46° F | 40° F
Rain Showers 90% chance of precipitation	Mostly Cloudy	Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Rain 50% chance of precipitation	Rain 80% chance of precipitation

Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 10 hours and 23 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 16 seconds.

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Yakutat Tides:

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Satellite Image:  We're between swirls right now :)

Marine Forecast:
1245 PM AKDT WED OCT 13 2010 UPDATED 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... 
.REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

Current Weather:
----------------- AKZ017-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1101 AM AKDT WED OCT 13 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 
HEAVIER SHOWERS MAY MIX WITH SLEET. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO AROUND 50.

Weather Forecast:
----------------- AKZ017-141445- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1231 PM AKDT WED OCT 13 2010 UPDATED 
.REST OF TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
EAST WIND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY EVENING. LOWS AROUND 36. 
EAST WIND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 49. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 41. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 49. EAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 34 TO 40. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 46. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 37. 
.SUNDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 47. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 36. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 47. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 33 TO 39. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 46.

End of Report 10/13/2010 @ 3:14 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

REMINDER:

Situk River Fly Shop
 will be 
CLOSED:

Thursday, Oct. 7th 
through
Monday, Oct. 11th

We open again on Tuesday, Oct. 12th @ 8:00 a.m., 
we'll see you then.
Thanks for your patience. 
Blessings, Teen & Bob

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 10:28 p.m. AKDT
Wowza, we're under a lovely storm right now... gailing, gusting, raining.. you name it, the wind it quick to change around on you in many directions.  The satellite is still connected, as it shakes back and forth.  It's nice and warm inside the Fly Shop.  Time for a report...

River Report:
Situk River - water is high and murky.  Fish are turning, but still some bright coming in on the tide.  Fish are hiding so have to find them in the mirkiness.

Bear Report:  Lower Situk, one trouble bear that keeps messing with one motorists boat motor.

Weather:

Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
47° F | 40° F	45° F | 40° F	41° F | 41° F	49° F | 43° F	49° F | 43° F
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain Showers 80% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 60% chance of precipitation	Rain 50% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation

Current Satellite Image ... see that swirl.. yep, that's us!

Marine Forecast:
PKZ051-060100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE
- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... 
.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .
TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. 
.FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

Current Advisory:
1039 AM AKDT TUE OCT 5 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND: GUSTS TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

Current Weather:
AKZ017-060125- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1125 AM AKDT TUE OCT 5 2010 .NOW... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM WEDNESDAY... CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM. ADDITIONAL RAIN FALL AMOUNTS UP TO 3/4 OF AN INCH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS TO THE EAST OF YAKUTAT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH MAINLY ALONG COASTAL AREAS AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 50'S WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD.

Forecast:
AKZ017-060100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1045 AM AKDT TUE OCT 5 2010 UPDATED 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... 
.TODAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. VERY WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. VERY WINDY. LOWS AROUND 42. 
SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 49. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 36. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 49. 
EAST WIND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 35. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. 
LOWS AROUND 37. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. LOWS AROUND 38. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 49. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 37. 
.COLUMBUS DAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 46.

Water Data:

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End of Report
Blessings, Teen

Monday, October 4, 2010 @ 12:09 p.m. AKDT
We woke at 5:30 a.m. to lightning and thunder claps, then hail.  Very unusual for Yakutat, so when we do see it, it is some what exciting!  The cat was happy to come inside the house, just beating the first clap of thunder.  There was a brief break before the next show down, and good timing to load up the dog and myself and head to open the Fly Shop.  Driving by Ophir Creek, the ground and road were white because of the hail.  By the time we passed Glacier Bear road the bucketing rain had arrived and the remaining hail was washed a way.  

Ah, now where was that sunshine?  Where ever you are, enjoy what today has to offer you.

I haven't had any new river reports so thought I'd share the report from Brian at Fish and Game:
You can find it at:  http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/FishingReports/index.cfm/FA/R1.reportDetail/Area_key/18 
Thank you Brian!!!!!

October 01, 2010
Freshwater Angling

Situk River-  The Situk River received heavy rain finally moving coho all the way up the river.  Fishing is better in the pools due to high flows pushing fish out of the current, but fresh fish still come in on each tides.  The silver salmon limit on the Situk River has been raised to 4 fish. More than 11,000 fish are in the lower river sections.   Most fish are getting dark now from spawning.

The Lost River and other Yakutat area streams – Silver salmon limits remain at 2 fish on Lost River and all other Yakutat road system streams and anglers may not possess more than 2 silver salmon while fishing those waters.

Tawah Creek has some good coho fishing in all sections.

Most easterly foreland streams were blown out for a day or so by the rains. Lower river pools will be your best bet to get some late season silvers.

Most fish are getting dark now from spawning.

Marine Angling

Marine angling has almost ceased with the bad weather.  Halibut can still be caught on good weather days into October but angling times will be long as the fish start moving out to deeper water.

For further information, anglers can call Brian Marston at the ADF&G, Division of Sport Fish in Yakutat, at (907) 784-3222.
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Thanks Brian :)
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Yakutat Weather Information:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
45° F | 43° F	45° F | 40° F	47° F | 41° F	43° F | 43° F	49° F | 43° F
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain Showers 90% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 50% chance of precipitation	Rain 50% chance of precipitation

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Wind Advisory:
----------------- AKZ017-050015- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0055.101005T1200Z-101006T0900Z/ 
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 453 AM AKDT MON OCT 4 2010 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND: GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT 
GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. 
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. 
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKDT TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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Weather Forecast:
----------------- AKZ017-051130- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1020 AM AKDT MON OCT 4 2010 UPDATED 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
... .REST OF TODAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING THIS MORNING WITH RAIN SHOWERS
 THROUGH THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. 
HIGHS AROUND 50. EAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 41. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. 
EAST WIND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN...WINDY. LOWS AROUND 40. 
SOUTH WIND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 51. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 37. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 51. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
LOWS AROUND 37. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 39. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 53. LOWS AROUND 40. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 53.
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Water Data Information:

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End of Report 10/4/2010 @ 12:39 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

NEW SHOP HOURS   8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. AKDT

Sunday, October 3, 2010 @ 9:51 a.m. AKDT
The weather continues to quickly change.  You look up and there is a break in the weather, then you look up again and its gailing, raining, and hailing... ah, October!  If you are prepared with layering and waterproof covering, you'll have a warm and great time on the river!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
49° F | 41° F	45° F | 43° F	45° F | 41° F	49° F | 41° F	43° F | 43° F
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 60% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 50% chance of precipitation

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 11 hours and 17 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.

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Satellite Image:

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Marine Forecast:
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 3 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... 
.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE 55 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
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Current Yakutat Weather:
AKZ017-032100- /X.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0054.101003T1800Z-101004T0000Z/ 
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- 
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YAKUTAT 437 AM AKDT SUN OCT 3 2010 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. 
* WIND: GUSTS TO 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG THE OUTER COAST. 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS 
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

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732 AM AKDT SUN OCT 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... .NOW... CLOUDY SKIES WITH PERIODS OF RAIN CONTINUING PAST NOON. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR COASTAL AREAS BY 10 AM. TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE LOWER 50'S.

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437 AM AKDT SUN OCT 3 2010 
...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... 
A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GULF MONDAY NIGHT 
AND SPREAD VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE OUTER COAST AND 
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY. 
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 
IN ADDITION RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. 
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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Forecast:
AKZ017-040100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 500 AM AKDT SUN OCT 3 2010 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... 
.TODAY...RAIN. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY MID MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 37. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. .MONDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 49. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 39. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 41. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 53. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 38. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
HIGHS AROUND 51. LOWS AROUND 38. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 53.

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End of Report 10/3/2010 @ 10:12 a.m.
Blessings, Teen

NEW SHOP HOURS, Starting tomorrow, Oct. 2nd:  8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. AKDT

Friday, October 1, 2010 @ 4:11 p.m. AKDT
It's been quite a day.  The rain pours down, then the wind hits in gusts, then both happen at the same time and it's been "both" when I've been putting boats in the hangar for storage today.  Ah, well.. remember 2 weeks ago when we were in our 3rd full week of clear blue skies and short/sandle weather?  Oh yes, I knew it was coming to an end sooner or later.. and it has!  Welcome to October 1st in Yakutat Alaska!

Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
50° F | 47° F	52° F | 47° F	49° F | 43° F	47° F | 41° F	43° F | 40° F
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 90%  chance of precipitation	Rain 80%  chance of precipitation	Rain 70%  chance of precipitation

River Report:
Received a call this morning from Chris who was scoping the place out yesterday late afternoon to give our readers a report.

Tawah Bridge:  There were a few anglers fishing off the Bridge.  Water was merky, not much happening.  So I moved on.

Lost River/Bridge:  Water was higher than over at the Tawah.  Water is over the grass.  I caught one Jack and saw another fish roll in the water.  Then it was getting too dark so began packing up to head back to my overnight accomodations.  There wasn't time to scout the lower Situk but saw about 10 vehicles heading from that direction back to town.  I'll plan to do that tomorrow.
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Thanks Chris for your helpful report - Teen
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Tsiu River:  Run is over, no more fly outs.

Italio System:  Water is high.  Those who have flow out to the Forest Service cabin, or the camps say every day is different pending the tides and the rain that comes down.  Fish are definitely on the move though.  Fish are there.

East River:  No updated report.

Teen:  (response to the vehicles mentioned on the Lost Bridge/River:  The vehicles coming back in from the Situk are most likely commercial fishing camps being packed up and families heading back in before this storm hit.  There aren't too many more anglers here in town right now.  GREAT time to catch a flight up and enjoy the fishing while the fish are still here.  Yes the water is higher, be prepared for that.

Flies:  With the water being more swift and stirred up, I would suggest using an Articulated Hareball Bunny Leech in Black, Olive, or Grey.

Now onto the weather...
Wow, take a look at this satellite picture for right now, pretty neat!!!

Marine Forecast:
PKZ051-021400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 1 2010 
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. 
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

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Current Weather:
AKZ017-020600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 410 PM AKDT FRI OCT 1 2010 
.NOW... RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF YAKUTAT THROUGH 8 PM.
 SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURE IN THE MID 50'S.

Weather Forecast:
AKZ017-021615- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 1 2010 UPDATED TONIGHT 
.REST OF TONIGHT...WINDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. 
RAIN IN THE EVENING THEN SHOWERS LATE. LOWS AROUND 44. 
SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. 
STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF YAKUTAT. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 53. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 
}CHANCE OF SHOWERS 100 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS DIMINISHING LATE. LOWS AROUND 40. 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 100 PERCENT. 
.SUNDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 39. SOUTH WIND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. .MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 51. "
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 51. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
HIGHS AROUND 47. LOWS AROUND 40. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 52.

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 11 hours and 26 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.

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Water Data Information:

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End of Report 10/1/2010 @ 4:26 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

FYI
September 30, 2010 @ 2:00 p.m. AKDT 
from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Commercial Fisheries News Release:

The following link is for YAKUTAT COMMERCIAL SET GILLNETTERS, but is also important information for anyone coming up this next week concerning the condition of the rivers you will be fishing.  Again, it is only CLOSED to Commercial Fishing.

direct link:  http://documents.cf1.adfg.state.ak.us/AdfgDocument.po?DOCUMENT=22647 

-Thanks, Teen

F.Y.I
We'd like to take a 5 day, 4 night break from the Shop and enjoy some 
last minute wilderness fishing before the season and the fish are completely over.
 
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS,
We'll be CLOSED 
Thursday, October 7th through Sunday, October 11th

IF you are scheduled to arrive during that time, 
please let us know and we can have someone open for limited hours 
on Thursday (10/7), and/or Friday (10/8), or we can stay in town that week.

IF we don't hear from you via email bob@italio.com ,
we'll take that as supporting this well needed break 
and we'll be having the time of our lives away from inventory!
-Thank you, Teen

We'll re-open Monday, October 12th @ 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 12:34 p.m. AKDT
We continue to receive rain this morning, pretty constant in it's down pour... another system is upon us.

Fishing report has been very good, no matter what river is being fished.  The blush are moving up the river and the brights are stil coming in on the incoming tide.  All anglers still here are very happy.

People are switching around colors of their Hareball Bunny Leeches and are catching.

5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 99689 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 52° F | 49° F 54° F | 49° F 50° F | 43° F 50° F | 43° F 49° F | 40° F T-storms 100% chance of precipitation Rain 90% chance of precipitation Rain 90% chance of precipitation Partly Cloudy Rain 90% chance of precipitation

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 11 hours and 32 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
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Yakutat Tides:

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Current Weather:
AKZ017-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1116 AM AKDT THU SEP 30 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN...RAIN MAYBE HEAVY AT TIMES. 
EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. 
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50'S. 
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 PM.

Forecast:
----------------- AKZ017-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 715 AM AKDT THU SEP 30 2010 CORRECTED TODAYS HIGH 
.REST OF TODAY...RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 56. EAST WIND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. BREEZY. LOWS AROUND 48. 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
HIGHS AROUND 55. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS 40 TO 46. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 52. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS AROUND 40. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 54. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 41. 
.MONDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 51. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 41. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS AROUND 41. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 51.

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Water Data:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 66.37   09-30-2010  11:30 AKDT

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DID YOU NOTICE?   We're finally "average" for this time of year... see the climb?  Looks like we've met the saturation level and now it's pouring into the river.... 

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Information courtesty of:
http://www.wunderground.com
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=15129500 
http://paya.arh.noaa.gov/index.php

Enjoy your day!  We're schooling this afternoon between visitors.
Blessings, Teen

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 12:16 p.m. AKDT
Good Morning, traffic is certainly down now.  Loads on the plane and loads through the Shop.  School work has resumed in the Fly Shop until we are back up in our classroom upstairs when Bob comes home in mid-October, after they finish up guiding.  So please excuse the extra books scattered around, but you are certainly welcome to take Tanis, our 11 year old, up on a game of chess.

No fresh reports on any river, so will refer you to Brian at Fish and Game's website for the latest report he has:
http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/FishingReports/index.cfm/FA/R1.reportDetail/area_key/18  (copy and paste into browser)

Weather:

Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
49° F | 45° F	49° F | 49° F	50° F | 47° F	50° F | 45° F	47° F | 44° F
Rain 90% chance of precipitation	Rain 90% chance of precipitation	Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation

Yakutat Weather:
Courtesty of:  http://paya.arh.noaa.gov/index.php 
AKZ017-290100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1124 AM AKDT TUE SEP 28 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. 
EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
TEMPERATURES NEAR 50 DEGREES GRADUALLY RISING THROUGH 5 PM.

Forecast:
AKZ017-290100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1220 PM AKDT TUE SEP 28 2010 UPDATED 
.TODAY...PERIODS OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 52. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...RAIN...BREEZY. LOWS 39 TO 45. 
EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH LATE. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS AROUND 46. 
SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 52. 
SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS 42 TO 48. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 45. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 54. LOWS AROUND 45. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS 49 TO 55. LOWS 35 TO 45.

Water Data Report:
Courtesy of:  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=15129500 

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.12   09-28-2010  11:30 AKDT

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 102   09-28-2010  11:30 AKDT

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 8.2   09-28-2010  11:00 AKDT

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End of Report 9/28/2010 @ 12:43 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

Monday, September 27, 2010 @ 11:16 a.m. AKDT
It rained heavily most of the night.  Woke this morning to over cast but the moisture had lifted.  Was thankful for the being dry from the car to the Shop :)  A little reprieve right now...

** Please NOTE, the Bag/Possession limit change is ONLY to the Situk River.  This does NOT include the Lost River and other tributaries/streams (Tawah, etc).  Again ONLY the SITUK RIVER... Bag/Possession limited was raised on 9/22/2010 to "4".

We'll talk later, I'm back to schooling the kids in the Shop.  Blessings - Teen

Sunday, September 26, 2010  @ 3:42 p.m. AKDT
Pouring rain most of today!  A current reprieve and the wind is howling.  Ah, September, I remember what this is all about!  Whatever IT wants to do, it's going to!!!

River reports (East, Akwe, Situk, Lost, Tawah, and Italio system) are all enjoying enthusiastic fish!  The tides are bigger, the water level is coming up and fresh fish are flowing in.  Traffic in and out of town is slowing, report says tonights evening jet is the last substancial load headng out.  So life in Yakutat will begin to slow down again.  There is still plenty of fish if you are considering a quick trip in.

Weather:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
50° F | 45° F	47° F | 41° F	47° F | 43° F	49° F | 46° F	48° F | 47° F
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Rain 50% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Rain 80% chance of precipitation

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 11 hours and 53 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 0 minutes and 0 seconds.

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Tides:

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Current Weather:
AKZ017-270300- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 122 PM AKDT SUN SEP 26 2010 
.NOW... CLOUDY SKIES WITH EXTENDED PERIODS OF RAIN...
HEAVY AT TIMES...INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND DURATION INTO THE EVENING. 
SOME PORTIONS OF THE AREA RECEIVING BETWEEN ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH 
OF NEW PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE PERIOD. 
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH 
TEMPERATURE DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 40S BY 7 PM.

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Forecast:
AKZ017-271600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 26 2010 
.TONIGHT...SHOWERS TAPERING OFF LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. 
LOWS AROUND 43. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 55. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS 36 TO 42. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 53. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS 38 TO 48. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 53. LOWS 38 TO 48. .FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS 49 TO 55.

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Marine:
PKZ051-271400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 26 2010 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
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Satellite Image:

Water Date:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.14   09-26-2010  15:30 AKDT

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 105   09-26-2010  15:30 AKDT

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 8.5   09-26-2010  15:00 AKDT

End of Report 9/26/2010 @ 3:59 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

4:32 p.m. AKDT
All traffic through the Shop today, whether it be a lower Situk visitor or a fly-out from the Akwe River have all said the bite is on under these overcast and drizzly skies and all colors are hitting!  WOO HOO!  It's September again!

AKZ017-261600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010 
.TONIGHT...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. LOWS AROUND 42. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 53. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 44. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.MONDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 51. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 39. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 51. LOWS 39 TO 45. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 50. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 50.

We'll leave it at that for today
Enjoy your evening
Blessings, Teen

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Saturday, September 25, 2010 @ 6:16 a.m. AKDT
Good Morning!  It began raining yesterday about 5 p.m. and gave us a pretty steady dose throughout the night.  Woke this morning to drizzle, however, the moon and a few stars were visible .. a lovely reprieve to drive from town to the Hangar.

This Report (below):

• Weather
• Water Data Tables

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Weather:

Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
52° F | 48° F	50° F | 45° F	49° F | 45° F	49° F | 47° F	49° F | 47° F
Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Rain 90% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation

The Situk is showing a bit of a rise ... but yes, we need more moisture to bring us back to "normal".

What are we in for:
Marine Forecast:
PKZ051-260100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE
- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010 
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... 
.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
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Current Weather:
AKZ017-252000- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 617 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN
...RAIN MAYBE HEAVY AT TIMES. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH. 
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40'S GRADUALLY RISING THROUGH 12 PM.

Weather Forecast:
AKZ017-260100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 500 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010 
.TODAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN...BREEZY. 
HIGHS AROUND 52. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...RAIN...BREEZY. LOWS AROUND 42. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.SUNDAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 53. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN...BREEZY. LOWS AROUND 45. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.MONDAY...RAIN...BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 52. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 100 PERCENT. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 45. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 52. LOWS AROUND 45.

Current Satellite Image @ 6:30 a.m. AKDT:

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Water Data Report:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 64.88   09-25-2010  05:30 AKDT

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Normal for this time of year:  530
Current:  61

Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 61   09-25-2010  05:30 AKDT

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Temperature of the water:
7.7 degree Celsius = 45.86 degree Fahrenheit

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 7.7   09-25-2010  05:00 AKDT

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It's too early for any new river reports, so we'll talk later today.
Enjoy the day!
Blessings, Teen

Friday, September 24, 2010 @ 1:22 p.m. AKDT
The wind began to rock at the airport at 12:44 p.m. with an introductory thud!  And we've had gusting every since.  Just peaked out the window to look at the windsock at the airport and it definitely hasn't decided what sustained direction it wants to fly yet.  Also just wanted one of the air taxis' on final and prayed it down safely.  The satellite disk is vibrating back and forth too.

Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
48° F | 47° F	52° F | 47° F	49° F | 45° F	47° F | 46° F	48° F | 45° F
Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Rain 90% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation

Now that (above chart) looks a little more like our normal 3rd week of September!  We haven't seen any sustained rainfall yet, just here and there some streaks on the window.

The morning tide (8:06 a.m.) was perfect for this pending storms arrival, so sent a number of folks, who couldn't fly-out today, down to the lower end of the Situk.  No doubt the Pink and Chartreuse are spot on for the wave of fish that should be entering the river with the push behind them.

Did I mention, I just turned the heater on in the Fly Shop.. first time this Summer/Fall.  Starbucks French Roast Coffee is brewing, you're welcome to a cup.  Maybe it's time to curl up on the couch and take a little nap, sure feels like a good day to be indoors hybernating.

Marine Forecast:

PKZ051-251030- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 824 AM AKDT FRI SEP 24 2010 UPDATED 
...STORM WARNING TODAY... 
.REST OF TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

Satellite Image:


Have an enjoyable day, where ever you may be.
Blessings, Teen

Thursday, September 23, 2010 @ 6:59 p.m. AKDT
We continue to wait the weather change, another beautiful partly sunny day at the airport.  We can no longer see Mt. Fairweather or Mt. St. Elias, and there are darker clouds in the SE and off the ocean which means weather is a coming.

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
52° F | 47° F	49° F | 47° F	50° F | 47° F	49° F | 45° F	47° F | 46° F
Partly Cloudy	Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Rain 60% chance of precipitation

Marine Forecast:
PKZ051-241400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE
- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 23 2010
 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

Satellite Image:

Current Yakutat Weather:

AKZ017-240500- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 323 PM AKDT THU SEP 23 2010 
.NOW... PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE EVENING. 
RAIN DEVELOPING IN PORTIONS OF TO THE SOUTHEAST OF DRY BAY 
GRADUALLY SPREADING THROUGH THE PERIOD. 
NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH AND 
TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 50S BY 9 PM.

Forecast:
----------------- AKZ017-241600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 23 2010 
.TONIGHT...INCREASING CLOUDS. RAIN LIKELY LATE. LOWS AROUND 39. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 54. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS AROUND 43. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 52. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 42. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 52. LOWS AROUND 41. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 51.

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River Report:

Tsiu River - Fish continue to come in, fun is diminishing, fish are turning blush.

Situk River - Those fishing in the morning and the evening are doing well.  Plenty of fish in the river.  At the turn of low tide bright fish are arriving with the higher tides.  Reminder:  New Bag limit is 4 Coho Fish/ Possession Limit: 4 Coho (corrected 9/27/2010)

Old Italio River - Still waiting for rain!

Middle Italio River - Still waitin for rain!

Akwe River - Fish continue to pour in.

East River - Fishing continues to be good, especially when the incoming tide.

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Expect the fish to be MOVING with the change in the weather.  They may not stay long to check out your Poppers, Minnows, or Hareball Bunny Leeches!

End of Report 9/23/2010 @ 7:15 p.m.
Happy Fishing
Blessings, Teen

4:49 p.m. AKDT
What a glorious sunny day, now that we know it's about to change, it seems like we're going to miss days like this.  Crystal clear and that cool trace in the air.  We can still see Mt. Fairweather and Mt. Saint Elias which folks around here say if you can see both then you still have good weather for 24 hours.  So anticipated change in the weather on Friday.

All anglers coming in from fly-outs are saying with the tide change the fish are very fresh, and active!!!  They know there's moisture coming and are heading in happy for the security of the rivers.  Flies are changing to, to our familiar Hareball Bunny Leech - Fuscia and Chartreuse on all rivers.  I'm still seeing poppers heading out the door while the water continues to be low, top water has been "amazing"... quoted by a few visitors.

** A reminder, see Situk River Report below (9/212/2010) for change in Bag and Possession limit change **

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
54° F | 48° F	50° F | 45° F	47° F | 45° F	49° F | 46° F	48° F | 43° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Rain 60% chance of precipitation	Rain 60% chance of precipitation	Rain 70% chance of precipitation

Marine Forecast:
PKZ051-231400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 22 2010 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

----------------- AKZ017-230400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 215 PM AKDT WED SEP 22 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. VARIABLE WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. 
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50'S DECREASING INTO THE MID 40'S THROUGH 8 PM.

Satellite Image:

End of Report 9/22/2010 @ 5:20 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 10:04 a.m. AKDT
For those anglers gearing up for their trip to Yakutat...  time to start layering, a change is in the air....

5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 99689 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 54° F | 48° F 50° F | 45° F 47° F | 45° F 49° F | 46° F 48° F | 43° F Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Rain 60% chance of precipitation Rain 60% chance of precipitation Rain 70% chance of precipitation

----------------- AKZ017>029-230400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS... HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK... KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER 515 AM AKDT WED SEP 22 2010

 ...POWERFUL STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... 

A GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF LATE THURSDAY. A POWERFUL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY BRINGING WITH IT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH SEAS AND RAIN. THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES SHOULD BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE OUTER COAST. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN...SEA STATES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL BUILD TO 18 TO 22 FT FRIDAY AND 22 TO 26 FT SATURDAY. THE RECENT TRANQUIL WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS. 

$$ FPAK77PAYA_AKZ017 ----------------- AKZ017-222300- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 904 AM AKDT WED SEP 22 2010 .NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY LATE MORNING. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID 50'S THROUGH 3 PM. $$ FPAK57PAJK_

AKZ017 ----------------- AKZ017-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 850 AM AKDT WED SEP 22 2010 UPDATED 
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 54. EAST WIND TO 10 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 38. EAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 52. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 35 TO 41. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 52. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 41. HIGHS AROUND 51. 
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 51. LOWS AROUND 41. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50.

Satellite View:

We'll talk fishing and Shop later today.  Wanted to be sure to advise you.
Blessings, Teen
End of Report 9/22/2010 @ 10:11 a.m. AKDT

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 @ 6:11 p.m. AKDT
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NEWS RELEASE from Alaska Department of Fish and Game
9/21/2010
SITUK RIVER COHO SALMON BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS INCREASED TO FOUR FISH
*** see official notice below under Situk River Report ***
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Overcast skies most of today, late sun breaks and now back to mostly sunny.

Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
54° F | 47° F	54° F | 45° F	52° F | 45° F	49° F | 45° F	49° F | 46° F
Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Rain 60% chance of precipitation	Rain 60% chance of precipitation

Courtesy of http://www.wunderground.com 

River Report:

Tsiu River -
Fish continue to move into the system.  All fly out customers have been very satisfied meeting their catch limit within no time.  I haven't heard if there is an extension for the Commercial Gillnet opener.  I've been told this is the last week for the DC3-special taking commercial fish out.

Situk River -
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NEWS RELEASE from Alaska Department of Fish and Game
9/21/2010
SITUK RIVER COHO SALMON BAG AND POSSESSION LIMITS INCREASED TO FOUR FISH
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the bag and possession limit for Coho salmon 16 inches or greater in length in the Situk River will be increased to 4 fish per day.  These changes will take effect at 12:01 a.m., on Wednesday, September 22, 2010.

The Situk River is managed for an escapement goal range of 3,300 to 9,800 Coho salmon.  Over 11,000 Coho salmon were counted during a float survey on September 17.  All indications are that the Situk River is experiencing a strong Coho return this season and the total Coho escapement is projected to exceed the upper end of the escapement goal range.  The Situk River sport Coho salmon harvest will not reduce the escapement below the escapement range with the increased bag and possession limit.

Anglers are reminded that possession of more than two Coho salmon while fishing other Yakutat roadside stream system is prohibited.  Daily and possession limits of Coho salmon for all Yakutat road system streams other than Situk River remain at 2 per day.

For further information, anglers should call the Division of Sport Fishing, Yakutat, at (907) 784-3222.
END

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9/21/2010 @ 11:00 a.m. AKDT
Yakutat Commercial Set Gillnet Opening Announcement:
Yakutat ... The Alaska Department of Fish and Game today announced the following information concerning the Yakutat Area commercial set gillnet fishery.

Situk-Alrnklin Inlet - is extended and will be remain open through 12:00 noon, Friday, September 24.
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Old Italio River -
Mouth continues to have fish but they can't move up due to lack of moisture.

Middle Italio River -
Bright fish in the surf and the mouth.  Fish in the middle of the river are turning and very lethargic.  Waiting for water too.

Akwe River -
Latest report - plenty of fish in the river.  New flush of fish with the turn of the tide bringing in some nice new bright ones.

East River -
Latest report - good fish, fresh fish coming in on the tide.

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Current Yakutat Weather:
AKZ017-220300- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 104 PM AKDT TUE SEP 21 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES CONTINUING THROUGH 7 PM. 
VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE MID 50'S.

Forecast:
AKZ017-221600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 21 2010 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG LATE. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 55. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 38. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 54. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 37. 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 52. LOWS 34 TO 40. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 51. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50.

Current Satellite Image:

Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 12 hours and 19 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.

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Yakutat Tides:

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Weather, sunrise/sunset, satellite courtesy of http://paya.arh.noaa.gov/index.php 
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Water Data:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 64.88   09-21-2010  17:30 AKDT

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 61   09-21-2010  17:30 AKDT

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 9.9   09-21-2010  17:00 AKDT

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End of Report 9/21/2010 @ 7:09 p.m. AKDT
Blessing, teen

Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 6:26 p.m. AKDT

And another gorgeous day here in Yakutat.  The sunrise was beautiful over the mountains spreading pastel colors to and fro.  Seems they are forecasting some moisture heading our way.. imagine that.... hurry if you want to catch these last gorgeous days before a change....

5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 99689 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 56° F | 43° F 52° F | 47° F 50° F | 45° F 47° F | 43° F 49° F | 45° F Clear Clear Partly Cloudy Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation Rain 60% chance of precipitation

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Tsiu River Report:
No new report.  Fish run is slowing .. 

Situk River Report:
The lower end continues to be the best fishing.  The past two nights have seen a good flush of fresh fish coming in.  Morning and evenings are the best time with the bright sunny days.
Hot flies:  Hare ball Bunny Leech:  Light Pink, Black, Pink/Black combo.  Some are weighing down glo bugs and finding success too.

Old Italio River:
Very low, drying up. Fish are in the surf and in the first bend but can't move up.

Middle Italio River:
Last report said that the mouth is producing, but walking up toward the spruce hole, Alder hole, German hole aren't producing anything bright.  Again we need rain to bring them in.

Akwe River:
Continues to be the best fly out option for fresh, bright fish - morning fog pending to get you out of Yakutat.
Hot Flies:  Hareball Bunny Leech: Light Pink, Fuschia

East River:
No new report.

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Sunrise:

Amount of daylight for today 12 hours and 25 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
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Tide:

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Current Weather:
AKZ017-210400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 224 PM AKDT MON SEP 20 2010 
.NOW... CLEAR SKIES. VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60'S DECREASING INTO THE LOWER 50'S THROUGH 8 PM.

Forecast:
AKZ017-211815- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 415 PM AKDT MON SEP 20 2010 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST LATE. LOWS 30 TO 36. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 35. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 56. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 37. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 54. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 38. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 52. LOWS 34 TO 40. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 51.

Satellite Picture:

Have a wonderful evening
Blessings, Teen
End of Report 9/20/2010 @ 7:14 p.m. AKDT

8:22 p.m. AKDT (9/19/2010)
Report from the lower Situk said just before the turn of low tide there were a lot moving in.  They were all having an incredible time.  I joked with them for coming in when the fish were hitting, they said they had to come and get a report out to you guys :)  And restock up on flies for the morning tide :)  Can't beat that!

Akwe River - still going strong.. bright, big, beautiful and wanting to play!  Hot flie:  light Pink Hareball bunny leech.

It's time to head for home.  have a good night.  We'll talk tomorrow - Teen

Sunday, September 19, 2010 @ 9:34 a.m. AKDT
"This is the day that the LORD has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it."

Another remarkable day here in Yakutat!  Not a trace of fog this morning...   We'll talk later today as reports roll in.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
56° F | 41° F	54° F | 41° F	49° F | 47° F	50° F | 47° F	52° F | 49° F
Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy

Saturday, September 18, 2010 @ 7:58 a.m. AKDT
Good Morning.  We are under dense fog  cover right now at the Yakutat airport.  It should burn off quite quicky but is currently keeping the planes on the ground.

7:13 p.m. AKDT
Lovely and quiet at the airport tonight.  Not a single cloud in the sky.  Sun is setting.  Ahhh, time to take a moment to add an update and then a walk outside the Hangar Bay doors at the mountain range.

River Report:

Tsiu River - The river continues to produce plenty of fish coming in. They are definitely starting to turn though.  This is now late in their run.  But still plenty of time to catch a fly-out from the Air Taxi's.. give them a call.

Tawah Creek - Plenty of fish under and round the bridge.  Early morning has been the best with the bright sunshine in the daytime hours.

Situk River - "Pink" was working this morning.  The bright day again turned the bite off.  Low tide is perfect for sunset fishing tonight so all are on the lower end enjoying the incoming tide.  Oh yes, I did have a report that Chartreuse was working too.

Lost River - a new flush of fish have come in.  Those who have come through say it's been good fishing.  Still less then the Situk in numbers, but enough that they're heading back tomorrow.

Old Italio River - Very low water.  Plentiful fish at the mouth and first curve.  Plenty of fins, great for top water fishing with poppers.  Rest of the river is drying up, we need moisture.

Middle Italio River - Very low water.  Great surf fishing at the mouth.  Great top water fishing. Take some poppers.

Akwe River - Continues to be the best Fly-out option.  "Pink" has been the HOT fly out there, well and chartreuse, and ... and ...... :)

East River - no new report at this time

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Sunset/Sunrise:

Amount of daylight for today 12 hours and 35 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
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Tides:

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Current Weather:

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Forecast:
----------------- AKZ017-191600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 18 2010 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG LATE WEST OF YAKUTAT. LOWS 34 TO 40. 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF YAKUTAT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG WEST OF YAKUTAT IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 61. 
NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 33 TO 39. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 58. EAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 32 TO 38. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 58. LOWS 32 TO 39. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 38. HIGHS AROUND 58. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 41. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 56. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 36 TO 42. HIGHS 50 TO 56.

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Marine Forecast:
PKZ051-191400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 520 PM AKDT SAT SEP 18 2010 UPDATE TONIGHT 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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Satellite:

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Water Date:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 64.98   09-18-2010  19:30 AKDT

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 77   09-18-2010  19:30 AKDT

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 11.4   09-18-2010  19:00 AKDT

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Have a good evening
Blessings, Teen
End of report  9/18/2010 @ 7:59 p.m. AKDT

5:29 p.m. AKDT (9/17/2010)
Received a blog entry from Bob to post from the Middle Italio.  Click on the "Bob's Blog" link on the left toolbar.
Enjoy - Teen

Friday, September 17, 2010 @ 12:10 p.m. AKDT
Walking back to the house last night after parking the car, you could see a pretty decent fog layer creeping in off the Ocean.  We did experience (yesterday) some hold-ups at the airport for anyone flying out to the Tsiu River, and the DC-3's trying to pick up the totes of Commercial Gill net caught fish on the ground there.  By the time I climbed the stairs for bed, you could see the fog moving across the City Dock out front.. neat with the Dock lights on...

5: 30 a.m. AKDT .. I woke to light fog on the bay.  Fog layer all the way to the airport, and yes dense fog out there until to began breaking up around 10:30 a.m.  Most flight to the Tsiu River were delayed, also the Akwe River with the fog bank at the Dangerous River... ah, it must be Fall/Autumn!  Without our usual early September Equinox storm, we are seeing some beautiful Fall colors around town and the outlaying rivers.  Enjoy!

River Report:

Tsiu River:  Still plenty of fish, those coming through are still having a ball but say the fish are starting to turn.
Situk River:  No new reports.  Expect that before the sun rises is the best time, and after the sun sets.
Old Italio River:  Fish in the mouth up to the first turn.  Fish are there, finning, but it isn't long before it dries up.  Need rain!
Middle Italio River:  Last report said it's black with fish - alas, the same challenge of lack of water keeps the fresh fish at the mouth.
Akwe River:  Fantastic Fishing!" continues.  All reports say the fish are big, bright, and beautiful!
East River:  No new reports, but should be very good fishing too.

Rate Your Fishing Fly-out:
1.  Akwe River
2.  Tsiu River (if you can hit the 24 hours period when commerical fishing isn't happening)
3.  East River
4.  Old Italio River
5.  Middle Italio River

Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
56° F | 38° F	56° F | 43° F	56° F | 41° F	54° F | 41° F	49° F | 40° F
Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear

Yep, the trend continues.... sunny and clear!

----------------- AKZ017-180100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1116 AM AKDT FRI SEP 17 2010 
.NOW... PARTLY SUNNY SKIES CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VARIABLE MAINLY WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURE CLIMBING TO THE MID 60'S.

Change is in the air:  but still sunshine
----------------- AKZ017>022-025-180000- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS... HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...JUNEAU 615 AM AKDT FRI SEP 17 2010
 ...TURNING WINDY AND COOLER SUNDAY... A DRY COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE YUKON WILL BRING MUCH WINDIER AND COOLER WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE INNER CHANNELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY COULD BE 10 DEGREES COOLER. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY. BOATERS IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS THIS WEEKEND.

AKZ017-181415- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1212 PM AKDT FRI SEP 17 2010 UPDATED 
.REST OF TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 66. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
LOWS 34 TO 40. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 MPH LATE. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 65. EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 41. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS AROUND 60. 
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 54. LOWS 36 TO 40. 
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 57. LOWS AROUND 39. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 58.

A lovely satellite picture of what we may be instore for:

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 12 hours and 41 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 17 seconds.
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Tides:

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Water Data Report:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.02   09-17-2010  12:30 AKDT

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 84   09-17-2010  12:30 AKDT

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 9.8   09-17-2010  12:00 AKDT

End of Report  9/17/2010 @ 1:00 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 6:24 a.m. AKDT

And the trend continues:

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
58° F | 40° F	56° F | 40° F	58° F | 43° F	54° F | 41° F	52° F | 41° F
Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear

A quiet drive to the airport.. everything was so still as though nature was holding its breath.  Rounded the corner to the Hangar where you catch your first glimpse of the "foothills", a beautiful pastel outline with the morning beginning to dawn behind it from the East.  No doubt many are already on the lower Situk River as we speak... what a glorious morning!  Welcome to the day!

A quick note that was forgotten last night when writing....
Note from Bob :):  Attention all Fly-outs:  Take Deet 100% out with you, the bugs are AWFUL!  A side note to that, also pick up some children’s CHEWABLE Benadryl to combat the effects of a whitesock bite.  Always good to have a few with you as you hike along no matter where you are.

Blessings this day.  We'll talk in a few hours. - Teen

7:07 p.m. AKDT (9/15/2010)  ... for the morning weather/River Report scroll down
Bob just called in from the Middle Italio with some reports:

Akwe River: Bright, fresh fishing moving in daily.  Incredible fishing all the way up into the grass area upstream.
Middle Italio River:  Low water, fish in the first bend but are unable to move up until there is more moisture.  With the lower tides the surf fishing isn't as good, but still catching there.  The fish that have moved into the Spruce and Alder holes from last weeks higher tides are turning.
Old Italio River:  Fish up into the the first turn, you can see them finning.  The rest of the river is almost dry, fish can't move up.

Fly out suggestions for your best fishing experience:
1st.  Tsiu River
2nd.  Akwe  River
3rd.  East River
4th.  Old Italio River
5th.  Middle Italio River

With this wacky incredible weather, the fish are really changing their minds quickly
... just a suggestion... I made up a Fishermans-Dozen Special... 6 articulated, 7 unarticulated Hareball Bunny Leech variety pack, so 13 total like a "Bakers Dozen".  

Special Price: $43.11 includes the Fly Box and the tax. 
Those that are going out the door have returned very pleased with the variety 
and reaction on the river.

Water Data Report:
WAY LOW... should be 400 (where the triangle is), is sitting at 100 (where the blue sqiggly line is)

Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 100   09-15-2010  18:30 AKDT

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 @ 10:59 a.m. AKDT
Fly Shop Talk will follow the satellite picture below :) - Teen

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
58° F | 41° F	56° F | 41° F	56° F | 43° F	56° F | 43° F	54° F | 43° F
Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy

AKZ017-152128- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 728 AM AKDT WED SEP 15 2010 
.NOW... CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1 PM. NORTHWEST WIND TO 10 MPH. 
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30'S GRADUALLY RISING THROUGH THE PERIOD.

CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 730 AM AKDT WED SEP 15 2010 UPDATED
 ...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... 
.TODAY...SUNNY. BECOMING BREEZY. HIGHS 70 TO 77. NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 25 MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES EAST OF YAKUTAT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...CLEAR...LOCALLY BREEZY IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 37. 
NORTHEAST WIND 15 MPH DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. 
GUSTS TO 25 MPH OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES EAST OF YAKUTAT IN THE EVENING. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 67. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 41. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 62. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36 TO 42. HIGHS 57 TO 62. 
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 57. LOWS 34 TO 40.

Current Satellite Picture:

Fly Shop Talk:
As you can see, not much of a weather change.  Crystal clear and gorgeous.  Early arrivals into the Shop at 6:30 a.m. were enjoying some fresh Starbucks French Roast and picking up some new or replacement flies to try out.

By 8:30 a.m. a fresh report on the Situk from some early risers..
"Wow!  That fly you gave me yesterday to try!  It's killing them!"  His group of 6 were heavy on the Fly draws hunting it down.... Hmmm, shall I tell you?  

Fly:  Flash Fly Minnow with eyes (unweighted).  
Also:  Glo-bug (if you can weight it down) have been successful.

River Report:
Tsiu River - continues to amaze those flying out for the day.
Old Italio/Middle Italio System-  Fish in the river, but still needing some decent moisture to push the fresh ones past the bar.
Akwe River - "Tremendous fishing!" from one report.
East River - good fishing.  Those flying out are taking sink-tip with them because of the added exposure to the wind there.  Also be sure to carry sun screen.

Have a wonderful day!
Blessings, 
Teen

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:07 p.m. AKDT

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
56° F | 45° F	58° F | 47° F	56° F | 45° F	56° F | 45° F	56° F | 43° F
Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy

We continue in this Sunny pattern... absolutely gorgeous and wonderful.. Alas as it's been mentioned the fish and rivers are suffering.  Rumor has it that an equinox storm in on the back of this.  so weather should be back to Yakutat standard in about 10 days.  I'll keep you posted as a change is noted by the Yakutat Weather Office.  This is certainly flip-flop weather.  I'm enjoying my Simms Sandals with socks in the Shop :)

River reports have been the same. 
Tsiu:  incredible fishing, black with fish.  They are tapering off what they were, but still phenomenal! 
Situk River:  River is low (half of normal), fish are closed mouthed.. keep experimenting with different combination.  Some are opening a lip, but most are docile and just schooling together waiting...  Before sunrise is working best, tide pending. 
Italio System:  Water is low, tides are lessening, fish are there but not biting.  Best fishing at the Middle Italio is in the surf.  Akwe: 

Best Fly-out Fishing options right now:
1.  Tsiu River
2.  Akwe River
3.  East River 
4.  Middle Italio
5.  Old Italio
My recommendation would be to make contact directly with one of the Air Taxi's and they can advise further since they frequent the river almost daily.

Blessings, Teen

Sunday, September 12, 2010  3:28 p.m. AKDT
Check out the Bob's Blog link for an update from visitors.  If you have a good picture and a story to go along with it, I'd be happy to cut and paste into the Blog area for others to appreciate.  Send them to info@situk.com   Short and sweet would be appreciated.

It is sunny and hot in Yakutat and the surrounding area and looks to be the trend for the next 7-10 days.  Wonderful for those wanting to enjoy the outdoors, but not so good on the rivers, creeks, tributaries, and fishery.  We desperately need some rain for the fish heading to spawn.

How can I NOT post this:  did I mention that we are currently at 71F and it's 4:00 p.m. AKDT!!!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
58° F | 49° F	56° F | 47° F	56° F | 47° F	58° F | 40° F	56° F | 40° F
Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly

And yes, we are seeing the UnderArmour polarized glasses and sun screen going out the door.  Not so much the extra layering for cooler weather....  Remember if you are heading this way, pack glasses and sunscreen, or you are welcome to stop by the Shop and stock up.  You might just leave Yakutat with a tan of all things.

Situk River Report:
Fishing early has been very good.  Once the sunrise hits the mountains the fish are tight-lipped and just wanting to be left alone.
Hot Flies:  Black, Olive with some flash, White, Light Pink.  Once the sun comes out, head for dark colors: Black, Olive, Flesh.

Tsiu River Report:
Lotsa! 
Remember the Commercial Gillnet Fishery started today at 12:00 noon.
If your destination is the Tsiu, you might want to take some sandals and shorts and just wade in the water.. it's that low and no doubt that warm with this sunshine.  Just a thought.

Old Italio River Report:
Water is very low.  The fish that have been able to make it in are pocketed in 2 or 3 batches. 

Middle Italio River Report:
Water again is very low.  Surf fishing has been effective.  Fish are holding out off the bar waiting for more water to bring them in.  These high tides should help.  Still waiting a fresh report from Bob.
Hot Flies:  light pink and yellow.

Akwe River Report:
Lotsa!  The report continues to come in that there are many moving through.

East (Dry Bay) River Report:
Good fishing on the upper river.  Slower fishing down below.
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Water Data Report: (without charts today)

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Yakutat Weather:  WOW, we're over 70F!

CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 319 PM AKDT SUN SEP 12 2010 
.NOW... CLEAR SKIES...EXCEPT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES SOUTHEAST OF DRY BAY. 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING. 
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70'S WILL DECREASE INTO THE LOWER 60'S THROUGH 9 PM.

AKZ017-131600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 12 2010 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 38. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 10 MPH LATE. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 62. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 38. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 41. NORTH WIND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 60. LOWS 33 TO 41. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. 
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 57. LOWS AROUND 40.

Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 13 hours and 7 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 16 seconds.

Yakutat Bay Tides:

Enjoy this day whereever you may be.  Blessings - Teen
End of River Report 9/12/2010 @ 3:55 p.m. AKDT

Saturday, September 11, 2010  5:42 p.m. AKDT
The morning was overcast but burned off into a gorgeous sunny afternoon.  This trend as I said yesterday looks to be the next 7-10 days.  I've been trying to get to a River Report for you for a few hours now and every time I sit down another group comes through.  So we'll see how far this one goes....

Neat website to share:
I stumbled upon this website for Knots...  http://www.animatedknots.com
there are icons on the upper toolbar (cartoon style).  Click on the one that says "Fishing" has a Fish with a hook.  Then it'll open a page to ALL the fishing knots.  Select the knot you'd like illustrated.  It will then give you an option to watch the knot being done, and below that a written layout of the knot too.  It's awesome!

Situk River Report:
Those fishing this morning said fishing was GREAT with the cloud cover.

Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet Commercial Gillnet Opening Announcement:
will be open from 12:01 p.m., Sunday, September 12 through 12:00 noon, Wednesday, September 15.  Commercial set gillnetting will be prohibited along the north bank of the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet between two Alaska Department of Fish and Game markers located approximately 500 yards above and below the confluence of the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet and the Lost River.

9-mile River Report:
Kids and Grandparents headed out to Harlequin Lake and back tracked to Miller Creek, Bean Belly Lake, and then 9-mile Bridge.  Here is their report:
"Humpies, Humpies, and nothing but Humpies!  And a few Silvers."  - Tanis Miller, age 11-1/2 years.
"Humpies, Humpies, and nothing but rotten Humpies! And a few Coho."  - Eden Miller, Age 7-1/2 years.
"Dead fish, everywhere.  There were dying fish jumping." - Sue Keefe, Nana to Tanis and Eden.
"Neither the dead nor the live were biting." - Ken Keefe, Grandpa to Tanis and Eden.

Tsiu River Report:
Fish continue to be abundant.  Fishermen are still tiring before the fish do.  Great for a Fly-out option.

Tsiu Commercial Gillnet Opening Announcement:
will be open from 6:00 a.m., Monday, September 13 to 6:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 14th.
Closed from 6:01 a.m., Tuesday, September 14th until 5:59 a.m., Wednesday, September 15th
*** This (above, underlined) is when you want to scheduled your Fly-out!!!*****
Open from 6:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 15 to 6:00 a.m., Thursday, September 16.

Middle Italio River Report:
waiting for an update.

Akwe River Report:
Fish continue to come in by the thousands.  A great place for a fly-out.  30 minute flight from Yakutat. 
Click on the left tool bar on the home page for Air Taxi options.

Akwe Commercial Gillnet Opening Announcement:
will be open from 12:01 p.m., Sunday, September 12 through 12:00 noon, Tuesday, September 14.

East River Report:
Those who have come through the Shop in the past few days have said that it was GREAT!  Though they have come back in with broken rodS.. so play those Coho out to tire them before reeling in.

East River Commercial Gillnet Opening Announcement:
will be open from 12:01 p.m., Sunday, September 12th through 12:00 noon, Tuesday, September 14. 
This includes the waters two miles on either side of the mouth seaward from a distance of 500 yards.

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Yakutat Weather:

AKZ017-120800- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 601 PM AKDT SAT SEP 11 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE NIGHT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE IN THE PERIOD IN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TO THE SOUTH OF DRY BAY. 
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY DROPPING 
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S BY 12 MIDNIGHT.

AKZ017-122030- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 629 PM AKDT SAT SEP 11 2010 UPDATED 
.REST OF TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG LATE. LOWS 37 TO 43. 
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 62. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 39. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 41. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 60. LOWS 35 TO 41. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 36. HIGHS AROUND 59. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 58. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 39. HIGHS AROUND 58.

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 13 hours and 12 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 16 seconds.

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Tides:

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Water Data Information:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.30   09-11-2010  18:30 AKDT      Create presentation-quality / stand-alone graph parm 00065 DD03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 137   09-11-2010  18:30 AKDT      Create presentation-quality / stand-alone graph parm 00060 DD04
	Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Sep 11 based on 21 years of record more Min (1994) Most Recent Instantaneous Value Sep 11 20th percen- tile Median Mean 80th percen- tile Max (1995) 69 137 218 423 527 701 1690

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 12.6   09-11-2010  18:00 AKDT

End of Report for Saturday, September 11, 2010 @ 6:55 p.m. AKDT
Blessings - Teen, Situk River Fly Shop

Friday, September 10, 2010  2:36 p.m. AKDT
Well, well, well... she's resurfaced!  Wow, two days have zipped by us.  I was ready to sit down and give an updated River Report on Wednesday and who came through the door but Bob :)  Sorry folks, yep.... took 2 full days to realign.  Bob is now back off to the Middle Italio for guiding for the remainder of the guiding season.

Now I must confess, yesterday I had a 30 second decision.. an offer to Kayak on Harlequin Lake among the ice bergs with Bob and two clients.  Um... OK!!!!  So off we headed at 7:30 a.m. for a few hours.  We did return by 4 p.m. to open the shop for a few hours.  Pictures? You say?  They are on the camera, but the cord to download the pictures is out at the Italio camp... so you'll have to wait :)

Ok, let's get back to the priority.. Today's information.  Thank you for your patience.  Bob is now back to the Italio.

Situk River Report:
Early was phenominal!  Those fishing by 5:30 a.m. were all hooking up on every cast!  Those who arrived after 7:30 a.m. it was by then, 1 in every 25 casts.  We have lovely sunny weather, which means tends to close their mouths.  Word in a new batch came in last night.
Hot Fly:  Hareball Leech: White!  Fuchsia!  Black!

Lost River Report:
Very slow.  Only a few bites.

Middle Italio River:
will wait on Bob's next report to come in.  Some are saying there are fish in the river, just not many yet.  River is VERY LOW.
Hot Fly:  Hareball Leech:  Garcia

Upper East River Report:
Incredible fishing.  Lower River isn't producing much.
Hot Fly: 

Tsiu River Report:
Fish are beginning to slow down, but still PLENTY!  You will still quit before the fish do!  River is VERY LOW.  You might even want to break out your shorts and sandals and wading through the warm water.

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Yakutat Weather:

...WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK... 
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALASKAN PANHANDLE SUNDAY 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORKING WEEKDAYS. 
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH TO THE MIDDLE 60S UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. 
LARGE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH NIGHTTIME LOWS 
IN THE MIDDLE 30S TO THE LOWER 40S FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S 
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. ISOLATED FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE 
IN THE COLDEST INLAND VALLEYS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. 
MID SEPTEMBER TYPICALLY BRINGS DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S.

AKZ017-110300- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 132 PM AKDT FRI SEP 10 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY. 
WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. 
TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH 7 PM.

----------------- AKZ017-110100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1219 PM AKDT FRI SEP 10 2010 UPDATED 
.REST OF TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 58. LIGHT WINDS. 
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG LATE. 
LOWS AROUND 44. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 61. 
LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 44. NORTH WIND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 62. NORTH WIND 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34 TO 41. HIGHS AROUND 61. 
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 58. LOWS 34 TO 41.

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 13 hours and 18 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 16 seconds.

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Yakutat Tides:

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Water Data Information:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.33   09-10-2010  14:30 AKDT      Create presentation-quality / stand-alone graph parm 00065 DD03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 143   09-10-2010  14:30 AKDT      Create presentation-quality / stand-alone graph parm 00060 DD04
	Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Sep 10 based on 21 years of record more Min (1994) Most Recent Instantaneous Value Sep 10 20th percen- tile Median Mean 80th percen- tile Max (2007) 70 143 186 388 470. 531 1410

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 11.3   09-10-2010  14:00 AKDT

End of Report.  Have a blessed day - Teen

Tuesday, September 7, 2010  2:48 p.m. AKDT
Drove to the airport at 5:50 a.m.  finding a nice dense fog sprawled around the runways.  Ah, a reminder that Fall/Autumn is starting to show.  It was cleared out by early morning and we are under SUNNY afternoon skies with minimal clouds.  Ah... reminds me of a Fall/Autumn about 6 years ago - you might remember it - we had a very wet Spring and Summer, and then a unbelievable September/October, some days were in the high 60's and 70's.  Hmmm, could this be the year?  The only challenge, the fish and rivers suffer - warmer water, lower to nil tributary streams.  So unfortunately, we'll be blessed with the usual rain Yakutat is accustomed to.  Either way, we'll be grateful.

Situk River Report:
Fish are on the move.  A fresh batch came through last night but weren’t stopping to say, "Hello, catch me!"  Advised that the two holes above the "Old Man's hole" have fish finning, turning blush, and spawning.  This tells us with the Lower River and warmer temperature (50F) they are most likely holding off the bar and waiting until they absolutely have to come in.

A gentleman fishing the upper and middle Rodeo hole this morning said there were quite a few guys up there and they would strike one about every 50 casts, so "slow".  Again, fish are on the move and not very interested in checking your flies.  This of course and change in a second.. Ah, fish.. hard to figure them out :)

Hot (Situk) Fly: advised today that the black bunny leech turned off but white turned on for one group.  So it's the switcheroo game right now.. more Coho in the river than Pinks.  Just have an assortment and keep trying.  I also heard one group asking for Deep Water Minnows, there was one successful guy using them.  Yes, we have a few left in the Shop.

Situk Commercial Fishery:
River should close to Commercial fishing at Noon tomorrow, September 9th.  I haven't heard of any extensions.

Lost River Report:
Those fishing said it is slow.  Folks are catching, but still slow.

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Yakutat Weather:

AKZ017-080400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 200 PM AKDT TUE SEP 7 2010 
.NOW... SKIES DOMINATED BY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WITH AN UNRESTRICTED VIEW OF THE ST. ELIAS RANGE. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH 8 PM.
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Forecast:
AKZ017-080015- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 1200 PM AKDT TUE SEP 7 2010 UPDATED TODAY 
.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 64. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. LOWS AROUND 47. 
WEST WIND TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 59. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 48. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 58. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 47. HIGHS AROUND 58. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 57. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 58. LOWS AROUND 45.
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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 13 hours and 33 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 16 seconds.
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Water Data Information:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.35   09-07-2010  15:30 AKDT

Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 148   09-07-2010  15:30 AKDT

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 12.0   09-07-2010  15:00 AKDT

Have a wonderful day.  Blessings, Teen
End of Report @ 3:59 p.m AKDT

Monday, September 6, 2010  6:20 p.m AKDT  Labor Day
Wow, oh wow!  From rain yesterday to a beautiful sunny Labor Day, imagine that! 

This is taken from the Airport Ramp facing east.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
54° F | 49° F	54° F | 50° F	54° F | 49° F	54° F | 49° F	54° F | 49° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 20% chance of precipitation

Yakutat Weather Office:

Current:
AKZ017-070700- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 528 PM AKDT MON SEP 6 2010 
.NOW... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE PERIOD. 
NORTHWEST WIND 10 MPH. 
TEMPERATURES DECREASING INTO THE LOWER 50'S THROUGH 11 PM.

Forecast:
AKZ017-071600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 6 2010 
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 42. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN THE NIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 62. EAST WIND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 47. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 59. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY LATE. LOWS AROUND 45. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 58. LOWS AROUND 45. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 56. LOWS AROUND 44. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 56. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 42. 
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 56. LOWS AROUND 43.

Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 13 hours and 39 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 15 seconds.

Yakutat Tides:

Water Data Information:  Courtesy of http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=15129500 

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.41   09-06-2010  18:30 AKDT

Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 161   09-06-2010  18:30 AKDT

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 13.0   09-06-2010  18:00 AKDT

End of Report September 9, 2010 @ 7:05 p.m. AKDT
Blessings, Teen

Sunday, September 5, 2010  2:58 p.m. ADT
The drizzle continues here at the airport today.  Those of the lower Situk mentioned some wind, but they are definitely soaked and needing every bit of gortex they can muster.  Funny to think the forecast is for aftern sunshine tomorrow, we'll just have to see.

I thought I'd find some different weather graphics to use so you can "see":
Courtesy of http://www.wunderground.com/US/AK/Yakutat.html 

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
54° F | 50° F	54° F | 50° F	54° F | 50° F	54° F | 50° F	54° F | 50° F
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Clear	Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation

We've had some traffic through the shop, larger groups and nice to see old faces and also new ones.
Have a great day.  Blessings, Teen

5:20 p.m. AKDT
Just received a letter from the Middle Italio River from Bob.

Bob Middle Italio Report:
"Finally, we have enough rain!  The rivers out here have been so extremely low that the fish have not been able to come in.  They would nose their way into the mouth only a few hundred feet on the tide, then work their way back out toward the surf as the tidal water dropped.

As of yesterday, (September, 4th), the pressure from behind finally pushed hundreds of fish into the river.  Then last night and all of today, it has rained.  Most of what pushed in yesterday has gone well up into the tributary creeks, so the lower river doesn't have that many fish sitting.  Still well below normal numbers, but a tremendous improvement.

The big story right now for potential fly-outs is the Akwe.  Literally thousands of Silvers are moving up the Akwe every day.  That run is shaping up to be a big one.

Surf fishing out here has been our saving grace, but that should change now that the river flow has come up.  The fish were being pushed close to shore by the seals, so the tidal lagoon to the left side of the mouth was stacked with silvers.  That has emptied, now that the fish are moving up the river, but it was a blast wading into the surf while it lasted."
-End of Bob Report 9/5/2010 @ 2:38 p.m. ADT on Middle Italio.

Sunday, September 5, 2010  9:30 a.m. ADT
Good Morning and welcome to a brand new day.  It looks like the Weather Service was spot on.  We are under rain here at the Yakutat Airport and the rivers are filling.  This should be a pretty quick system moving through they are forecasting for Labor Day morning moisture with a sunny afternoon.  So we'll see.  
Heading home last night at 9 p.m. there were quite a few trollers along the City dock and anchored inside the Bay.. so they knew something was coming.

Current Weather:
AKZ017-052100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 749 AM AKDT SUN SEP 5 2010 
.NOW... RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUING THROUGH 1 PM. 
EXPECT AROUND 3/4 INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN FOR THE PERIOD. 
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN EXPOSED AREAS. 
HIGHEST WINDS WEST OF YAKUTAT. TEMPERATURE CLIMBING TO THE MID 50'S.

Situk River Report:
Fish are hitting and everyone is happy!
Hot fly:  Continues to be the Dumbbell Bunny Leech - Black, but other colors are going through the door too.

Situk Bear Report:  
No further information at this time. (scroll down for our "Charlie" report from yesterday)

Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet Commercial Fishery schedule:
Open from 12:01 p.m. Sunday, September 5 through 12:00 noon, Wednesday, September 8th.
Commercial set gillnetting will be prohibited along the north bank of the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet between two Alaska Department of Fish and Game markers located approximately 500 yards above and below the confluence of the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet and the Lost River. (information is courtesy of AK Dept. of F/G Division of Commercial Fisheries.)

Tsiu River:  Lot'sa fish!  Arms' continue to be sore.
Scheduled commercial gillnet fishery info:
Open 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 6 for 24 hours
Closed 9:00 a.m. Tuesday for 24 hours
Open 9:00 a.m. Wednesday for 24 hours.  Closes for that week at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9th.

Middle Italio River:
Fish have been flipping in the surf just outside the mouth.  If they see the moisture we are seeing here in town those fish are going to be very happy to move into the system.  I'll have to await an actual report to confirm that though.

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Sunrise/Sunset:

Amount of daylight for today 13 hours and 44 minutes.
A loss from yesterday of 5 minutes and 15 seconds.

Yakutat Bay Tides:

Weather, Tides, Sunrise/Sunset information is courtesy of http://paya.arh.noaa.gov/index.php 

Weather Forecast:

----------------- AKZ017-060100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
- INCLUDING...YAKUTAT 500 AM AKDT SUN SEP 5 2010 
.TODAY...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGHS AROUND 57. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. RAIN DIMINISHING LATE. LOWS AROUND 47. 
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. 
.LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
...THEN SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 61. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 39 TO 45. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. 
HIGHS AROUND 59. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. 
LOWS AROUND 49. HIGHS AROUND 58. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 57. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 47. HIGHS AROUND 57.

Water Data Information:

Gage height, feet
	Most recent instantaneous value: 65.39   09-05-2010  09:30 AKDT

Discharge, cubic feet per second
	Most recent instantaneous value: 156   09-05-2010  09:30 AKDT

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
	Most recent instantaneous value: 10.8   09-05-2010  09:00 AKDT

Water Data information courtesy of:  http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=15129500 
End of River Report on 9/5/2010 @ 9:54 a.m. AKDT
Blessings, have a wonderful day - Teen

Saturday, September 4, 2010  2:15 p.m. ADT

Bear Report:  Some sad and unfortunate news (sniff, sniff) came through the Shop this morning.  "Charlie", our challenge bear has been put down.  There was a licensed hunting guide that was hired to take care of it.  Rumor has it the other one (last of the 3 who have been around since the start of the Coho season) may/will be put down by tonight.  I'll leave my comments to myself on this one.

Spoke with a group heading out on the morning Alaska Jet today who said they floated the Situk River over the last few days.  It took them 9 hours and no fish up river until you get to the Rodeo hole - a good batch, then from the Weir down it's all good fishing.

Weather:  We are under overcast skies which seems to be turning the bite back on in lower Situk.  All have come through with smiles on their faces and wanting more flies.  Word is, "Fishing is GREAT!"

Weather service says there is a system moving in tonight and should be around for about 24 hours, showing 100% rain. So expect some moisture (yeah, for our rivers!) and then it should move through and be back to overcast.

Thanks for your time
Have a wonderful day
Blessings, - Teen

Friday, September 3, 2010  8:17 p.m. ADT

Woke to clear blue skies and it has remained sunny all day long.  We are currently experiencing a beautiful sunset.  Wow, welcome to Yakutat September.. isn't it usually driving winds at 60 mph and rain pounding down?  Hmmm, maybe in 3 weeks, right!  We'll take what we can have here in town but the outer creeks are suffering and really needing plenty of rain.

Middle Italio River Report:
Received a precious letter from Bob via air taxi and Bob says the Middle river is VERY LOW.  They can see Coho in the surf and seals going to work at them.  They're waiting for moisture to push them in.  There is one active bear at the Italio working between the Forest Service Cabin and the New Italio.  He seem to like totes, so watch those back packs please on fly-outs.

Tsiu River:  Plenty of fish.  You'll quit before they will.  Prime for an Air Taxi fly-out day there.  
Commercial set gillnet fishery info:
Open 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 6 for 24 hours
Closed 9:00 a.m. Tuesday for 24 hours
Open 9:00 a.m. Wednesday for 24 hours.  Closes for that week at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9th.

Situk River:  50/50 Pinks to Coho.  River has come up 4 inches.  Some are saying that they are catching; some are saying that they are pretty closed mouthed.  Might be due to the river being 54 degrees.  Some more rain should help if that is the case.
Hot Fly:  still the Dumbbell Bunny Leech - Black, also am seeing some Articulated DB Bunny Leeches - Black going out. 
Shop price:  single $2.60/ea and Articulated: $3.35/ea.

Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet Commercial Fishery schedule:
Open from 12:01 p.m. Sunday, September 5 through 12:00 noon, Wednesday, September 8th.
Commercial set gillnetting will be prohibited along the north bank of the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet between two Alaska Department of Fish and Game markers located approximately 500 yards above and below the confluence of the Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet and the Lost River. (information is courtesy of AK Dept. of F/G Division of Commercial Fisheries.)

Bear Report:  "Charlie" has decide he likes "Budlight beer over straight Bud."  We had a group through who said he a stringer of bear cooling in the water in lower Situk.  He drug it out and only partook of the Budlight.  Yes commical, but also a concern.
A reminder from yesterday:
Be sure to pick up some bear spray at Yakutat Lodge, or Yakutat Hardware.  It's a "no-no" on the airlines, even in checked luggage.  It's a good idea to shake it up on your way to the river to be sure it's ready to go.  Sometimes when it sits on the shelf the "good stuff" can settle and won't give the preferred deterrent needed in very close encounters.  Also be sure to spray downwind if given the choice.  Please only use this if absolutely necessary.

Lost River & Tawah:  advised that there are less fish than the Situk, but they are still catching.

Ankau:  Those fishing are catching.

Alsek River:  Folks coming through are saying its good fishing out there.  Hot Fly:  Dumbbell Bunny Leech - Fuchsia.

Trooper Report:  Please be sure to have your ID and Fishing License with you.

Traveler Information:  You can quicken your stops from airport to river by having your license already purchased via the internet.  Here's the website address:  http://www.admin.adfg.state.ak.us/license/  It's always good to make "two" copies, one inside a Ziploc in your wader pocket, and one in the jockey-box as a back-up.