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Fishing The Karluk River, Kodiak, Alaska
Karluk River, Kodiak, Alaska, USA
Large pink salmon migrate this Alaskan river.
"The Karluk River is world famous for its heavy runs of salmon. It has runs of king, sockeye and silver salmon. The king salmon run from late May through the entire month of June. The sockeye salmon also start to run in May and run consistently through mid September. The highlight of the Karluk fishery is the silver salmon run which begins in late August and continues throughout the month of September. There are heavy concentrations of silvers in the river and catches of 15 to 30 salmon per angler per day are recorded on a regular basis. These silvers are large, with many up to 20 pounds. The kings are also good sized ranging from 20 to 40 pounds and some upto 55 pounds.The smaller sockeye are in the 4 to 12 pound range. " Extract in quotes taken from Fishing International, KODIAK ISLAND - KARLUK RIVER - Karluk Riverside Camp
ADF&G, Karluk River, General Info
Alaska steelhead fishing on Kodiak's wild Karluk River by Steve Andresen
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