Weekly fishing reports 2003

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2003 MSTPA Weekly Fishing Reports

JUNE	JULY	AUGUST	SEPTEMBER
Week 1 June 8-13	Week 7 July 8-15	Week 13 Aug. 9-14	Week 19 Sept. 8-15
Week 2 June 13-18	Week 8 July 15-20	Week 14 Aug. 14-19	*End of Season*
Week 3 June 18-23	Week 9 July 20-25	Week 15 Aug. 19-24
Week 4 June 23-28	Week 10 July 25-30	Week 16 Aug. 24-29
Week 5 June 28-July 3	Week 11 July 30- Aug 4	Week 17 Aug. 29- Sept. 3
Week 6 July 3-8	Week 12 Aug 4-9	Week 18 Sept. 3-8

Check out the highlights from years past

2001 MSTPA Weekly Fishing Reports
2000 MSTPA Weekly Fishing Reports
1999 MSTPA Weekly Fishing Reports
1998 MSTPA Weekly Fishing Reports

Week 1
June 8 - 13

Welcome to Tim and Linda! Thank you for joining us for a third year aboard the Midnight Sun! Kathryn, guide Jason's mother, we were delighted to have you aboard! Don, glad you could finally make it.

Weather;
Cloudy and raining all but first day. Water cold and rising, making the fishing a little tough, but still great numbers.

Guests big fish;

Linda 47"
Tim 46"
Kathryn 41"
Don 42"

Spencer landed a 48 incher! Don also caught shee fish.

Total number of fish; 430

Week 2
June 13-18

Family week, didn't do a lot of serious fishing, mostly visited.

Weather;
Cold and windy, water rising.

Week 3
June 18-23

Welcome Sun River Fly Shop and Kennedy!

Weather;
Day 1, sunny until late afternoon, then rain. Day 2 and 3, rain and wind. Day 4, sun, but slow fishing. Day 5, sun, flew to the refuge and the fishing was good!

Guests big fish;
Bob 44''
Kennedy 43''
Mike 42.5''

Spencer 47''

Fish over 40'' = 10
Total fish = 210

Great group, great guests! Looking forward to next year and taking special care of the Sun River Fly Shop Guests!
Kennedy, we can hardly wait for you to return, and thank you for the pictures!
Thank you Bob, Mike and Kennedy!

Week 4
June 23-28

Welcome to those from alligator country! (Alligator tail by mail, who would have thought?) Also, welcome Mitch!

Weather;
Good all week! Fishing however... tough!

Guests big Fish;
John 40"
Matt 44.5"
Kevin 46.5"
Mitch 39"

Fish over 40" = 70

Total Fish = 492

We look forward to having you all again anytime, great group! Kevin, maybe you can bring your daughter Morgan, afterwhich the slough was named. You reminded Greg a little of the man his grandfather used to be - that means you are a great guy. John and Matt, a great father and son duo, we hope you had as good a time as we did having you. Mitch, your week was a little rugged, but you were a great sport! Again, thank you all for a great week!

P.S. Mitch, thank you for the little pink plastic lizards and the helicopter lures, we're not embarrassed, and we will have fun with them!

Week 5
June 28 - July 3

Welcome Miss Sarah!

Weather;
Day one, sun and warm. Rest of the week wind and rain.

Guests big fish;
Sam 45''
Randy 43''
Roger 48''
Scott 50.25''
Jason 45''
Leon 50.12''
Leon, as usual proves to be good luck in the boat allowing Scott to catch one over 50'', saving of course two for himself!

Fish over 40'' = 71
Total fish = 582

Leon didn't catch the biggest fish, but managed to catch two over 50", congradulations daddy! Scott, thank you so much for the pictures and for beating Leon to the first fish over 50'', we would have never heard the end of it otherwise! Everyone caught sheefish, Scott catching 20 on the last day of the trip.
Thank you, you where a great group!

Laurie,
Greg asked me to send these pictures to you. The group from Texas caught allot of BIG fish even though the weather was pitiful. Don't recall the number over 40". I know Greg wrote them all down. I caught the first fish over 50" this year. It was a fish that Spencer had tagged before. Tag number 47860. The fish was 50 1/4" long. Then as we all knew he would Leon boated a 50 1/8" long fish the very last day of fishing. Spencer, Greg and myself also got into the Sheefish. We boated 20 plus the last day. We had allot of doubles on. So I will send them also. Had a great time. The accommodations in the wilderness of Alaska were second to none. Hope to be able to join the Midnight Sun again.

Scott Carroll
550 Cypresswood Trace
Spring Texas 77373

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Week 6
July 3-8

Rated group with "World's Greatest Brothers", Ray and Burt!

Weather;
Wind, rain, and cold all but the last day. Fishing was slow, fish were scattered and slow biting, but at the end of the week the numbers still looked good.

Guests big fish;
Ray 45''
Sean 47''
Burt 42.5"
Mike 46''
Jim 43''

Fish over 40 = 74

Total Fish = 422

These guys were the greatest, Jim's son Mike seemed to really enjoy himself. We wish all the groups could be this good and have such a wonderful time. Burt reminded Greg a little of his own dad, very nice man, and thank you for the pictures. You really made my day and sent some great shots. I am going to post them here on the web sight. Sean, thank you for the note, and we look forward to seeing you next year! Take care and thank you all.

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Week 7
July 8-15

Fourth time around for most of them, and great fisherman!

Weather;
No consistancy, we had it all! Different every day, the water dropped for four days and then back up about 2'' in 24 hours. The fishing wasn't consistant either, but still the numbers are good.

Guests big fish;
Tom 45''
Don 50''
Alan 44''
Ray 45''
Will 43''
Bill 46''

Fish over 40'' = 72
Total fish = 589

You were great fisherman for some hard fishing, thank you and it was a real pleasure having you.
Hope to see you all again next year!

Week 8
July 15-20

Full house! Six men and Hunter, our youngest guest so far this year at 10 years old.

Weather;
Wind and a little rain, and two days of sun.

Guests big fish;
Gene 45''
George 45''
John 48''
Hunter 45''
Dwight 46''
Nelson 48.5''
Jim 47''

Fish over 40'' = 74

Total Fish = 536

George and Gene, brothers, from Alabama and fly fisherman, we had a great time with you. The rest of the bunch from the big state of Texas! Dwight, Greg said to tell you you were such a pleasure to have aboard, like him, you truely appreciate all this life has to offer, we can all learn from a man like you. Nelson, you caught what the biologists say are one in a million, a blue pike! Greg caught one in '98, and only two others lodges have ever caught one, congradulations! (Blue Pike 38'')

Wow! Another good group, thank you all!

Week 9
July 20-25

Welcome Mohn Party.

Weather;
Good weather all week and great fishing!

Guests big fish;
Dave 47''
Dan 46.5''
Larry 47.5''
Rodney 45''
Browney 43''
George 47''

Fish over 40'' = 76
Total Fish = 711

Thank you for coming, a great first time group that got better as the week progressed.

Week 10
July 25-30

Family Week, no fishing report.

Week 11
July 30 - August 4

Welcome Minnisota!

Weather:
Clouds and rain the first day, party cloudy the rest of the time. Fishing is alright, still a little slow, water is high and dirty.

Guests big fish;
Bob B. 45.5"
Norb 45"
Dirk 46"
Mike M. 41"
Rod 48"
Bob 44.5"

Fish over 40" = 45
Total Fish = 580

Thank you all for coming, an experienced group from Minnisota, hope to see you all next year!

Week 12
August 4-9

Oh, Mr. Reynolds......

Weather
Sunny for the first 3 days, then partly cloudy. Water rose 2 feet in 5 days, very muddy. Fishing remained steady.

Guests big fish;
Barry 50" and a 50.5"
Doug 47"
Bill R. 45"
Bill L. 48"
Charlie 47"
Wally 48"
George 46"

Fish over 40" = 97
Total fish = 653!

What a week for big fish! As can be expected in the "Reynolds" group! You were a great group as always, we are looking forward to next year. Special thank you to Bill from Front Range Anglers for joining us this year.

Week 13
August 9-14

Welcome Silvertip Adventures.

Weather
First day sunny and hot, moving to wind, rain and clouds. High water and a 14 degree drop in water temperature making the fishing a little harder.

Guests big fish;
Betsy 45"
Tom 44"
JT 45"
Jim 48"
Steven 45"
Rick 45"

Fish over 40" = 54
Total fish = 640

Wonderful group, really enjoyed having you aboard. Next year we can shoot for longer! Thank you Mr. Grainger and Silvertip Adventures. Also thank you for the pictures and catalog.

Week 14
August 14-19

Welcome Pann Angling and Mr. Stipek!

Weather
Partly cloudy and cool, starting to get cold at night. The water level is falling and clearing up, the big fat fish are starting to arrive in big numbers.

Guests big fish;
Travis 50.25"
Tyler 45.5"
Jack 47"

Fish over 40" = 81
Total fish = 320

Thank you Travis and Tyler of Pann Angling, we had a wonderful time with you, great trip, looking forward to many returns! Jack, I hope it was all you expected and more! It was very nice to have you, hopefully you can return very soon! Thank you for the pictures!

Week 15
August 19-24

Welcome to the "Sweet" group!

Waether;
First day clouds and rain, next three days of sun. By day five back to wind and rain. The fishing remains good with the bigger fish being around in big numbers. Day five also landed 5 Shee Fish in 30 minutes.

Guests big fish;
Chip 50"
Don 45"

Spencer 49"
Greg 44"

Fish over 40" = 48
Total fish = 302

Week 16
August 24-29

Welcome Gentlemen!

Weather;
First day partly cloudy, light rain, then into four days of sunny and nice. Water is again rising making the fishing slow in the moring, better by afternoon.

Guests big fish;
John Jr. 44"
John Sr. 46.5"
Jerry 48"
Steve Jr. 48"
Steve Sr. 45"

Two great groups, thak you all for coming, hope to see you again. Thank you to Rader's Fish and Game.

Week 17
August 29 - September 3

Welcome Terry and Gary of Nebraska!

Weather;
Cool, but nice, partly cloudy, very little rain this week. Quite a few big fish being caught.

Guests big fish;
Terry 45.5''
Gary 49''

Fish over 40'' = 38
Total fish = 223

The northern lights could be seen for the first time this year during this week. The fish are all getting fat and are in really good shape. Thank you for coming, we look forward to next time!

Week 18
September 3 - 8

Welcome Boulder Colorado! Go Buffs!

Weather;
Great weather, sunny and warm, good fishing.

Guest big fish;
Shawn 47''

Total over 40" = 15
Total fish = 52

Relaxing week, Shawn only fished 4 hours a day and had a great time. Learned to fly fish and did very well! Look forward to seeing you next year! Travis said he had a great time with you in Aniak, looks forward to some Salmon fishing with you again next year.

Week 19
September 8 - 15

Leon comes back again! Welcoming some great hunters and anglers, Bob and Dave, and newcomer Henry.

Weather;
Party Cloudy, cool. Few showers. Good fishing later in the day, and fair bird hunting.

Guests big fish;
Bob 43''
David 41.5''
Henry 45.5''
Leon 49''

Fish over 40" = 68
Total Fish = 500

Bob and Dave, we lucked out and Leon was able to come, hopefully you can do it all again next year. Henry, we hope you enjoyed yourself and return with the group. Thank you!

Well, that is the official end of our season! More reports next year! Thank you to all of our guests for making 2003 such a great season, we hope to see you all again very soon! Thank you to the crew and everyone that helped us this season, we appreciate you all!

Until 2004...

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