Weekly Report

Date: 11-18 July

Air Temperature: 5C-10C
Water Temperature: 6C-9C
Water Height: -21cm to -19cm
No of rods: 7
No fish: 156
Biggest fish: 33lbs Rudi Navratil
No of fish 30lbs+: 2
No of fish 20-29lbs: 8
No of fish 8-19lbs: 59
Grilse: 87

Weather: A remarkably cold week for mid July. Mostly overcast with occasional rain preventing the river levels from dropping.

Manager's comments: What an outstanding week. While known for big salmon, many people forget that Yokanga has good runs of grilse and smaller salmon all through July and even into early August. This is unusual for the rivers on the north coast.
First time salmon fisher, Rudi Navratil, took the best fish of the week, a sea liced  33lber from Cliff.
The week averaged 22 fish per rod. There are not many places to do that and know with certainty that you are fishing over salmon of 20lbs and 30lbs on a daily basis!

More Grilse

Date: 17 July

Air Temp: 11 C

Water Temp: 10 C

Water height: -20cm

Number of rods: 7

Number fish caught:15

Biggest fish: -

No 30+: 0

No 20-29: 0

No 8-19: 4

Grilse: 11

COMMENTS:   Weather remained warm and overcast. Fishing was good with fresh Grilse caught on all beats.

Bug Special

Date: 16 July

Air Temp: 10 C

Water Temp: 9 C

Water height: -19cm

Number of rods: 7

Number fish caught: 23

Biggest fish: -

No 30+: 0

No 20-29: 0

No 8-19: 12

Grilse: 11

COMMENTS:   The weather is stable and much the same as yesterday. There was no rain but the sky remained overcast and it was an almost windless day. Definitely a day to apply insect repellant!

Smaller Fish Day

Date: 15 July

Air Temp: 8 C

Water Temp: 9 C

Water height: -20cm

Number of rods: 7

Number fish caught: 23

Biggest fish: -

No 30+: 0

No 20-29: 0

No 8-19: 12

Grilse: 11

COMMENTS:  While it has warmed up a bit on Yokanga, the weather is remaining relatively cool which is helpful for the fishing. The day produced some rain showers but we do expect to see the river to move much. A light breeze meant generally good fishing conditions but no large fish were landed today after yesterdays sea liced 33lber.

Prime July

Date: 14 July

Air Temp: 5-6 C

Water Temp: 8 C

Water height: -23cm

Number of rods: 7

Number fish caught: 36

Biggest fish: 33lbs - Rudolf Navaratil 

No 30+: 1

No 20-29: 4

No 8-19: 13

Grilse: 18

WEATHER:  Cold and grey still with light morning rain.

COMMENTS:   Well done to Rudolf N on his first Salmon trip in Russia with another monster this time in the holy grail of 30lbs... Great stuff and sea liced to boot!

Great Grilse

Date: 13 July

Air Temp: 7 C

Water Temp: 9 C

Water height: -26cm

Number of rods: 7

Number fish caught: 31

Biggest fish: 25lbs Rudi Navratil

No 30+:

No 20-29:1

No 8-19: 10

Grilse: 20

WEATHER:  

COMMENTS:   

First Salmon

Date: 11 evening and 12 July

Air Temp: 6 C

Water Temp: 9-10 C

Water height: -26cm

Number of rods: 7

Number fish caught: 31

Biggest fish:    30.5lbs        Rod: Martin Mullane

No 30+: 1

No 20-29: 2

No 8-19: 11

Grilse: 17

WEATHER:   Overcast, cold and rainy through the day.

COMMENTS:   Well done to Martin M for his 30.5lbs fish on Saturday evening. And well done to Rudolf N for his first time in Russia, first time fishing for Salmon and his first fish weighing in at 25lbs!