Skip to content
Ozero Baikal

Ozero Baikal

  • Home
  • Russian attraction
  • Russian lake
  • Russian travel
  • Russian community
  • Russian economy
Watch Online
  • Home
  • Russian attraction
  • Sockeye Salmon Flossing on the Russian River
  • Russian attraction

Sockeye Salmon Flossing on the Russian River

Eusebio R. Sheffield July 1, 2022 2 min read

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – People come from all over Alaska and around the world for the legendary sockeye salmon races that take place on the Russian River. This is evident when you look down the banks and sometimes see hundreds of anglers standing side by side, all trying to run into a Russian river red.

While fishing is the main attraction of the Russian River, tourists and non-fishermen also flock to the Russian River Ferry to cross the river and take in the beautiful sights that surround the area. The ferry can accommodate up to 20 people and, on a busy day, will carry over 1,200 people on the river.

You will see many fly rods, but they are not mandatory, however, you must use a fly instead of a regular lure or hook. The fishing method is also very different from what many are used to and has been dubbed “The Kenai Flip”.

“It’s not really like other types of fishing, it’s basically just snags, but it’s in the mouth, so it’s called flossing. So you’re just trying to get a line through the mouth of the fish as it swims upstream,” said Connor Tierney, captain of the Russian River Ferry.

If you’re using a fly rod, be sure to give yourself plenty of lead and keep your weights a few feet off the line. You want your line to be perpendicular to you so that when you pull it back it has a chance to slip into the salmon’s mouth, that’s why it’s also called “flossing” and when you get there Hang in there, it’s worth the hard work. this.

“It’s rewarding even if you hang it and lose it, you feel like you didn’t come this far for nothing and you’re having fun,” said Ferdinand Torralba, who left with four sockeye salmon.

The river was busy after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game raised the limit to six sockeye per day and 12 in possession. Round 1 seems over, but anglers can still reach their limits, it just takes a little longer. Round two is expected to take place between mid and late July and that’s when you can expect to see the banks of the Russian River filled with anglers all trying to fill the freezer.

Copyright 2022 KTUU. All rights reserved.

Continue Reading

Previous: Spitsbergen becomes unlikely battleground for Russian Arctic sanctions
Next: The Evil Russian on US Screens: Stranger Things Season 4 Short Review

Related Stories

Iranian, Azerbaijani warships to take part in Russian naval parade
2 min read
  • Russian attraction

Iranian, Azerbaijani warships to take part in Russian naval parade

July 29, 2022
Russian soldiers shot dead five Ukrainian civilians trying to defend their village, inquest finds
6 min read
  • Russian attraction

Russian soldiers shot dead five Ukrainian civilians trying to defend their village, inquest finds

July 26, 2022
The “Russian Minority of Donbass” and the History of the Majority
6 min read
  • Russian attraction

The “Russian Minority of Donbass” and the History of the Majority

July 22, 2022

Categories

  • Russian attraction
  • Russian community
  • Russian economy
  • Russian lake
  • Russian travel

eastern ukraine invasion ukraine joe biden president joe president vladimir prime minister russian forces russian invasion russian military russian president russian troops russia ukraine ukrainian border united states vladimir putin

Recent Posts

  • Fake Messaging App Installers are being promoted on shady download sites aimed at Russian users

  • ‘Volatile’ situation at Ukrainian nuclear power plant owned by Russia: IAEA

  • US imposes new sanctions on Russian elites, including Putin’s reported lover

  • Russian ‘trampling’ of nuclear safety in Ukraine risks disaster, says UN

  • Ukrainian church calls for Kirill’s removal for ‘heretical’ defense of Russian invasion

  • I uncovered the Russian nuclear cover-up proving Putin is capable of anything NATASHA PULLEY | Express a comment | Comment

Archives

  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • November 2017
  • June 2017
  • January 2017
  • May 2016
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions