Hey there, Artificial Lure here with your Bristol Bay fishing report for March 15, 2025. It's still pretty chilly out there, folks, with temps hovering around freezing. We've got partly cloudy skies and light winds from the northeast today. Sunrise was at 8:57 AM and sunset will be at 8:33 PM as the days are getting longer.

Tides are running about normal for this time of year. We've got a low tide of 0.2 feet at 3:42 AM and a high of 9.8 feet at 10:32 AM. Another low of 3.7 feet comes in at 4:25 PM, followed by an evening high of 8.1 feet at 9:56 PM.

Not a whole lot of open water fishing happening yet, but the ice fishing has been decent. Folks have been pulling some nice rainbow trout and Arctic char through the ice on Aleknagik and Iliamna lakes. Best luck has been with small jigs tipped with salmon eggs or waxworms.

A few hardy souls have been catching some early run kings in the lower Nushagak, mostly on Kwikfish and Spin-N-Glos. The Naknek River near King Salmon has also been producing a few nice rainbows for anglers using bead setups and flesh flies.

For you fly fishers, don't forget to stock up on egg patterns and flesh flies for when the salmon start running in a few months. And spinners like Blue Fox and Mepps are always good to have in your tackle box for later in the season.

Looking ahead, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is forecasting another strong sockeye run to Bristol Bay this summer - they're predicting over 50 million fish. That should make for some great fishing come June and July.

If you're itching to get out there, I'd suggest checking out the mouth of the Naknek River or the area around Graveyard Point once things open up more. The Kvichak River near Igiugig is also usually productive early in the season.

Remember, it's still early, so patience is key. But things are definitely starting to heat up around here. Tight lines, and hope to see you out on the water soon!