Thank you for watching, they really are special fish. If you need helping planning a trip let me know. I also guide trips up there as well.

Thank you, it was an amazing trip.

It was an amazing experience!!!

Thanks, glad you're enjoying it!

Thank you. Bristol Bay area is really special. I love exploring the area. Hopefully you get to spend a lot more time in Alaska!

@@troutacademy The plan is Juneau in July and Kodiak September. If those fish only knew! 🎣👍

Best of luck, have an amazing trip!

Hope you catch one some day!

Go get it done!

Thank you!

Thanks for the comment. This was in AK

Seth, thanks for the comment, I appreciate the support. The last fish is a silver salmon but the rest are dollies. Arctic char are lake spawners and dollies are river spawners, all of these fish are moving into the river on their spawning migration and there are no lakes in this part of the system. Additionally the tails, gill rakers, fins, mouths and spotting are all different between the 2 species. For example, arctic char have a forked tail and dollies are more squared. Dollies have a larger mouth with the maxilla extending further behind the eye and typically have a much more pronounced kype. There is a lot of confusion surrounding these 2 species as they are both char and both live in the arctic and people interchange the names frequently. A big part of the confusion comes because dolly varden were once considered trash fish and had a bounty on their heads. Arctic char however have been widely considered prized table fare and so anglers and lodges like to refer to dolly varden as arctic char because it once was considered a more sought after game fish. The famous Tree River has seen this same confusion, the fish have been called arctic char for decades, however a scientific study shows they are actually a hybrid being more than 74% genetically dolly varden, which is why they spawn in the river. If you check out the Film "Seriously North" on the Blue Halo channel you will see the difference between the char in that film versus the dollies in this vlog. I hope this helps clear up any of the confusion. Thanks again for watching and commenting.

Those are for sure char & not dolly’s

I am running guide trips on these rivers if you are interested.

@blackfinflyfishing7789 yes I'm interested. How can I find out more about rates and everything?

@@reeloutdoorscanada shoot me a DM on instagram @derekolthuis or an email, derekolthuis@gmail.com Thanks!

Thank you

Thank you, the time-lapse was sone with a canon 6d.

They say about three times it’s Alaska

Wonder if this is a wulik river tributary or wulik river or which river?

This is in Ak, flights and charter planes make this fairly expensive so I guess it depends on what you consider "doable"? I guide in the area so if you are interested let me know.

Much appreciated homie!

Just trout streamers for the most part and a few salmon flies in bright colors. Thanks, something to consider in the future.

Looks like unit 23 noatak out of kotzebue looks like they flew upper kelly river

Thanks for the response. The fish are dollies, you can tell by the tail, position of the eye compared to the maxilla, shape/size of mouth and the fact that they are moving into the river to spawn. Arctic char spawn in lakes, where dollies spawn in rivers. Thanks for watching, have a great day.