Freestone · Mixed · Alaska

Situk River (Yakutat)

The Situk near Yakutat is Alaska's accessible steelhead river — a short, fishable coastal stream that draws fly anglers north for one of the strongest wild steelhead runs in the state, plus a full house of salmon and Dolly Varden through the year.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for steelhead
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity5312% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
9.9°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
17°C
Wind
S 19 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1011 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Rain · ahead
0.3 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for steelhead
When
Spring steelhead run; autumn coho and Dolly windows
Where
The Situk near Yakutat is Alaska's accessible steelhead river — a short, fishable coastal stream that draws fly anglers north for one of the strongest wild…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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F
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A
M
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J
A
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Western Green DrakeHatch
2
2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Wild steelhead are catch-and-release — verify current Situk steelhead bag/gear/season rules against Southeast/Yakutat regulations
  • EMERGENCY-ORDER SENSITIVE — check EOs
  • ADF&G weir COUNT is context only, not a bite forecast
  • No salmon legality claim.
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About this water

The Situk near Yakutat is Alaska's accessible steelhead river — a short, fishable coastal stream that draws fly anglers north for one of the strongest wild steelhead runs in the state, plus a full house of salmon and Dolly Varden through the year. The spring steelhead run is the headline: bright, hard fish moving through on the river's height and clarity, fished with swung flies and nymphs in the classic way. It's set run_fishery_policy='wild_managed' here because these are native, legally targetable catch-and-release fish, and the brief scores them via the migratory rainbow path. ADF&G's weir count gives a sense of how many fish are in the system, but treat it as context, not a forecast — a high count isn't a bite. Read the river level, mind the Southeast emergency orders, and handle wild steelhead as the prize they are.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 April → 31 October