I’m at the point in my life where I have work rain gear and dress rain gear. Come to think of it, I also have work Carhartt’s and dress Carhartt’s… My work rain gear is tough. It has to be. Rain or shine, I wear it every day during the fishing season. The new technology breathable fabrics are great, but they don’t work …
2022 Homer Winter King Derby
Because of bad weather, the 28th annual Homer Winter King Derby was moved from Saturday, April 9th, to Sunday, April 10th. Based on the overall catch rate, it appears the salmon didn’t get the memo about the change. The fishing wasn’t awful, but it was slow for the majority of anglers. For six hours, 1366 anglers in 408 …
Useful Tool
Useful tool. I’ve been called that more than once, and it’s not always a compliment. When you fish Alaska oceans and coastal streams, knowing when the high and low tides occur can be critical to fishing success. Tide books, the bible of Alaska fishing, are given away free at many retail and convenience stores. Yes, …
Proposition 283 Defeated!
I’d like to thank the readers of this blog who took the time to contact the Alaska Board of Fisheries to voice opposition to Proposition 283. It was defeated for two reasons. The first, the proposal was submitted “out of cycle” from the normal Board of Fisheries Upper Cook Inlet meeting schedule. Second, when the …
6 tips For a Better Fishing Season
Spring is about change. Longer hours, more sunlight, a general feeling of freshness and new energies. Spring is the ideal time to get organized for the busy summer ahead. For most people, it’s about house cleaning, putting away winter clothing, planting a garden, tapping the maple trees, or riding a bike for the first time since …
Prime Time Opening
Recently, we received a cancellation for a prime fishing period. If you want to get it on the tail end of the red salmon run, and the beginning of the pink and silver salmon runs, the Sockeye cabin (3 beds) is available August 6th-12th. There are also 2 seats available for guided fishing for 2 of the days that …
Easy Baked Halibut
I started writing a weekly blog for Beaver Creek Cabins & Guide Service in 2007. Surprisingly, I haven’t experienced writers block very often. This week, however, I was close to saying I got nothing…That changed when Jane prepared a delicious fish dinner Friday night. Hard to believe, but in fifteen years this is the first …
Trash Talk
Some of the best trash talking or “chirps” I’ve heard have been in a hockey arena. Hockey players can be merciless, and it seldom comes from a place of love. If you don’t believe me, watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDVe_1YGnR4 On the other hand, trash talking by fisherman is much different. It comes from a good place. …
Friendship and Fishing
Fishing buddies… A longtime friend of my family recently sent me the photo above. That’s my dad on the left, and that’s Peter, the guy who sent the photo, on the right. When I look at the photo, I don’t just see a stringer of walleyes and northern pike. What I see are two guys who value their friendship and really enjoy …
Proposition 283
Despite the low forecast for king salmon in upper Cook Inlet, a group of commercial fisherman have submitted a proposal to the Alaska Board of Fisheries to lower the king salmon escapement goal for the Kenai River. The meeting to vote on the proposition will happen at the end of March. If passed, proposition 283 will …