This really has been an amazing red salmon run. In fact, it’s been the best I’ve ever seen. Lots of fish means lots of happy fisherman. It also makes for one happy and worn out guide. Sunday started off with a bang. Tyler, Jacob, Terry, Faith, and Emily caught 30 salmon in about 3 hours. On Monday, I fished a …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/3/25
Flip, net, repeat. It was another crazy week of red salmon fishing. I started the week fishing with Skyler, Al, Tara, and Tiki. Beautiful weather, great company, and lots of fish. What’s not to enjoy about that? On Monday, I had wonderful morning getting to know Craig and Cathy. They are both successful tournament …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/27/25
Long time guest Chris Chesney texted me this week after seeing the red salmon sonar numbers. Is there any water in the Kenai or is at all fish? Great question. The following photos should give you the answer. On Sunday I had a boat full of repeat guests/friends. It felt good to fish once again with George “This is My …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/20/25
I’m sore. But, it’s a good kind of sore. It was a steady week of catching, netting, and filleting. I started the week out struggling to find schools of reds. We found a few, just not the right numbers. Mother/daughter Kelly and Stella pose with the days haul. On Monday, the morning started off slow, but by afternoon Chris, …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/13/25
It’s happening. As my mentor Jeff King would say, “Eatin’ is cheatin’ and sleep is the enemy. Welcome to the red season.” It’s still a bit early in the run, but the number of fish moving through has been strong. That’s for both red and king salmon. Yes, even king salmon. Because the historic peak of the run happens later …
Beating The Heat
Happy 250th birthday America! I hope everyone stayed safe and cool over the long 4th of July weekend. It was a last minute deal, but Jane and I decided to spend Independence Day in Seward. As we were packing up to make the 100 mile drive, Jane said she better grab a coat. I wondered how many people …
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men
It’s been two straight weeks of John Steinbeck literary references to start off the blog. That’s it. No more. But, “best laid plans…” is a fitting way to describe what happened this past week. On Monday, the plan was to pack up the camper for a 3 night, 4 day adventure at the Russian River. It’s not easy to …
Of Moose and (Fisher) Men
My apologies to John Steinbeck for the dad joke. It was a good week for moose viewing. It was also a good week of fishing for a couple of fisherman staying at the cabins. I got a text from a neighbor saying a momma moose with two babies were heading our way. A few minutes later they were in our front yard feeding on …
Neighbors
Last week I blogged about family. This week I’m blogging about another family. My Beaver Creek family. June 10th is my birthday and a year ago Jane put together a homemade pizza party for the neighborhood. It was a fun day and enjoyable to spend time with friends. I kind of thought it was a one year …
Family
Jane and I spent the past week entertaining family. Rain, wind, sun, heat, cold, we experienced the weather gamut of an Alaskan summer. At least there weren’t any earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or tsunamis. My cousin Karl and his wife Mel, along with my cousin Alina and her boyfriend Sean, made their first trip to …