Foggy mornings and the fireweed plumage is beginning to drop. It can only mean that summer is coming to an end on the Kenai peninsula. Summer of 2020, I hardly knew ya... After reviewing my fishing forecast for Blinn Week Number 2, I was mostly right. The pink salmon fishing was incredible, but by the end of the week it was …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/16/20
Week one of the Blinn group is officially in the books. It was a good one. With a run of pinks stronger than I can remember, and the silvers starting to show in catchable numbers, there was no shortage of rod-bending action. The week began with this crew. From left to right is Brian, Jeremy, Curtis, and “Spin …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/9/20
I’ll start with the bad news. The red salmon run has fizzled out on the lower Kenai River. Now the good. The red run has been replaced with a bazillion pink salmon (and a few silvers). When you think about catching a fish on every cast, this is when you want to be here. Danielle gets the opening photo all to herself. …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/2/20
If you like a lot of action, this was the week to be on the Kenai. Between bank fishing and dipnetting, there were plenty of red and pink salmon for all. One thing I have found about a king closure is that bank fishing is a much more peaceful experience than fishing from a boat. There is a certain tranquility you …
An Oldie, but Goodie….
Pink Slime Warning: April 1st, 2012 The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in conjuction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that for the 2012 fishing season pink salmon ne' "Pink Slime" has been banned from mixing with any other salmon in the Kenai River. The …