Holy cow. It was a wild and wacky week. The lower Kenai River red salmon run went from white hot to ice cold. And it happened quickly. The week started with mayhem and chaos. In a couple of hours Dave, Lindsey, Ken, and Sue were back at dock with their limits. Always fun to see you guys… The next …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/26/26
The run of red salmon took awhile to develop this year. I won’t say panic set in, but the community collectively held it’s breath waiting for it to begin in huge numbers. We’re all breathing a lot easier now. I started the week fishing Team X. Dad Adam and youngest son Ashton with the first double of the …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/19/26
I had a really great week with great people in not so great conditions. Low fish counts and daily rain didn’t seem to affect anyone’s attitude. Every trip we caught enough fish for the grill. But, we couldn’t find enough fish to fill the freezer. About 5 minutes into the first trip of the week Sue caught this nice …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/12/26
It’s happening. The second run of Kenai red salmon has begun. The run is barely underway but the fish returning have been larger than normal. Many have exceeded 10lbs. I’m sure the entire run won’t continue this way, but right now I’m going to enjoy the above average sizes. Here are a couple of above average …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/21/26
Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and happy summer solstice to everyone else! For many years I was able to spend this day on the water fishing with my dad. That’s my dad in the back, left. I’m the little hoodlum in the red sweatshirt. So many memories of the man who introduced me to the great outdoors. I …
Upper Cook Inlet 2026 Salmon Forecast
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently released the Upper Cook Inlet 2026 salmon forecast. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. All Upper Cook Inlet wild king salmon fisheries will be closed this year. The enhanced hatchery fisheries, which include the Ninilchik River, Kasilof River, Ship Creek, and the …
2025 Fishery Summary
It’s that time of year. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) has released a summary of the 2025 commercial fishing season in Upper Cook Inlet. The total harvest was 41% greater than the recent 20 year average. While king, pink, chum, and silver salmon numbers were down, red salmon numbers were up …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/10/25
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 …