Kenai River insiders believe when 20,000 reds cross the sonar counter the river is “fishable”. Every day last week, the daily sonar counted much more than 20,000 fish a day. The largest count came on Monday when 56,130 reds came in. It’s definitely “fishable”. Is everybody catching limits? No. But overall it’s been good …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/9/24
Tuesday was the first day I ventured out on the Kenai River to try to catch a fish. The target species: Russian River bound red salmon passing through the lower river. Hellooo! Winner, winner, salmon dinner. It only took me three flips(casts) to catch my first river fish of the year. Yeah!!! The rest of the …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/15/21
It was a seamless transition this week from red salmon fishing to silver salmon fishing. The red salmon fishing has been incredible, and the silver salmon fishing has been a lot better than I anticipated. I’m excited about the week ahead because the silver fishing will improve when the no bait restriction is lifted on August …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/8/21
Another awesome week of red salmon fishing with incredible people. I honestly think this has been the best stretch of red salmon fishing that I’ve ever seen. And, it’s not over yet. On to the fishing report. The fishing week began Sunday morning with Team Chesney. Once again, Martin, Chris, and Jacob put on a catching …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/1/21
A big difference from last year to this year has been the opportunity to fish with many of my long time clients. I missed many of you last year, and appreciate reconnecting this season. I also appreciate all the red salmon that have found the river this year too. I started the week fishing red salmon with Ken, Susan, and …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/25/21
I’m going to keep this report short. I’m in the middle of the the busiest time of the season, and I’ve got a lot going on. On and off the water. The week started out a little slow fishing for reds. By the end of the week, it was on fire. I had hoped to have a fish photo of Nick and Breanna on the blog last week. This week I …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/18/21
I knew we would have fun. But, how was the fishing this past week? It wasn’t too bad for king salmon. Red salmon, on the other hand, was rather slow. On Tuesday, I fished with Rad and Matt. It was the last day that a king salmon could be retained. Here’s Matt proudly showing off the largest fish of his life. I’m …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/27/21
King salmon fishing on the lower Kenai River remains slow. I had two trips this past week. On Wednesday, I fished with Ben and Kaleb. On Saturday, I fished with long time friends Taylor and Colette. On both days, we never had a bite. Ouch. I can only conclude that low sonar numbers and marginal water conditions made for …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/13/21
Reds, reds, reds. The hot fishing for the week was chasing red salmon on the peninsula. When Chuck, Deb, Larry, and Brenda left our cabins last week, they traveled to Seward to fish for red salmon. To say they were successful would be an understatement. It wasn’t just one day of great fishing, they …
Bring Your Own Rock To Stand On
I don’t want to burst anybody’s bubble, but fishing in Alaska is not always a wilderness experience. If you’re on the road system and salmon are in the streams, you’re bound to have plenty of company. Surprisingly, the vast majority of all participants get along just fine. I find having the right attitude is essential. First …