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: The Day After Week Ending 9/14/25
It was the Nick, Brittany, and Ken show this past week. The catching wasn’t hot and heavy for us. It was just good enough. It had to be fish Karma. Three years ago Nick gave me a custom color Brad’s K15 fishing lure. Since it was custom, I’ve kept it stored in my tackle box and haven’t used it since he was last …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/7/25
The conditions weren’t ideal this past week for silver salmon fishing. Not only are we between the first and second runs, a rain event caused the river to rise over two feet in a short amount of time. A rising river means dirty runoff and debris. Fish (and fishermen) don’t like that. That being said, it was still a pretty …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/31/25
August ends tonight and I think it’s safe to say the first run of silver salmon has been a normal one. Normal is good. The steady action has been a welcome relief compared to what we experienced last year. I’ve got my fingers crossed that the second run of silvers mirrors the first run and is normal too. On to the fishing …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/24/25
It was another fun week of fishing the Kenai. The weather was pretty spectacular too. What’s not to like about that? On to the weekly fishing recap. Hot breakfast at Louie’s! I often say every Kenai fishing guide’s dream is a a hot breakfast at Louie’s restaurant. Having a hot breakfast at Louie’s means your client’s …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/17/25
The days of catching boatloads of red salmon are over for this season. We’ve moved on to the bigger, more aggressive silver salmon. No more waders, just good old fashion fishing from a boat for fish that are willing to chase down a lure. On to the weekly recap… On Tuesday, Dan, Don, Mark, and Paul had a good day catching …
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 …
2024 Silver Salmon Recap
My favorite species of salmon to fish for are silver salmon. In my opinion, they are the most aggressive and most spectacular fighting fish that swims in the Kenai River. There’s another thing I like about silver salmon. Year in, year out, it’s our most consistent fishery. Well, that is until this year. It was tough …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/22/24
With an up and down fall salmon run, I was really happy how the season ended. I spent the final day with my college roommate and his friend swapping stories. The bonus was they caught their limit of silver salmon. I would describe the trip as the Kenai River version of a walk-off home run. Without further ado, it’s …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/15/24
Uff da, part two. This past week was a lot like the previous week. Long days on the water with only a few willing biters to be found. Patience was the key word. Luckily, the people who were with me had plenty of it. The first group of the week, Jim, Rob, and Tony, were newcomers to the Kenai River. I had a lot of fun getting …