It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Okay, that might be a bit dramatic. Let’s just say the silver salmon fishing this past week has been up and down. Here’s the breakdown for the week. The week started out with a bang. It wasn’t the normal fast silver salmon bite, but it was a steady throughout the day. …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/20/23
Monday was the first day that I’ve had off in 29 days. During that entire stretch I fished for red salmon. That’s a lot of time wearing waders and standing in the river. After my time off, I was back in the boat chasing silver salmon. This will be my focus until the end of September. I enjoy fishing for red salmon, but the …
“Give Me Some Knucks On That One….”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znEjD1WdRP0 GoPros and smart phones are everywhere. Because of that, you never know where you might show up. Case in point. I was on YouTube this week and up popped a video called “Silver Salmon on the Kenai Peninsula” posted by Hogan in the Wild. I watched it …
Fishing Report Week Ending 10/3/21
Is this the last silver salmon of the season? If it is, it’s a heckuva way to end 2021. The young man in the photo above is Jagger. He came to Alaska with his buddies Dan and Pete to explore the peninsula. Even though they hadn’t scheduled a fishing trip with me, I asked them if they wanted to go out fishing for a couple …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/26/21
It was a week of cold, wet weather. Because of that, I fished just once and it was for a couple of hours. On Saturday afternoon I invited my neighbors, Dan and Dave, to join me on the river. That’s Dan in the photo above with the lone silver salmon of the day. Hey, if you’re only going to catch one fish, it might as well …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/19/21
The only fishing pattern I could observe last week was the nastier the weather, the better the bite. At least on the slower days we were able to enjoy the beautiful and warm sunshine. On to the fishing report. On Tuesday, I took out Bill, Ron, and Hogan. The plan was to hit the “morning” silver bite and be done before noon. …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/12/21
It’s been a humbling week of guiding. I spent a lot of time on the river, without a lot fish to show. But, I was fortunate to have had patient fisherman in my boat who truly understand what it means to go fishing. The week began with a second trip with Mike, Jodie, Bill and Lissa. The morning started with a decent …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/5/21
We’re definitely between the runs. One day we would have decent action. The next day it would be a grind to find the fish. The low numbers definitely kept me on my toes. On to the weekly recap. The week started slower than I would have liked. John, Chris, Nathan, and Thomas put 5 silver salmon in the box. Two smaller …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/29/21
The Kenai River salmon runs continue to be strong. Some days the action was fast and furious. On other days, we had to put our time in. Either way, it was fun, and we caught a lot of fish. I started the week fishing with John and Howie. John has logged a lot of days with me, but this was the first time I’ve fished with …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/22/21
There are a lot of salmon in the Kenai River and that makes for a lot of happy people. As one of my guide friends often says, “silver salmon season is the fun season”. It’s hard to argue that. Let’s get to the weekly fishing report. The week started out just how the previous week ended. The silver fishing was …