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 …
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 9/13/20
All she does is catch big fish... It was a decent week of silver salmon fishing on the Kenai River. That is, until Saturday. We were rolling along nicely until we weren’t anymore. Sorry, Jerry, Donna, and Leslie. It just wasn’t our day (nor anyone else’s unfortunately). Now, on to the good stuff. My first guided trip …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/6/20
It’s September and that means one thing on the Kenai River: the silver salmon limit goes to three. If you like to harvest silvers, this is the month you’ll want to be here. I started my guiding week fishing with Kate, Chuck, and Jane. If you think the tall guy in the back looks familiar you would be correct. Chuck was part …