It was only a hiccup. Based on how last week ended, I was worried that this week would be tough fishing. It wasn’t. The silver salmon fishing was steady every day, and the overall quality was impressive. It made for a great week to be on the river. Blinn Week 3 started out with Steve, Kipp, Jeff, and …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/23/20
Foggy mornings and the fireweed plumage is beginning to drop. It can only mean that summer is coming to an end on the Kenai peninsula. Summer of 2020, I hardly knew ya... After reviewing my fishing forecast for Blinn Week Number 2, I was mostly right. The pink salmon fishing was incredible, but by the end of the week it was …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/16/20
Week one of the Blinn group is officially in the books. It was a good one. With a run of pinks stronger than I can remember, and the silvers starting to show in catchable numbers, there was no shortage of rod-bending action. The week began with this crew. From left to right is Brian, Jeremy, Curtis, and “Spin …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/9/20
I’ll start with the bad news. The red salmon run has fizzled out on the lower Kenai River. Now the good. The red run has been replaced with a bazillion pink salmon (and a few silvers). When you think about catching a fish on every cast, this is when you want to be here. Danielle gets the opening photo all to herself. …
Dedication
Okay. I admit it. That looks miserable. That's Audria Bloch hunkered down on the boat ride to one of my secret silver salmon spots this past September. I like fishing the Kenai any time I can, but September is my favorite month. Why you ask? Less anglers, and more fishing action. What's not to like about that? But, …