As predicted, and as expected, the red salmon returned with a vengeance this past week. A combination of run timing, along with restricted commercial fishing, made for spectacular in river sport fishing. The week started out wet and cold. Compared to the weather the lower 48 has been experiencing, I’ll take it. Leslie, her …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/17/22
The fishing was better this past week, but not by a lot. The daily king and red salmon sonar counts accurately reflected angler success rates. I started the week fishing with Michelle, Melissa, Sean, and Hayden. I’ve known Michelle and her daughter Melissa since the 90’s when I coached their son/brother, Matt, in hockey. It …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/10/22
I finally had the opportunity to spend the 4th of July in Seward. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. Why Seward? A parade, food, beverages, fireworks, and the Mount Marathon race. Seward is the number one destination in Alaska to celebrate the 4th. What made this day extra special is I was able to spend it …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/3/22
When the king fishery closed in June, the pause made me realize how much I missed the connection with the river. What I missed even more was sharing the day in the boat with friends. Needless to say, when the river reopened to king fishing on July 1st, I knew my first trip would be a great one. My friends Kim, Shana, Mandy, and …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/26/22
Since the Kenai River is closed to king salmon fishing until July 1st, and the bulk of the first run of red salmon are all at the Russian River, my report this week will be about saltwater fishing. Seward, Deep Creek, and Homer are the saltwater destinations on the Kenai Peninsula. All three areas have had fantastic …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/19/22
Wow. It was a tough week of red salmon fishing on the peninsula. Not only did I send a group to try the Russian River where they had no luck, I also canceled a couple of trips on the lower Kenai River. When the fishing is this slow, in good conscience, I’m going to let my clients know and give them an opportunity to …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/12/22
It happened. Only a week after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game restricted the Kenai River king fishery to catch and release, the other shoe dropped and the fishery has now been closed. It will reopen once again on July 1st to catch and release. Details of the emergency order can be found here. The …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/5/22
There were a lot of firsts this past week. Kip and Brenda, our first guests of the year, had a front row seat to all of them. On Tuesday, during the first troll of my first guided trip of the 2022 season, Kip caught and released the first king salmon of the year. That has never happened to me before. Bingo, bango, …
Dave Sporrer: Memorial Weekend
Memorial Weekend is the unofficial king salmon fishing opener for south central Alaska. Not being one to break tradition, I went out fishing with my neighbor’s Dan and Dave. I’m sad to report that we were unable to entice a single salmon to strike (trout don’t count). I’m not surprised by our lack of action. The low sonar …
The Dock Is In!
I hope you had an opportunity to see the Blood Moon this past week. I know I did, and it was spectacular. In other lunar news, large moons mean large tides, and large tides mean it’s time for the dock to go in. On Tuesday, conditions were perfect to float the dock in place. The highest tide of the month, a …