There are three super moon events in 2025. This past week was the first one. It was the harvest moon. Along with it being beautiful, it created a high tide large enough to float the dock out. Taking the dock out was my final chore of the 2025 season. It’s always sad for me to see it all …
Rules
My mentor, Jeff King, use to make up guide rule numbers. Some were legit, some were just him riffing. For example… Guide Rule #1. Never leave fish to find fish. Guide Rule #8. Fish upstream from where you live just in case you run out of gas. You can always drift home. Guide Rule #17. Don’t swear in front …
Bonus Time On The Water
I was able to get out fishing three times this past week. Once with my neighbor and two times with fellow guide Boo, who was also done working for the season. I spent one day fishing the lower river and two days fishing the middle river. The lower river is where I spend my season guiding so trailering a boat to the middle …
That’s A Wrap.
I’m sad writing this, but my 2025 guiding season is officially over. It’s now time to winterize the boat and the cabins. However, I’m not completely done fishing. I’ll slip out when the time is right. Hopefully, photos will follow. According to the calendar, tomorrow is the first day of fall. Based on the visibility of the …
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 9/14/25
Sorry, my full report will have to wait until tomorrow. I’ve been too busy fishing to put together a recap. …
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 …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/3/25
Flip, net, repeat. It was another crazy week of red salmon fishing. I started the week fishing with Skyler, Al, Tara, and Tiki. Beautiful weather, great company, and lots of fish. What’s not to enjoy about that? On Monday, I had wonderful morning getting to know Craig and Cathy. They are both successful tournament …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/27/25
Long time guest Chris Chesney texted me this week after seeing the red salmon sonar numbers. Is there any water in the Kenai or is at all fish? Great question. The following photos should give you the answer. On Sunday I had a boat full of repeat guests/friends. It felt good to fish once again with George “This is My …
Beating The Heat
Happy 250th birthday America! I hope everyone stayed safe and cool over the long 4th of July weekend. It was a last minute deal, but Jane and I decided to spend Independence Day in Seward. As we were packing up to make the 100 mile drive, Jane said she better grab a coat. I wondered how many people …