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 9/7/25
The conditions weren’t ideal this past week for silver salmon fishing. Not only are we between the first and second runs, a rain event caused the river to rise over two feet in a short amount of time. A rising river means dirty runoff and debris. Fish (and fishermen) don’t like that. That being said, it was still a pretty …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/31/25
August ends tonight and I think it’s safe to say the first run of silver salmon has been a normal one. Normal is good. The steady action has been a welcome relief compared to what we experienced last year. I’ve got my fingers crossed that the second run of silvers mirrors the first run and is normal too. On to the fishing …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/24/25
It was another fun week of fishing the Kenai. The weather was pretty spectacular too. What’s not to like about that? On to the weekly fishing recap. Hot breakfast at Louie’s! I often say every Kenai fishing guide’s dream is a a hot breakfast at Louie’s restaurant. Having a hot breakfast at Louie’s means your client’s …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/17/25
The days of catching boatloads of red salmon are over for this season. We’ve moved on to the bigger, more aggressive silver salmon. No more waders, just good old fashion fishing from a boat for fish that are willing to chase down a lure. On to the weekly recap… On Tuesday, Dan, Don, Mark, and Paul had a good day catching …
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 …