It was Blinn Week. Gary Blinn and crew have been coming to Beaver Creek Cabins & Guide Service since 1996. Rain or shine, fish or no fish, it’s going to be a good time when they’re here. The week started out with a bang. Plenty of silvers and pinks kept the rods bending all morning. From right to left is …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/23/26
It was another great week on the Kenai River. The silver salmon were biting, and so were the pinks. The week started with Mackenzie and Mike. Mackenzie caught a limit of silvers and pinks while Mike fell one silver salmon short of filling out too. Still, “not getting them all” made for a nice haul of fish heading back …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/16/26
It was another week of action. The biters were predominately pinks, but silvers found their way to our lures too. It was also a week with a lot of families in my boat. That made the fishing extra special. I started the week fishing with Mark, Kristi, Ben, and Alyssa. A nice mix of silvers and pinks made it into the fish …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/9/26
The fun fish showed up in decent numbers this week. However, a few pesky silvers got in the way too. The fishing week started on Sunday. I got to spend a wonderful day on the water with our friends Taylor and Colette. We were hoping to target red salmon, but due to a declining run, decided to go after pinks and …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/2/26
Holy cow. It was a wild and wacky week. The lower Kenai River red salmon run went from white hot to ice cold. And it happened quickly. The week started with mayhem and chaos. In a couple of hours Dave, Lindsey, Ken, and Sue were back at dock with their limits. Always fun to see you guys… The next …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/26/26
The run of red salmon took awhile to develop this year. I won’t say panic set in, but the community collectively held it’s breath waiting for it to begin in huge numbers. We’re all breathing a lot easier now. I started the week fishing Team X. Dad Adam and youngest son Ashton with the first double of the …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/19/26
I had a really great week with great people in not so great conditions. Low fish counts and daily rain didn’t seem to affect anyone’s attitude. Every trip we caught enough fish for the grill. But, we couldn’t find enough fish to fill the freezer. About 5 minutes into the first trip of the week Sue caught this nice …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/12/26
It’s happening. The second run of Kenai red salmon has begun. The run is barely underway but the fish returning have been larger than normal. Many have exceeded 10lbs. I’m sure the entire run won’t continue this way, but right now I’m going to enjoy the above average sizes. Here are a couple of above average …
Happy 250th Birthday, America
Where has the time gone? I was in junior high when the country celebrated the bicentennial of being an independent nation. It was a big deal. Fifty years later, we are celebrating the semiquincentennial of being independent. It’s still a big deal. Fifty years from now will be the tricentennial. I’ll be 113 years old …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/28/26
This week’s fishing report is all from second hand sources courtesy of the guests staying in the cabins. Thanks, guys! The always consistent saltwater fishery was good for Dave and his family. Captain Boo of Tall Tale Charters was able to get this crew out on short notice. That’s a 120lbs of prime Alaska fish fillets heading …