My prediction for this week was a bit off. I know we’re going through a transition, but the red salmon fishing has been quite good. The silver salmon are around, but not in numbers that will limit out many boats. Our focus stayed on the banks flipping for red salmon. Josh, Margret, Scott, and Norman started the week out. We …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/6/23
Transition time. The red salmon run is up and down right now, and the silver salmon are just starting to show. It’s normal. We’re between the salmon runs and it’s hard to predict the action. On to the weekly fishing report. I fished a lot of long time guests/friends this past week. That never gets old. I was also …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/30/23
On the first day of the fishing week the action was slow. I’m not lying when I say it was rather disappointing. However, as the week wore on the fishing improved. It improved a lot. With four consecutive days of sonar counts over 100K, the fishing was incredible. I spent Sunday fishing with Bill, Rodney, Pete, …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/23/23
They’re heeeere…at least in the beginning of the week they were. The day after my last blogpost, the Kenai River red salmon sonar count jumped to 20K. The day after that, 54K. The numbers had been solid all week, but unfortunately the success rates didn’t always reflect that. It makes you wonder about the accuracy of the …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/16/23
This past week we were in the catch enough fish for dinner phase of the run and not the fill up the freezer phase. We caught fish every time we were out, but so far the run has been small. Since July 1st, the lowest daily count of red salmon crossing the sonar counter has been 2,598. The most has been 8,064. Very soon the bulk of …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/9/23
With the preseason announcement closing the entire Kenai River to king salmon fishing, I was not in a hurry to put the dock in until my first guided red salmon trips in July. In April, the tide wash high enough to put the dock in. Unfortunately, the late break up of ice prevented us from doing so. I waited for the high tides in …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/2/23
It’s going to get busy… July 1st is the beginning of the second run of Kenai River red and king salmon. Not only is this the month when the largest concentration of fish arrive, it is also when the river is “loved to death.” If you’re looking for a peaceful, Alaska wilderness experience in July, I suggest you look some …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/25/23
I just couldn’t do it. Three times this past week I drove by the Russian River and in nearly 40 years of fishing there I can’t recall seeing that many people. Not only did it seem impossible to find a spot to fish, the wait for a place to park was even worse. The exceptionally large crowds at the “combat zone” of the …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/18/23
I’m old and loving it. This past week I got to hang out with people I really like. From neighbors, to long time friends, it was a lot of fun. The big fishing event that Jane, Colette, Kris, Taylor, John and I had on the calendar was a day of fishing with Boo in Homer. We were going to wing it the rest of the …
Milestone
As of Saturday, June 10th, I will never have to purchase a fishing and hunting license in Alaska again. I’m not giving up my residency and leaving the state, I’m just turning 60 years old. Clearly, Alaska respects its elders. One of the many perks of this Great State is free fishing and hunting license at age 60. I …