It’s always a nice surprise when guests leave us notes at the end of their stay…cards, hand written notes, and messages on whiteboards. Your feedback is always appreciated! Without further ado, here are the winners of the 2023 Best In Whiteboard Platitudes. …
The Dock Is Out
It’s always a sad day when the dock is taken out. It was especially hard this year because of the beautiful fall weather we’re having. Unlike the problems we had putting the dock in this past July, a high, high tide made the work much easier. Detach the dock from the gang plank, float the dock to the grass …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/23/23
Like the falling temperatures, the silver salmon run is starting to decline. Sure, we caught fish every day, but the bites were few and far between. This is typical of a bell curve salmon run. I didn’t just fish the river this past week. On Monday, my sister Heidi, and her friends Sara, Ann, and Sonja, joined Jane and I on a …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/17/23
This will be a limited fishing report for two reasons. The river is blown out making fishing nearly impossible, and Jane and I took time off to celebrate the nuptials between our son, Mac, and Addie. This past week an unprecedented natural event happened when the Snow and Skilak glacier dams both burst and dumped water …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/10/23
There were definitely more silvers in the river this week than last week. That makes things a whole lot easier on me. However, having a bunch of experienced anglers in my boat didn’t hurt either. I started the week fishing with Nelson, Donna, Matthew and Grey. The morning goal was to get Grey a salmon. Mission …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/3/23
It was the toughest week of guiding for me this season. High, dirty water, no bait, huge tides, and low numbers of silver salmon made for long days on the river. I’m glad I had the crew that I did in such difficult conditions. Not boating many fish stings, but it was lessened by great attitudes every day. Tom, Dan, and Mike …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/27/23
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Okay, that might be a bit dramatic. Let’s just say the silver salmon fishing this past week has been up and down. Here’s the breakdown for the week. The week started out with a bang. It wasn’t the normal fast silver salmon bite, but it was a steady throughout the day. …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/20/23
Monday was the first day that I’ve had off in 29 days. During that entire stretch I fished for red salmon. That’s a lot of time wearing waders and standing in the river. After my time off, I was back in the boat chasing silver salmon. This will be my focus until the end of September. I enjoy fishing for red salmon, but the …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/13/23
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 …