When Jane or I talk to a first time visitor we highly recommend flying into Anchorage, getting a rental car, and driving three hours to Kenai. It’s a gorgeous drive that winds around an ocean, through the Chugach mountains, and then parallels the Kenai River to our cabins. We say it’s a three hour drive, but that’s if you don’t …
Self Awareness
I watch a lot of outdoor shows. I always have. My earliest recollection is sitting on the davenport on a Saturday morning watching Championship Fishing with Virgil Ward with my uncle Dean. For all the younger readers, a davenport is what you would call a sofa or a couch. Anyway, that leads me to today’s topic of …
Sport Show Season Revisited
It's been over ten years since Jane and I worked the sport show circuit promoting our business. Along the way, we met a lot of great people. Several have become close friends. As we were reminiscing about our time behind the booth, I couldn’t help but think of a blogpost I had written about questions people asked us. I …
Lawsuit…It’s For The Fish.
There are two reasons why lawsuits are filed. One is for monetary reasons. The other is to affect change. This lawsuit is about change. Just over a year ago I blogged about a petition that the Wild Fish Conservancy filed with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to grant federal Endangered Species Act …
2025 Kenai River King Salmon Forecast
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released the forecast for both the early and late run Kenai River king salmon runs. Neither are good. The early run forecast is projected to be 1,531 fish. This number is 39% below the minimum escapement goal of 3,900 fish. If this is accurate, the 2025 early run will be the second …
2025 Sockeye Salmon Forecast
The very first sentence of the press release from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reads…. The Upper Cook Inlet sockeye salmon total run forecast of 6.93 million fish is predicted to be excellent. For comparison sake, the 2024 sockeye forecast was 5.12 million fish. The actual run came in at 6.64 million …
Striker Brand-Fishing Outerwear, Apparel, and Accessories
I spend most of my time outside. Wearing proper clothing is a must. Ten years ago I was looking to replace my ice fishing parka/bib system. Striker Brand was the new kid on the block and advertised a feature that no other outdoor clothing manufacturer offered at the time...their parka and bib floats. I was …
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Smoking Salmon Revisted
I'm often asked how do I smoke salmon. I thought about creating a brand new blogpost to cover the topic, but what I had written nearly 14 years ago is still valid today. So, here we go (again)! Monday, February 21, 2011 How To Smoke Salmon When sharing smoked salmon with others I …
Kovitch’s
For over 20 years Jane and I have been operating a cabin rental and fishing guide service. Yes, we still enjoy it. Probably the biggest reason we still do what we do is so many of our guests have become friends. Case in point, Ken and Michelle Kovitch. The Kovitch's have been coming to Alaska since 2011. They love being in …
2025 Outlook
When I see a sunrise, I think of a new day, the start of a new beginning. Another new experience, a new adventure in to the unknown. Yes, even a cold winter sunrise on Beaver Creek will evoke feelings of what is to come. If you don’t know already, I’m a life long fisherman and an optimist by nature. Maintaining an I'm going-to- …