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 walleye anglers and it didn’t take me long to figure out why. They are patient and are eager to learn.
Tuesday morning Chris, Martin, and Jake methodically worked their way to a limit. It’s always enjoyable for me to spend time on the river with this trio.
Tuesday afternoon was a lot of fun fishing long time Kenai River veterans Chuck, Griff, and Gary (not pictured is JoRay and Jerry). Normally these guys are chasing silver and pink salmon with me. This year they came earlier to try for reds instead. Definitely a different experience for them trying to catch salmon that are not willing biters.
What a Wednesday. The fishing was steady, and the fish were large. Thanks Craig, Cathy, Jake, Martin, and Chris for a fun morning.
On Thursday, I had 4 brand new fisherman to break in. It didn’t take Dan, Ben, Eric, and Dan long to figure out how to catch a red salmon. Actually, they caught a lot of red salmon.
On Friday, the 4 of them continued where they left off. I asked Dan, Ben, Eric, and Dan to take a knee so it wouldn’t look like the photo from the day before. Thanks guys for choosing us for your Alaska fishing vacation.
On Saturday, it was the Roeder’s in waders (yes, it rhymes). It was good to see old friends Gary and Jackie again.
For the week ahead, I expect a transition in the run from red to silver salmon. Even though the red run is still going strong, a few anglers have targeted silvers and have had success. Soon, I’ll be out of the waders and back in the boat.
Come back next week to see what this grand river, that owes us nothing, has given us.
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/27/25