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 week.

The best laid plans often go awry…

I was cautiously optimistic of the forecast John sent me for Homer. Unfortunately, by the time Sunday arrived, the forecast was accurate. No fishing for us. 

Oh well. We still made the drive to Homer because, well, it’s Homer. We walked the spit and spent some time in the business district checking out the local shops.

The next day we decided to spend time on a quiet lake with little wind. Spirit Lake was the destination and rainbow and dolly varden trout were the target species.

We had the lake to ourselves until late in the day when a float plane invaded our space (literally).

I started to worry when my usual spots didn’t produce any fish. Eventually, I found a pattern and the bite became steady. We had a moment where everyone caught one at the same time.

Sorry Colette, for releasing the largest trout of the day before getting a picture. And, I have to apologize to John because nobody took a picture of him holding a fish. 

The next day we decided to try the lower Kenai River for red salmon.

We were a little late to the party.  The bulk of the red salmon run is now in the middle/upper Kenai and Russian River. Oh well, it was fun giving it a try. 

A memorable week ended with a great meal at Louie’s Restaurant.

Thanks, guys for making my 60th birthday a special one.

Second Hand Fishing Reports From The Peninsula 

The Russian River is the place to be right now. The sanctuary opened early, and today the limit for red salmon increases from 3 per day to 6 per day. Expect shoulder to shoulder crowds and remember to bring your own rock to stand on.

The Kasilof River is producing a fair amount of hatchery kings and red salmon. On any given tide cycle the action can be really good.

Resurrection Bay. The saltwater red salmon snagging fishery has been good and is past peak. Get your treble hooks ready and time the tide.

Homer. Weather permitting, the rockfish, cod, halibut fishing has been steady. Salmon fishing has been streaky.

Wherever you are fishing this week, good luck. See you next Sunday. Oh, and Happy Father’s Day!

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We spent the morning trolling for king salmon. Unfortunately, we could not find any willing biters. Boo asked if we wanted to switch things up and catch a few black rockfish before calling it a day.  He didn’t have to ask me twice. The action was non stop.

Do you know anyone who has ever backlashed a downrigger before? Well, I could be the first to do it.  While we were jigging for black rockfish, I inadvertently bumped a rod holder, which happened to flip the on/off toggle switch on the downrigger. Before I could react, over a hundred feet of cable spooled upon itself.  Do you think Boo will ever let me forget about this? Yeah, me neither.

Since the river is closed to king fishing until July 1, and the red salmon have mostly moved through the lower river, I thought it would be a good time to revisit a nearby lake I haven’t fished in a few years, Spirit (Elephant) Lake. 

It was a great weather morning, and the fish were cooperating.

Spirit Lake is stocked with rainbow trout, Arctic char, and landlocked silver salmon. Since it’s a “put and take” fishery, the limits are very generous.  On this day, Jane and I kept enough trout for a meal.

For the coming week, I’ll be playing it by ear.  If the weir counts for the Russian River improve, I’ll venture there for red salmon action. If not, there are a few stocked trout lakes nearby that I’d like to explore.

See you next week.

Almost forgot…Happy Father’s Day!

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