After several holiday blogposts, it's time to get back to talking about fishing. Here we go... The Birth of a Movement In 2011, forward thinking Francis Estallila was in search of a better, safer way to fish for sockeye salmon on the Kenai River. The problem with this fishery has been the ratio of legally caught fish hooked in …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/14/22
It was a fun week of fishing. I got to fish with mostly returning guests, and with a couple of new guys. Overall, the pink salmon numbers seem weak, but still in catchable numbers. The silver salmon are up and down depending on the tide cycle. And finally, the red salmon run is done in the lower river. I started the week …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/31/22
Red madness. The red salmon run continues to be strong on the Kenai River. What made it even more enjoyable for me, is that I was able to spend the week fishing with old friends. I also made a few new ones too. Our biggest problem wasn’t finding fish. The biggest problem has been finding enough freezer space for …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/15/21
It was a seamless transition this week from red salmon fishing to silver salmon fishing. The red salmon fishing has been incredible, and the silver salmon fishing has been a lot better than I anticipated. I’m excited about the week ahead because the silver fishing will improve when the no bait restriction is lifted on August …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/8/21
Another awesome week of red salmon fishing with incredible people. I honestly think this has been the best stretch of red salmon fishing that I’ve ever seen. And, it’s not over yet. On to the fishing report. The fishing week began Sunday morning with Team Chesney. Once again, Martin, Chris, and Jacob put on a catching …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/1/21
A big difference from last year to this year has been the opportunity to fish with many of my long time clients. I missed many of you last year, and appreciate reconnecting this season. I also appreciate all the red salmon that have found the river this year too. I started the week fishing red salmon with Ken, Susan, and …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/25/21
I’m going to keep this report short. I’m in the middle of the the busiest time of the season, and I’ve got a lot going on. On and off the water. The week started out a little slow fishing for reds. By the end of the week, it was on fire. I had hoped to have a fish photo of Nick and Breanna on the blog last week. This week I …
Fishing Report Week Ending 7/18/21
I knew we would have fun. But, how was the fishing this past week? It wasn’t too bad for king salmon. Red salmon, on the other hand, was rather slow. On Tuesday, I fished with Rad and Matt. It was the last day that a king salmon could be retained. Here’s Matt proudly showing off the largest fish of his life. I’m …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/27/21
King salmon fishing on the lower Kenai River remains slow. I had two trips this past week. On Wednesday, I fished with Ben and Kaleb. On Saturday, I fished with long time friends Taylor and Colette. On both days, we never had a bite. Ouch. I can only conclude that low sonar numbers and marginal water conditions made for …
Fishing Report Week Ending 6/13/21
Reds, reds, reds. The hot fishing for the week was chasing red salmon on the peninsula. When Chuck, Deb, Larry, and Brenda left our cabins last week, they traveled to Seward to fish for red salmon. To say they were successful would be an understatement. It wasn’t just one day of great fishing, they …