There are a lot of salmon in the Kenai River and that makes for a lot of happy people. As one of my guide friends often says, “silver salmon season is the fun season”. It’s hard to argue that. Let’s get to the weekly fishing report. The week started out just how the previous week ended. The silver fishing was …
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 …
2020 Fishing Season in Review
As the snow melted and the river became ice free, it was evident that the global pandemic would severely impact tourism in Alaska. I thought, “ oh great, the Kenai River will have an epic run of salmon and there won’t be any visitors to enjoy it.” Have I ever mentioned fisherman are optimists by nature? Looking back, my lofty …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/13/20
All she does is catch big fish... It was a decent week of silver salmon fishing on the Kenai River. That is, until Saturday. We were rolling along nicely until we weren’t anymore. Sorry, Jerry, Donna, and Leslie. It just wasn’t our day (nor anyone else’s unfortunately). Now, on to the good stuff. My first guided trip …
Fishing Report Week Ending 9/6/20
It’s September and that means one thing on the Kenai River: the silver salmon limit goes to three. If you like to harvest silvers, this is the month you’ll want to be here. I started my guiding week fishing with Kate, Chuck, and Jane. If you think the tall guy in the back looks familiar you would be correct. Chuck was part …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/30/20
It was only a hiccup. Based on how last week ended, I was worried that this week would be tough fishing. It wasn’t. The silver salmon fishing was steady every day, and the overall quality was impressive. It made for a great week to be on the river. Blinn Week 3 started out with Steve, Kipp, Jeff, and …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/23/20
Foggy mornings and the fireweed plumage is beginning to drop. It can only mean that summer is coming to an end on the Kenai peninsula. Summer of 2020, I hardly knew ya... After reviewing my fishing forecast for Blinn Week Number 2, I was mostly right. The pink salmon fishing was incredible, but by the end of the week it was …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/16/20
Week one of the Blinn group is officially in the books. It was a good one. With a run of pinks stronger than I can remember, and the silvers starting to show in catchable numbers, there was no shortage of rod-bending action. The week began with this crew. From left to right is Brian, Jeremy, Curtis, and “Spin …
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/9/20
I’ll start with the bad news. The red salmon run has fizzled out on the lower Kenai River. Now the good. The red run has been replaced with a bazillion pink salmon (and a few silvers). When you think about catching a fish on every cast, this is when you want to be here. Danielle gets the opening photo all to herself. …
Dedication
Okay. I admit it. That looks miserable. That's Audria Bloch hunkered down on the boat ride to one of my secret silver salmon spots this past September. I like fishing the Kenai any time I can, but September is my favorite month. Why you ask? Less anglers, and more fishing action. What's not to like about that? But, …