It was another great week on the Kenai River. The silver salmon were biting, and so were the pinks.
The week started with Mackenzie and Mike. Mackenzie caught a limit of silvers and pinks while Mike fell one silver salmon short of filling out too.
Still, “not getting them all” made for a nice haul of fish heading back to Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Mike and Mackenzie joined Chris and Brandy for Super Tuesday. Multiple fish on at multiple times kept all of us on our toes. A great way for Mike and Mackenzie to end their fishing adventures in Alaska, and for Chris and Brandy to begin theirs.
The next day was Day 2 for Brandy and Chris. I thought the early morning tide would bring in a lot of fish in to the system but it didn’t. By noon we had our limits of pinks, but both were short one silver salmon. I suggested we should filet and process what we had and go back out in the afternoon to catch the final two silvers.
I love it when a plan comes together. In about a half hour of fishing, the daily silver limit was complete!
On Day 3, Chris and Brandy decided they had enough pink salmon to bring back home and wanted to focus on silver salmon. No problemo! I enjoyed our time together and look forward to seeing you guys next year.
The fishing week ended with a wonderful day with Chris and Nate. I’ve known Chris for 26 years, so it was fun sharing decades worth of Kenai River stories.
I think Nate humored a couple of old guys talking about Guide 003, MP, the Half-Abascan, the Monkey Wharf, Gussie Lamore’s, and Charlie’s. A very fun day for me and a great way to cap off the fishing week.
So, I’ll see you next Sunday with a recap of fishing on a grand river that owes us nothing.
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/16/26