Are you interested in booking a drift boat fishing trip on the Kasilof River? Click here or call 1-800-622-1177! In the Shadow of Giants (This article was written by Kenai/Kasilof River guide Mark Glassmaker and was originally published in Fish Alaska magazine in July 2006.) The Kenai’s lesser known neighbor has a king-sized reputation …
King salmon put the Kenai on the map. The strain of salmanoid on steroids that returns to the Kenai’s glacial flows is unmatched in size anywhere on earth. Indeed a handful of rivers from Washington to Alaska are likely to punch out a few fifty pounders, maybe a sixty, maybe. The Kenai yields 50+ pound …
Dead Fish Mean Life for Alaska Rivers and Lakes Recent study uncovers 300 year history of salmon Salmon runs are notorious for being cyclical in nature. Returns can vary greatly from year to year and despite admiral efforts, state agencies have been unable to accurately predict what will happen once the snow melts and the …
Salmon & Steelhead Spawning and Salmonid Reproduction Salmon (derived from the latin term salmo which means leaper) have one of the most interesting life cycles of any animal on earth. Born in a fresh water stream and then migrating into the ocean to live in salt water, they migrate for thousands of mile before returning …
Alaska Steelhead Fishing on the Kenai Peninsula. When most people think of steelhead they think of places like Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Rogue in Oregon or the Smith in Northern California. When most Alaska waters are frozen shut, winter steelheading is alive and well in the Pacific Northwest (El NIno permitting). But in the Fall, …
Alaska fly fishing for trout. When most anglers dream about the Kenai River, they envision world record king salmon. But for more and more fly fishing enthusiasts, the Kenai has become synonymous with monster trout. This fishery has outpaced all others on the Kenai River in terms of overall popularity and this can likely be …
The answer without question: Luhr Jensens’ Kwikfish! For anyone that has fished the Kenai for king salmon, the name Kwikfish should definitely ring a bell. Many anglers who have landed seventy, eighty and even ninety pound king salmon will point to this magical lure as the key to their success. So what’s so special …
Red Salmon… To Bite or not to Bite? There has long been a debate about how to catch sockeye salmon. Do they bite, yes, no, maybe, sometimes.?.. It really depends on who you talk to as every Alaskan angler has their own opinion and their own sure fire way to land a limit of reds. …
With big Kenai Kings, knowing what to expect is half the battle! It happened just like it always does. The side rod creaked for a millisecond and then gets buried in the rod holder. The idle chatter and relaxed atmosphere of bobbing around on the river is poignantly interrupted by a king salmon just minutes …
Kenai River trout fishing is always good, and more often than not it is great. If the salmon pursuit is slow, it seems you can always depend on the trout to save the day. Some years are certainly better than others and to the extent we find angling success for trout is largely related to …
