In Soldotna Alaska there are a few places I would recommend hanging out after a day of rainbow trout fishing and saint Elias brewing company is one of them. I’ll keep you posted on what going on with the Kenai river fishery as well.
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Hanging out at the boat launch on the Kenai river this morning. Had the boat launched early (O dark 30). Waited for an hour for the guest to show up. This usually isn’t a big deal but with the added pressure this year of red fisherman it was this morning. The gravel bar that I really like was filled up and I had no spot to fish. We spent some time running in the boat and was able to get a pretty good spot up river. One of my favorites in the area that I’m in. We’ve lost a few and missed a few but have not put any on the bank and we are half way through our day. with this being said, This year more than ever it’s important to make your start time! I want to see you catch fish about as bad as you want to catch them.
Here is a shot of the guys flipping for sockeye salmon fishing on the Kenai river. Hope the second half of the day goes better. I know we will get a few.
Remember that felt soles are banned in the state of Alaska. If you plan to bring waders make sure that your wading boots have a vibram sole and not felt.
Tight lines and good fishing,
Scott Sager
Www.driftingonthefly.com 
When the numbers of fish are just starting to show up I prefer to move lower in the system and find a hard bend in the river. Usually with a hard bend in the river there tends to be a back Eddie and fish will hold up there. Get right above the Eddie in faster water and wait for fish to push by. This has payed off for me many times.
Yesterday’s Kenai river red run estimate was 6500 fish for a total of 56,000 fish so far. When I’m not chasing king salmon, I am chasing reds in July. If you have any interest in a trip for either of these salmon give us a call at 907-382-6808 or check us out on the website at www.driftingonthefly.com 
Tight lines and if you are in the area and would like to try your luck on a gravel bar this season for some hard fighting sockeye salmon check out our sight at www.driftingonthefly.com for more information on how to line up your fishing trip. 
We are still a few days away from the big push of second run of reds (sockeye salmon). On average the reds usually hit the river in big numbers by the 15th of July so our hopes of filling the limit aren’t way up there but we know with a little work that we get close to a limit anyways.
We ended up picking up a couple fish today but we had to work for every one of them! Pulling into the gravel bar we did encounter this bald eagle feeding on a fresh carcass. As we got closer the eagle took off at the last second and flew away. Every time I See an Eagle go into flight close like this it wows me. How a bird this large can fly so easy?
I’m sure that the sockeye will hit the river any day with the predictions of the run as high as they are. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens. It is very hard to know what kind of runs of salmon we will have year in and out. The only thing I can promise is that our gear will be in good working order and we will be in one of my most productive spots to keep our odds up for the whole trip.
We are swinging black leeches today out of the boat and picking a few fish up here and there.
Client and good friend Dan Goff sets the hook on the swing and line starts peeling. The fish swirled and we both new he had a very big fish on. This is probably Dan’s 20th+ trout trip on the Kenai river with me and he knows all to well how fast you can get schooled on a big fish. After just a short 3 minutes we new he had a 30-35 pound kenai river king salmon on. We cranked down the drag a little and grabbed the leader. Got a quick photo of the fish and released him immediately.
What a great battle and it just goes to prove that you never know why you will latch on to when fly fishing the Kenai river.
The Catch and Release tool I use really comes in handy when you don’t want to put a fish in the net.
Line screaming off of Dan’s real from a Kenai River King Salmon. 
This unlucky sockeye salmon decided to take a leech on the swing. After a long winter a fresh salmon on the BBQ is always looked forward too. A 10 to 12 pound fish on a 7 weight fly rod put up a great battle.
Seward has a lot off fun attractions to offer but this race is one of the community’s most loved events. Of you’re ever in Alaska on the 4th of July make sure you come to Seward for the race, parade and great food. You can even get chocolate covered bacon!! Yuck but you have to try it because it’s chocolate covered bacon.
Kelly crossing the finish line with a shot of the mountain she just went up and came down!
This will make a great raft for anyone that would like to fish, hunt or just float most rivers in the state. I’m asking $3500.00 for the package. If anyone is interested in finding more out about this feel free to give me a call at (907)382-6808. Shipping will not be included in this price.
Also you can check us out at www.driftingonthefly.com 
Rubber sole wading boot have come a long way and should provide plenty of traction and you will not have to worry about bringing in any exotic species to any of our systems. I do highly recommend that you still rinse your boots off after each day of fishing if you plan on fishing different water systems while you are on your trip.
I ask that if you book with me that you please do not wear studded boots while fishing out of my boats. Bring them along for any shore fishing that we may do but they do tear up the aluminum flooring in our boats. Give us a call and we can get you lined up for a great day of fishing on the Kenai river. 