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Officially Spring on the Kenai Peninsula

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It has been a long winter here in Alaska with close to record breaking snows in South Central and the kenai peninsula, hopefully that is behind us for a few months now. Longer days and nicer weather seem to be upon us! The Kenai River Fishing season will be upon us before we know it here in Alaska, though we are getting out once in a while now and hitting our favorite holes on the warmer days. Give us a call and lets talk about booking your next guided kenai river fishing trip. tight lines scott sager

IZAAK WALTON BOAT LAUNCH

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO IZAAK WALTON BOAT LAUNCH IN STERLING, ALASKA View IZAAK WALTON OR MOOSE RIVER BOAT LAUNCH in a larger map Most trips meet here for Rainbow trout, Silver Salmon and sometimes King salmon fishing trips. Izzak Walton boat launch in located at the moose river bridge in Sterling Alaska. The Izzak walton boat launch and state park has a very nice campground, picnic tables, and outhouses.  This is one of my favorite state park facilities located on the Kenai river.  The Moose river dumps into the Kenai only a short distance from the boat launch.  It is a slow and shallow river and makes it very nice for launching a boat.  There is also some great silver salmon fishing here as well when they are running.  It is a toss up between meeting here or at bings landing.  It usually depends on how busy the boat launch is at bings.  If we are headed up river it takes about 15 minutes to pass bings launch up and head on to skilak lake.  This is worth it if the wait to launch at bings is very long. Guided Kenai River Trip Rate $250 per person *LARGE GROUPS WELCOME *LODGING PACKAGES AVAILABLE *EXCLUSIVE BOAT PACKAGES -2 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $750.00 A DAY -3 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $950.00 A DAY Hope this helps out and we are looking for ward to fishing with you this year! Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com scott@driftingonthefly.com (907)382-6808 [mappress mapid=”24″]

SWIFTWATER PARK

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Driving directions to Swiftwater Park in Soldotna, Alaska. View SWIFTWATER PARK in a larger map   Hope this helps out and we are looking for ward to fishing with you this year! Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com scott@driftingonthefly.com (907)382-6808 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SWIFTWATER PARK.

CENTENNIAL PARK

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Directions to Centennial Park in Soldotna Alaska. Centennial Park address: Centennial Park. Kalifornsky Beach Road Soldotna, AK 99669 Heading South out of Soldotna: *cross the kenai river bridge *at the light take a right on Kalifornsky Beach Rd. *Look for a direct right in to Centennail Park. *If you are headed north make sure that you take a left onto Kalifornsky at the first stoplight you come to in Soldotna. View CENTENNIAL PARK BOAT LAUNCH in a larger map This is a very popular spot to launch your guide boat on the lower Kenai river for a days fishing for King salmon.  There is a fee station set up shortly after you enter the park so make sure you stop for that.  Along with camping and great gravel bars for fishing the park has picnic areas and of course the boat launch. The Kenai river runs fast in July and Centennial park has a nice back eddie with place to park your boat while you are parking your rig after launching.  If you plan on fishing the top half of the lower kenai river this is a great place to launch your boat.  I enjoy fishing sunkin island, poachers cove, river quest, big eddie and a few other runs that are easily accessible from Centennial park. business phone: 907-382-6808 or send an inquiry here! FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CENTENNIAL PARK CLICK HERE

UPPER KENAI RIVER BOAT LAUNCH

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE UPPER KENAI RIVER BOAT LAUNCH View UPPER KENAI RIVER BOAT LAUNCH in a larger map Visit AK State Parks for more about the upper Kenai river boat launch. Located at the Kenai Lake bridge in Cooper Landing the upper Kenai river boat launch is a great place to access the river.  Right at the boat launch is a great place to try an catch a rainbow trout or dolly varden if you do not have access to a boat.  Here we will launch the drift boat for a days float trip down the Kenai river to Sportsman’s or Jim’s landing.  The time of year varies when we meet at this location.  This section of the Kenai river is good fly fishing or spin fishing at times for Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden.  The salmon fishing can be good for the second run of  sockeye salmon (Reds) and silver salmon as well.    This is a drift only setting so there are no power boats allowed from Kenai Lake down to Skilak lake. Guided River Trip Rate $250 per person *LARGE GROUPS WELCOME *LODGING PACKAGES AVAILABLE *EXCLUSIVE BOAT PACKAGES -2 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $750.00 A DAY -3 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $950.00 A DAY contact details, business phone: 907-382-6808 or send an inquiry here!

WHEN TO COME DOLLY VARDEN FISHING

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WHEN TO COME DOLLY VARDEN FISHING ON THE KENAI RIVER. Alaska Dolly Varden on a fly rod! What an experience – Guided Alaska Dolly Varden Fly Fishing on the Kenai River or one of the many surrounding streams. Drift Boat or wade fishing trips can both be quite productive for Dolly Varden. wayne leslie June starts the Dolly Varden season on many of the streams we regularly guide including the Kenai River. We typically start the season fishing standard streamer patterns such as muddlers, sculpins, leech patterns, and flesh flies. As the Salmon increase in numbers the Dolly’s tend to move into the Salmon spawning grounds. Here they fatten up on salmon flesh and eggs. Targeting Dolly’s involves locating these spawning areas and matching what the Dolly’s are feeding on; fresh eggs, old eggs, flesh… any of which will work from day to day; we call it Match-the-Hatch – Alaska Style. Dolly Fishing continues through the month of October and typically cold weather chases us off the river before they stop feeding. 2011 Guided River Trip Rate $250 per person *LARGE GROUPS WELCOME *LODGING PACKAGES AVAILABLE *EXCLUSIVE BOAT PACKAGES -2 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $750.00 A DAY -3 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $950.00 A DAY contact details, business phone: 907-382-6808 or send an inquiry here!

BINGS STATE PARK AND BOAT LAUNCH

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM SOLDOTNA ALASKA TO BINGS STATE PARK AND BOAT LAUNCH IN STERLING.

Most Drifting on the Fly’s Rainbow trout and Silver salmon trip will meet here in the mornings.

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Bings boat Landing is located on Bings road in Sterling Alaska.  Bing’s landing and state park a lot to offer visitors and residents too.  This 126 acre park has 36 campsites, picnic sites, a picnic shelter, trails, and of course a boat launch.  Bing’s boat landing is centrally located in the middle section of the Kenai river.  It is the last boat landing before you reach Naptown rapids so if you are not an experienced boat operator make sure you make this landing.  For drift boat trips we will meet here in the morning and leave your rig in the parking area.  Then we will drive in my vehicle to the Lower Skilak lake boat launch which is about 20 minutes away.  Here we will Launch and make our way down the middle kenai river back to bing’s landing.  This is a very scenic trip and some consider it to be the best rainbow trout fishing on the kenai river at times. If we are using the power boat we will meet at the boat launch and make our way up or down river to fish. The use of the motor allows us to end up at bing’s landing again at the end of the day.  Bing’s landing and state park is does have a pay to park fee station and is strickly enforced so make sure you check in.

Tight lines,

Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com scott@driftingonthefly.com (907)382-6808

KASILOF RIVER BOAT LAUNCH

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Directions to the Kasilof River boat launch: bo View KASILOF RIVER BOAT LAUNCH in a larger map State Parks has a parking fee station set up at the entrance to the parking lot.  Make sure you don’t forget to get your parking sticker. HERE IS A GREAT LINK FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE KASILOF RIVER STATE BOAT LAUNCH! From Soldotna as you pass over the Kasilof river bridge, take the next left and then an immediate left into the Kasilof river boat launch and state recreational area. The Kasilof River is located just 12 miles south of Soldotna.  This glacier river is fed by Tustumena Lake and empties into Cook Inlet in just 18 short miles  with great runs and shallow water in the early season and pristine water makes the Kasilof River one of my favorite rivers to fish. The timing of  runs is are similar as the Kenai River,  with first run entering the river in early may.  It peaks by the middle of June and the second run starts in July and peaks about the middle of the month.  Kings continue to come in in good numbers until the closure.  King season closes the night of July 31st.  Bait opens and is allowed on the Kasilof River on May 16th for king salmon.  Opportunities are limited for the fly angler on this system but there are some.  In June I prefer to float the upper stretch of the river with fly rod anglers and the lower stretch of the river with conventional bait and tackle.  This river also provides us with legal open water to fish on Mondays for king salmon since the Kenai River is closed to guide.  We spend many of our limited king salmon fishing days on the Kasilof river chasing king salmon.    The Kasilof is truly a drift boat river.  If this is your passion or if it sounds like a needed change of pace, The Kasilof River is for you.   Hope this helps out and we are looking for ward to fishing with you this year! CONTACT US AT: (907)3826808 OR scott@driftingonthefly.com

Steelhead

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  In early April we fished the Kenai River for a week straight and caught some beautiful steelhead and rainbow trout.  All of the fish we caught were on black leech’s and washed out flesh patterns.  By the middle of April we started to see a large number of fish staging up for the spawn. When we see this starting to happen we back off of the rainbow trout on the Kenai River and gear our efforts more towards steel head fishing and lakes that are starting to show open water.
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The Kenai River closes to trout fishing starting May first to help protect our resident rainbow trout in their most vulnerable time. Then on June 11Th the river opens back up again to trout fishing.   Like any fish during the spawn, Rainbow trout exert a lot of energy and can be easily stressed by poor handling and long battles on hook and line.  In the past few years we have noticed a big jump winter/spring trout fishing so it is more important than ever to do our part in protecting our waters.       We are ready for the 2011, South Central Alaska fishing season to get started!  Steelhead fishing on the Kasilof River is well under way and King Salmon should show up in fish-able numbers by the middle of May. There are seats available but they are filling up fast.  Call today to reserve you seat for salmon or rainbow trout.       Tight Lines, Scott 907-382-6808 www.driftingonthefly.com  

JIMS LANDING

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Directions to Jims Landing View DIRECTIONS TO JIM’S LANDING in a larger map     Jims Landing is the last take out before the Kenai River Canyon. If you float past here you will have to navigate through class 111 whitewater rapids before coming to Skilak Lake.  From the outlet of Skilak Lake to the Upper Skilak Lake Boat Launch is just over 8 miles.  Trout and Salmon fishing can be great in this section of river.  From the outlet of Skilak Lake to the Upper Skilak Lake Boat Launch is just over 8 miles.  We might meat here if you have a canyon trip booked with us.  There is no concrete launch here and the loose gravel can be tricky docking your drift boat but it is very doable.  The wade fisherman can walk down river just a little ways and at different times of the year catch Sockeye salmon, Rainbow trout, dolly varden and silver salmon.  There is plenty of parking but during the peak season if you can’t find a place to park on the other side of the sterling highway there is another parking lot.  It is a short hike back to the boat launch.  Give us a call if you would like more information about wade fishing from Jims landing or if you are interested in a guided trip in this area.     Guided River Trip Rate $250 per person *LARGE GROUPS WELCOME *LODGING PACKAGES AVAILABLE *EXCLUSIVE BOAT PACKAGES -2 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $750.00 A DAY -3 PERSON EXCLUSIVE STARTING AT $950.00 A DAY contact details, business phone: 907-382-6808 or send an inquiry here!