Alaska lake trout fishing

In the spring alaska lake trout fishing can be very productive. I took a few days to go to a secret little nook in Alaska about 500 miles from soldotna the other night. I drove fished and drove home in just 2 days with a little nap along side the road. I had one of the most epic night of fly fishing lake trout that I could have expected. The lake trout took white deceiver flies viciously and often. I used a 200 grain teeny sink tip to start and ended up with a floating line swinging the same fly! Once the fishing slowed down later in the evening I had a chance to break out my Loomis 3 piece glx 7 foot casting rod with a crank bait. I haven’t had the opportunity to fish this rod in a long time. I hit another dozen fish and called it an evening! The lake trout were between 4 and 8 pounds and hard fighting fish. The grayling fishing was as good as it gets as well. I also had a bamboo rod with me that I hadn’t fished in 6 years and made sure I worked that rod for a while as well!

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20130704-115605.jpg Anytime you are planning on practicing catch and release make sure you have a rubber net with you. This is easiest on the fish and also on you too. Give us a call and we can talk about lining up your next fishing vacation in Alaska Tight lines Scott Sager

Spring Kenai river rainbow trout fishing



20130704-113327.jpg Spring Kenai river rainbow trout fishing has been excellent. This year I have been swinging streamers and dead drifting flesh flies for the most part. The best bite has been earlier in the morning and slowing down by mid afternoon. If a day of fly fishing for rainbow trout on the Kenai river interests you give us a call. We have our favorite spots dialed in for you and will give you the best opportunity possible to hook a fish of a lifetime. Fly fishing trips on the Kenai river are 275.00 per person with exclusive boat prices available. Here are a few pictures of some of the nice fish we have caught this year.

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20130704-114016.jpg The Kenai river is known for its salmon fishery for the most part but for those that are rainbow trout enthusiast or would just like a relaxing day on the river, rainbow trout fishing makes for a great guided trip. Give us a call anytime at 907-382-6808 or email is here on the site! Tight lines Scott Sager

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July from all of us here at drifting on the fly! I have taken A couple days off to visit with the family and enjoy a little of our short Alaska Summer.

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20130704-090925.jpg At 6 months old Kate enjoyed a nap on her first boat ride yesterday. She did great! I do have a couple days available for king salmon, sockeye salmon or rainbow trout left. Give us a call or email us here on the site for a guided Kenai river fishing trip. Tight lines Scott Sager 907-382-6808

Guided Kenai River King Salmon Fishing

Guided Kenai River King Salmon Fishing is one of the options for a trip in June or July.  The Second run of Kenai Kings are almost here now.  The end of June and first of July we start to see the second run filter in with the end of the first run of Kings.  The second run will continue to get stronger the further into July we get.  King Salmon Season closes on the Kenai and Kasilof river at the end of July so if you have a guided kenai river king salmon fishing trip in mind make sure you book soon.
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A guided kenai river king salmon fishing trip will start early in the morning, usually meeting around 5:30 am.  You will need a packed lunch, a valid fishing license, a valid king salmon stamp, and rain gear for the day (we can supply rain gear if needed).  On the boat we will have all rods, reels, gear, and bait rigged up and ready to go for you.  We will meet at one of the lower Kenai river boat launches and set out on our day of fishing from there.  Start times and meeting locations are usually set up with a phone call closer to your trip.  Choose from fishing out of a power boat or a drift boat on you trip. Give us a call at 907-382-6808 or contact us here through the site.

Kenai peninsula guided fishing

Kenai peninsula guided fishing trip make for a great fishing vacation. Our guide service offers many different options for fishing and will build you a custom package or provide a day trip for your Kenai peninsula guided fishing trip. This week we have had some excellent weather here on the Kenai peninsula. We have drift boat fished for trout on the opener, used the power boat in different sections of the river to chase rainbow trout and had a flight service take us into a high mountain lake for a day of grayling fishing on the fly. Custom built trips are quoted at different prices depending on what you would like to do and our standard day trip prices on the Kenai or kasilof river are 275.00$ per person a day.

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Kenai River King Salmon Fishing

Guided Kenai River King salmon fishing season ends when July is over!  Don’t miss out on a great way to spend a day or two on your Alaska vacation to the Kenai Peninsula.
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The Chinook salmon, also commonly called the king salmon is the largest of all 5 pacific salmon.  In Fact the world record was caught right here on the Kenai River, weight in at just over 97 pounds, and nearly 5 feet long!  The Kenai river is renowned for its huge king salmon but they don’t come without a fight.
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All our guests will step aboard either our immaculate 20 foot Willie predator power boat or our 20 foot Willie drift boat; both providing ample room to move around when a big King Salmon is running up and down the river.  many guests have asked “will I know when a king salmon takes my line?” and the answer is yes you will defiantly know!  The rod will nearly bend over in half, giving clear indication that something big has come along.  When the rod finally bends over, the excitement heightens and everyone is charged to get the king to the boat.  For many, it is an epic achievement to land one of these behemoths, and when it does happen, everyone celebrates with the same enthusiasm! have you ever had the desire to go Kenai River king salmon fishing?  We’d love to have you join us and see if just possibly one day some lucky person will catch that next world record! Give us a call at 907-382-6808 or email us here.

Kenai River Trip

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When the fishing is good on a kenai river trip there is little time for sitting around.  Here Kim and Jeff are excited about a great net job on a sockeye salmon.

A Good kenai River Trip for Sockeye Salmon should be scheduled for the middle of June and from the middle of July until the second week in August.  Fishing for Sockeye Salmon begins in June on the Kenai river and will last until mid august some years.  There are two runs of sockeye salmon on the Kenai river.  The first run which is known as the russian river run of sockeye salmon which opens on June 11th and usually peaks around the 20th of June.  The second run of sockeye salmon will start filtering in with the end of the first run and should peak around the middle of July.  The second run of fish in many recent years has brought hundreds of thousands of fish into the system.  Usually by the second week in August the fishing has passed its peak for sockeye salmon and we are moving on to rainbow trout and silver salmon fishing.

If you are in for a fun and exciting Kenai river trip lets chase some sockeye salmon.  We will get to one of my favorite gravel bars in either a drift boat or power boat and set up for a great day of fishing.  The limit of sockeye salmon per person per day is 3 unless fish and game releases an emergency order to allow more fish to be harvested.  When this happens it usually goes up to 6 per person.

Give us a call at 907-382-6808 or email us here!

Kasilof river fishing

Kasilof river fishing continues to be good for us. Between the steelhead fishing and the king salmon fishing the days have been passing by way to fast. The kasilof river is starting to rise with runoff now and I know the steelhead fishing will not last much longer. Maybe a week if I am lucky. We will have to wait until the fall to see the acrobatic hard fighting fish again.

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20130605-091837.jpg This morning when I got up and going I was able to see this new born moose and cow hanging out behind the neighbors house. They are so clumsy looking when they are first born.
20130605-092008.jpg If you are interested in a guided fishing trip on the Kenai peninsula give us a call or email us from here on the site. Tight lines. Scott Sager

Kenai Peninsula Salmon Charter

Is a Kenai Peninsula salmon charter on your agenda? We can get you hooked up!
Kasilof river king salmon fishing
Kasilof river king salmon fishing
We offer guided salmon charter fishing on the Kasilof river and the Kenai river.  Power boat or drift boat salmon fishing on the Kenai peninsula makes us diverse and ready to go where the fish are biting.  If you prefer fishing out of one boat to another we can accommodate that as well.  Kenai peninsula salmon charter day trips include all gear and tackle needed for the day, bait if being used, coffee, snacks, waders if needed, and rain gear if you don’t have your own.  Depending on the timing of your trip will decide which species of salmon that we will pursue.  If you have a certain species in mind we will give you the peak dates available to choose from. Kenai Peninsula Salmon Charters available, 2013 rates are 275.00$ plus tax per person for a King Salmon, Silver Salmon, or Sockeye Salmon fishing trip! Pick from any of the species and give us a call to see if we can get you hooked up for your next Alaska fishing vacation! Prime dates go fast so call early and get the date that best fits your vacation. Tight Lines Scott Sager, 907-382-6808 email us: scott@driftingonthefly.com

Kasilof river steelhead fishing trips



20130602-194013.jpg In May and early June, kasilof river steelhead fishing trips can be very productive. Before the glacier and run off bring the water levels up fish can be found throughout the whole system. This week my kasilof river steelhead fishing trips produced not only steelhead but also dolly Varden and king salmon.

20130602-194952.jpg This king salmon took a fly on a dead drift and gave us an epic battle on a 10 foot 7 weight. Here are just a few pictures of some steelhead from this past week.

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20130602-195638.jpg We have had some beautiful weather this week. The spring fishery will be over soon. Steelhead fishing on the Kenai peninsula will continue in the fall about the middle of September through the month of October. If pursuing steelhead in Alaska on your vacation is something that you would like to do give us a call anytime and we can talk about timing and setting up a steelhead guide trip with our guide service.