Alaska fly out fishing is one of the best ways to see the state and to get into some of the best fly fishing waters in the world. Today we fished for arctic grayling in a high mountain setting. The folks caught over a hundred fish with some reaching 16-17 inches. On a 4 weight fly rod with 6x tippet, …
Kasilof river king salmon fishing
Kasilof river king salmon fishing the last two weeks of July can be very exciting. There is little time left to pursue these fish this season but if its on your list for a must do give us a call right away. We will try our best to make it happen. Yesterday’s bite was a bit slower but we managed …
July rainbow trout fishing
July rainbow trout fishing has been excellent on the Kenai river. Fishing Behind all the sockeye anglers has been the ticket here lately. I’ve been running a 9′ leader with flesh or egg patterns and picking up fish through put the day. There is a lot of food in the system now and it should only get better as the …
Kasilof king salmon trip
Kasilof king salmon trips are a great way to spend a day on your Alaska vacation. Today we are sitting on the incoming tide gimping for a good push of fish to show up! We were able to pick one nice fish up on our way down today and are lolling for 3 more.
July sockeye salmon fishing
The Kenai river July sockeye salmon fishing season has been a blast. We already have over 800,000 fish in the Kenai River And the limit has increased to six fish per person. Fishing should continue to be good until The middle of August Fishing on the Kenai River doesn’t get much better and the weather this year has been as …
Resurrection bay fly fishing
Resurrection bay fly fishing when the silver salmon are in is a great way to spend a day in Alaska. No wind and 75 degrees is a recipe for a great day on the salt. I was throwing a Jim teeny super magnum sinking line and was able to entice a lot of silver salmon to take the fly. Many …
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 …
Spring Kenai river rainbow trout fishing
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 …
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. 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 …
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 …