Alaska fishing and hunting on the Kasilof river! Yesterday morning my friend Brian Richards of
wilderness way in Soldotna Alaska and i set out on a day trip that would end up for us to tell our kids about one day. We put my private boat in the river with 5 rods one shotgun and a good dog for an 18 mile venture.
By the end of the trip we had taken 5 ducks, caught
silver salmon,
dolly vardon and hooked a steelhead. Any person that takes a day trip in the outdoors can appreciate this kind of adventure.
The best part of our day was watching Tok my black lab do what he lives to do!! ( hunt ). After a year of being cooped up he flawlessly retrieved all the birds and three of them I know we would have never found without him!
He is not the best bird dog but it’s great to see him after the start of his second hunting season really pull it together.
I love to fish but live to hunt and to share it with him is a whole new experience.
He can be so lazy too!!
Check us out at
Drifting on the Fly for some great Alaska fishing information or at
wilderness way for your out door gear needs.
Tight lines
Scott Sager
Remember when you head out on an Alaska river trip that the tides near the inlets can be huge. A high tide and a little wind can hold you up for hours if you aren’t prepared for it. Plan on an outgoing tide if you don’t have a little kicker to help you out.
Leaving the kingfisher full and ready to hit the water after sleeping off a large meal.
Paddle boarding is getting popular on the kenai peninsula. Although I did see a group going down the kenai river the other day and with the boat traffic I don’t know that I would recommend that or not? Probably not!
While at dinner we had a table over looking Kenai Lake and this brilliant rainbow appeared. I’ve seen this view many times but the rainbow had me gazing out over the lake like it was the first time again. All in all I think that if you are in or passing through Cooper Landing Alaska the KingFisher Restaurant is well worth making time for. 
