Fishing on the Kenai peninsula is a great way to spend time with the family. A guided Kasilof river, Kenai river or fly out fishing trip are just a few of the trips available on the Kenai Peninsula. Depending on the time of year you would like to come will determine what species that are available for a trip. King …
Mount Redoubt
Mount Redoubt explodes 5 times last night. Winds are carrying the ash north to the Susitna valley and the ash is as high up as 50,000 feet. This is the first time Mount redoubt has blown in 20 years. !9 flights were canceled this morning at Ted Stevens international airport in Anchorage. To follow the volcano’s activity go to the USGS …
ALASKA MOUSE PATTERNS
Alaska mouse patterns can be fished in place through out the summer. Rainbow Trout on mouse patterns? This is awesome! Trout need as many calories as they can consume in the short summers of Alaska. I’ve seen 10 inch fish take a size 4 mouse pattern, ferociously. Try dead drifting, swinging, slow or fast strips and you will be sure …
FLY TYING KENAI RIVER
FLY TYING KENAI RIVER PATTERNS: This is just one of the patterns I keep in my box for fishing the kenai river. Often times I will switch my fly every few minutes until I find something that the fish are really keying in on! This particular pattern has landed many fish for me on the kenai river and many …
TYING FLIES FOR ALASKA
Tying flies for Alaska fishing trips: Tying articulated patterns is time consuming but well worth it when you see the action these flies will give you in the water. Before you connect the back hook to the front hook try adding a couple of beads on to the line. We chose a 4 mil. glass bead for this pattern. This …
MARABOU FLIES FOR SILVER SALMON
Tying marabou flies for silver salmon, Spinning marabou can be very productive and fast way to tie flies for Salmon, Rainbow trout, steel head and many other species that take leeches and bait fish. Tying them yourself allows you to get the specific colors that you want and experiment with other color schemes. Start with the hook size of choice …
FLY TYING TIP
Fly tying tip from Drifting on the Fly, When you sit down to tie, try not to lay down you scissors. Keeping them on your thumb and middle finger while you tie the fly will save you more time than you realize. Give it a try and you will be surprised at the time you save! I find by not …
FLY TYING STREAMERS
FLY TYING Streamers with long tails can foul around the hook. A good rule of thumb is to make the tail 3/4 of the length of the hook you are tying on. I like to tie most of my salmon flies using rabbit strips. If you ever have problems with the tail fouling around the hook here is one option …
FLY TYING FOR ALASKA RIVERS
FLY TYING FOR ALASKA RIVERS OFTEN REQUIRES RABBIT HAIR STRIPS. The cheapest way to get your rabbit hair strips is to buy a pelt of your color choice and cut the strips yourself. I’ve found the best way to cut your own strips is with a wooden ruler and a razor blade. If you are real serious about cutting your …
WINTER WEATHER
Since Christmas and the first the winter weather here in south central Alaska we’ve been dealing with very cold temperatures. Today on the 14th of Jan. we almost hit 40 degrees in Anchorage! It sounds great, a 60 degree change overnight almost but what we got was glare ice and a lot of accidents. I don’t think it will last …