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Fly Tying For Alaska

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Fly Tying for Alaska fishing trips can be a great way to keep your mind on the fun trip ahead.  Tying flies that will produce more Rainbow trout and salmon for your trip will save you money. The first entry will deal with putting together an articulated hook system.  Articulated flies work well imitating leaches, minnows, other fish.  I enjoy fishing them but tying for example an articulated leach takes some time. No Matter what hooks you use and where you make your articulation the steps are basically the same.  On this particular fly I made the head articulated to the shoulder of the fly.  This is different way to make an egg sucking leach.   1)  put your front hook in the vise (cut at the shank or not) and make a few wraps with you bobbin and thread. 2) take your Dacron or other rope like material and loop it through the eye of the trailer hook. 3) Now you can take the tag ends of the Dacron and tie it to the front hook.  3 or 4 wraps to start and pull straight down to lock it into place.  then continue forward with wraps up the shank of the front hook. 4) Once you are 3/4’s of the way up the shank fold the material back towards the bend of the hook and wrap back over the tags.  This will lock in the material and it shouldn’t be able to pull off the front hook.  I always add super glue between any step in the process.  It’s cheep and it also adds strength to your fly. For this fly I prefer the head to be weighted with lead eyes to achieve the action I want. To add lead eyes I first add super glue where the eyes will be laying on the hook then with many figure 8 wraps lock the eyes on.   Tying flies can be fun, it allows you to be creative and it also passes the time in the cold winter months.  I highly recommend it and if you have an idea and would like me to share it on my blog, don’t hesitate to let me know through my website at www.driftingonthefly.com Thanks and tight lines

FLY TYING FOR ALASKA SILVER SALMON

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  silver salmon fishing Fly tying for Alaska silver salmon fishing is a great way to pass the cold winter months.  Filling your fly boxes in the winter can save you lots of time when the bite is on.  There is nothing that can slow a great day of fishing down more than running out of your favorite pattern.  I start with silver salmon flies first.  After I get my bead boxes back in good shape, tying bright, flashy, big patterns keeps me interested and motivated.  Articulated flies are always good to have in your box.  Purple, Dark brown, chartreuse, pink and black are all good colors to start with when you are filling your box.  There are many new materials available to us for fly tying and coming up with your own variations of fly’s is always fun.  It is also more rewarding to me when I catch a fish on a fly that I have put together.  Give it a try if you haven’t already and I would be happy to give any advice that I can.  Give us a call and we can talk about patterns that you might need for your next fishing trip to Alaska.   Stay tuned and check in on the website at www.driftingonthefly.com for more information.

FISHING KODIAK ISLAND ALASKA

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On our trip Fishing Kodiak Island Alaska Last week we had to travel by land, air, and sea. The experience to check out sights like this only happens through the window of a bush plane or getting out climbing the mountains.  I enjoy both but the plane is a lot less work! We had a great time stomping around on Kodiak and made some great friends along the way.  The fishing was awesome and I have never found better Silver Salmon and Steelhead fishing. Zachor bay and the Karluk river are truly awesome.   If you have any interest in traveling to the home of the largest brown bears and fishing some of the most pristine waters in the world and seeing what life is like there feel free to contact us at www.driftingonthefly.com Tight Lines Scott Sager

STEELHEAD FISHING THE KENAI PENINSULA

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Steelhead fishing the Kenai Peninsula has been the best I have experienced this fall! The fishing continues to be great and as of right now the stream levels are perfect. We have seen days on fly out trips and on the Kenai peninsula of hooking up to 40 fish a day for the group.  Fish have been taking leeches on the swing and egg patterns on the dead drift.  The dead drift seems to be the most effective for us.  Our patterns used have been tweaked over the last 10 years and are proven in rivers throughout the state and in many rivers in the lower 48 now.  Average fish are around 30 inches and many fish are caught in the 35 inch range every year.   If you are interested in a guide trip on the kenai peninsula feel free to look us up.  I offer both walk in and drift boat fishing for steelhead.  Fly fishing or spin opportunities are available to get you hooked up on an acrobatic fish. Exclusive guided rates are available if you want to keep your group small and personal. Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

FALL TROUT FISHING ON THE KENAI RIVER

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Fall trout fishing on the Kenai River can be epic.  My good friend Nigel Fox caught this Rainbow Trout on his favorite flesh fly. If the temperatures are right at this time of year we will allow you to remove the fish briefly from the water for a picture Late Oct. when the conditions are right you might switch it up and try one of your favorite flesh flies.  Many flies work at this time of year.  Leech’s, flesh flies, egg patterns, a variety of nymphs and many more, so techniques change as we change patterns. The mornings are cold and winter is knocking on our door now.  I would like to be able to chase kenai river rainbow trout for a few more weeks though. Guiding on the kenai river is very exciting for me because you never know when the opportunity for a fish of a lifetime is willing to bite. We offer both fly fishing and spin fishing guided trips.  No matter how you would like to fish the Kenai River we can accommodate your style.  Upper river drift boat trips and middle kenai river power boat trips available. I hope that if you are interested in a guide trip that you will contact us for your next Alaska fishing vacation. Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

Kenai River Rainbow Trout Fishing In October

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Kenai River Rainbow Trout Fishing in October is a great time to get out and experience the river. The crowds are starting to dwindle and the water levels usually are doing the same.  The weather can get cold and snow will be in the forecast more than likely but the fish will be there. Being new to fly fishing, Sam handled this fish like a pro.  Great Job! When the tempuratures drop we will not remove the fish from the water so there isn’t as high of a mortality rate.  Please respect this and we will do our best to get a quality picture of you catch.  If we plan on harvesting a silver salmon this rule doesn’t apply! Grayling are not a common fish in the Kenai river but we do catch one every once in a while.  Today was the exception, we caught one 8″ arctic grayling today.  Grayling will move into the kenai river later in the season to find food before the long winter sets in. October fishing on the kenai river can be very productive.  Silver salmon are spawning now and the Rainbow trout move right behind them to feed.  If you would like a late season guide trip on the kenai river contact us anytime. Tight Lines, Scott sager Drifting On The Fly, LLC

KENAI RIVER GUIDE TRIP

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  kenai river rainbow trout fishingThere are many kenai river guide trip opportunities available.  Rainbow trout, dolly varden, king salmon, silver salmon, sockeye salmon and many more.  We offer both fly and spin fishing trips so no matter how you would like to pursue these beautiful fish we can accommodate you. We also can provide drift boat and/or power boat guided fishing trips. Fall and early winter brings my favorite fish to chase to our nearby waters,  giant rainbow trout on the kenai river and Silver salmon.  The rivers along the Kenai peninsula are now starting to lose water and the fish are gearing up for the cold months ahead.  Finding big rainbow trout, fresh steelhead and silver salmon isn’t a problem as much as keeping the guides on your rod open from ice.  We are still chasing some really big fish now and I hope you are too.  Our guide service continues to run trips until the end of October, weather permitting.  All you will need is some warm cloths, waders (we can provide them), a packed lunch, and a fishing license. If you are interested in a late season kenai river fishing trip contact us here.

Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

SILVER SALMON FISHING ON THE KENAI RIVER

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Silver Salmon fishing on the kenai river has been excellent this week.  The best proven fly has been a purple leach pattern for the water conditions that we have been fishing.   You might have to weed through a couple fish to put a chrome one in the boat.  This late in the season the fish that entered the system earlier are starting to stage to spawn.  When a silver salmon is hooked up it will take big runs and cartwheeling jumps it is all good.  I’ve found that a slightly upstream cast and a big mend with a very slow retrieve has got the most bites. Silver salmon can be aggressive but I find a slower presentation out fishes a fast sporadic presentation most days.   Anywhere on the Kenai river with a slow pocket should be holding silver salmon.

We will continue to take booking for silver salmon fishing on the kenai river until the end of October.  Weather conditions are sometimes colder and daylight hours are not as long but the fishing can be excellent in October for both silvers and rainbow trout! Contact us here for a silver salmon guide trip on the kenai river.

Tight Lines,

Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com

Alaska Top Water Rainbow Trout Fishing

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Alaska rainbow trout fishing   Under the right conditions and timing you can find some great Alaska top water rainbow trout fishing.  From Dry flies in small streams and lakes to big mouse patterns on the Kenai and other rivers in the state.  June proves to be a good month on the Kenai Peninsula for this and I have some great streams in other parts of the state that can provide top water rainbow trout fishing. It is my goal to explore at least one new river every year. This year we chose Lake Creek to see if it was worth adding to the arsenal.  At the begining of the trip we were able to get plenty of rainbows taking mouse patterns which made the trip worth while right then and there. We had high muddy water for the whole trip and still the river produced a good number of rainbow trout, grayling, and silver salmon .  On our 60 mile adventure through white water, rocks and canyons. We found ourselves thinking that we need to show this to you.   If you are interested in a 6 day 5 night back country float I think we found a great adventure for you!  I can put this Alaska guide trip together and work closely with you to build a fishing trip of a lifetime. Tight lines, www.driftingonthefly.com

Timing your Kenai River Fishing Trip

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Timing your Kenai River fishing trip depends on the species that you primarily want to pursue make sure.  For instance if you would like to go after Kenai river sockeye salmon you would want to book you guided trip with us in late July or early august.  There are overlapping peak dates for multiple species as well.  Like king salmon and a sockeye salmon trip can both be booked during the peak season for both species.  This would happen at the end of July.  These dates go fast so book early to insure that you get the dates that you are interested in.   A Tip for Netting a sockeye salmon on the kenai river.  Always net a fish by head first.  This way you have the whole fish in the net and if it makes another run it will run into the net or swim out without pulling the hook. If you aren’t interested in netting your own sockeye salmon feel free to give our kenai river guide service a call anytime.  We will do our best to put every legal fish on the bank for you! Hope this helps and good fishing www.driftingonthefly.com Scott Sager