Pre tied leaders are a must for the serious fisherman. Having them on hand will keep you in the strike zone longer than if you have to tie them on the river. I recommend a pips box for holding my tippets that I tie in the winter each year. It will make you more efficient and you will catch more fish.
I find for the kenai river bead rig I can get about a hundred pre tied tippets in one pips box. This saves me A lot of time on the water. For my standord Kenai river leaders I will start with 2-3 foot of 25-30 pound for a but sections. Amnesia works well for this. Then work down from there in leader material size. Depending on the water level of the river I will use a 9-11 foot leader.
We wish everyone to have a great holiday season and look forward to the start of 2009 Alaska fishing season. Here at Drifting on the Fly we are settled into our cabin and are enjoying the winter season. Dec. 21st is a day to mention, we start gaining a little sunlight each day now until June. It will not make much of a difference for a month or so but it is nice to think about.
Tight lines, Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com
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 
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 
Drifting on the Fly, A Kenai peninsula fishing charters. One Great trip we offer is a guided charter on the Kasilof river. The Kasilof river has good steelhead, king salmon, sockeye salmon and silver salmon runs! We offer guided trips for all of the above! King salmon fishing on the Kasilof river was fair yesterday, with some bigger tides pushing in this week we are expecting the fishing to pick up even more. The egg bite is on, most of the fish are being caught on spin and glows with a small glob of eggs.
The Ninilchik river is now open for the remainder of the month for king salmon fishing. I recommend those that are interested in trying to catch a king salmon on the fly rod to search there. You’ll be able to find the most fish pushing in with the tides so pay attention to what’s going on there or we will be happy to provide a guided trip on one of the kenai peninsula’s rivers for you.
If you have any questions or would like to book a trip this season we are still taking bookings. You can reach us at www.driftingonthefly.com for your next guide trip!
Thanks and tight lines Scott Sager
