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Looking for a Kenai Peninsula Deep Creek steelhead fishing Guide? We can help you out with a guided trip on this beautiful small river. We offer 8 hour full day excursions on light tackle or fly rod for Deep Creek. There are many runs that hold good numbers of fish throughout the fall and this is one of my favorite steelhead streams on the Kenai Peninsula. Fresh fish push in with each tide in the fall and there are days where multiple fish are caught. Add a steelhead trip to your Kenai river rainbow trout fishing trip or just pursue steelhead it’s up to you. There have been falls where I spend over 35 days walking the banks of our local steelhead waters and just the thought of hooking up on one keeps me going back. It is steelhead fishing and these contrary fish can be difficult at times but when it is on it is on! The season is here and if you are interested in a hard fighting fish that will reward you with long runs, cartwheels and jumps before you bring it to hand, this is your trip.
Give us a call at 907-382-6808 or email us here on the site!
Is a Kenai Peninsula salmon charter on your agenda? We can get you hooked up!
Kasilof river king salmon fishing
We offer guided salmon charter fishing on the Kasilof river and the Kenai river. Power boat or drift boat salmon fishing on the Kenai peninsula makes us diverse and ready to go where the fish are biting. If you prefer fishing out of one boat to another we can accommodate that as well. Kenai peninsula salmon charter day trips include all gear and tackle needed for the day, bait if being used, coffee, snacks, waders if needed, and rain gear if you don’t have your own. Depending on the timing of your trip will decide which species of salmon that we will pursue. If you have a certain species in mind we will give you the peak dates available to choose from.
Kenai Peninsula Salmon Charters available, 2013 rates are 275.00$ plus tax per person for a King Salmon, Silver Salmon, or Sockeye Salmon fishing trip! Pick from any of the species and give us a call to see if we can get you hooked up for your next Alaska fishing vacation! Prime dates go fast so call early and get the date that best fits your vacation.
Tight Lines
Scott Sager,
907-382-6808
email us:
scott@driftingonthefly.com
Kenai peninsula fishing guides are on the river fishing hard every day. We know the water and know the fish that we are pursuing. When visiting the Kenai peninsula you can’t go wrong hiring a guide for a day or two to get some valuable information on local knowledge of the water you would like to fish. I guide for a living and have for a long time now but whenever I go someplace new to fish I hire a guide for the first day or two to get some insight on what is going on. There is nothing wrong with this and it will make you more successful on your trip. Where ever you come from it is going to take quit a bit of traveling to get the Kenai Peninsula to go fishing. A couple of planes and a few hours in a rental car if you are coming from out-of-state and possibly if you are traveling from in the state too! Alaska is a huge state and there are many fishing opportunities so be prepared to make the best of the time invested in getting here.
Fishing Trips on the kenai Peninsula that you may be interested in are rainbow trout, arctic grayling, king salmon, silver salmon, sockeye salmon, and or steelhead. Timing your vacation for the species that most interests you is very important. Give us a call today and we will set you up with a kenai peninsula fishing guides.
www.driftingonthefly.comKenai Peninsula Steelhead Fishing Guide trips will give you a greater chance at success on these hard fighting fish. We have spent much of our time studying and fishing the local Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing water. The 3 main rivers on the Kenai Peninsula that we fish for steelhead are the Kasilof river, the Anchor river, and Deep Creek. All 3 rivers have great fishing opportunities for sizable steelhead, dolly varden, king salmon and silver salmon.
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Kasilof River Steelhead fishing
We will start our kenai peninsula steelhead fishing guide trips out on the Kasilof river. In early to mid April most years the Kasilof river starts to fish well for steelhead. There are good wade fishing opportunities in the start of the season and then drift boat fishing opportunities when the ice is cleared from the launch. The river is shallow at this time of year and fish can be spooky. Swinging flies, dead drifting nymphs and egg patterns and even casting and striping flies has produced steelhead on the Kasilof river. Spring steelhead opportunities will last until about throughout the first week in June. Then the majority of the fish have made their way back to the ocean and will not return until around the first of September. Fall steelhead fishing on the Kasilof river can also produce a lot of fish. Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing guide Trips will be offered until the middle of October when colder weather usually runs us off the river. Kasilof river steelhead fishing guide trips are offered to both spin and fly anglers.
Anchor river and Deep Creek steelhead fishing
The Anchor river and Deep Creek are also located on the Kenai Peninsula and are walk and wade fishing streams only. We have explored and fished these rivers for years as well and know them by heart and timing. Steelhead usually start to show up here in late august but we don’t really start targeting steelhead until the second week in September. These streams are smaller than the Kasilof river but have produced a lot of fish. I have seen tides bring in a big push of fish and between a couple of anglers have hooked up on dozens of fish. Again swinging and nymph fishing will catch fish but egg patterns will dominate. These fish like resident rainbow trout key in on the salmon spawn and can’t resist the right size and color combination!
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Booking a Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing guide trip:
Kenai Peninsula Steelhead fishing guide trips are strictly catch and release and on most waters can not be removed from the water. We love to pursue steelhead and are happy to show what the kenai peninsula has to offer. If you are interested in a Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing guide trip for steelhead give us a call at 907-382-6808 or contact us here! If you are looking for a good fly selection or gear for fishing the local Kenai Peninsula waters stop by Wilderness Way in Soldotna.
Tight Lines,
Scott Sager
WWW.DRIFTINGONTHEFLY.COMThe KENAI RIVER is a complex and dynamic system, providing excellent habitat for fisheries. This excellent habitat helps produce lots of salmon, trout, and more. All five species of Pacific salmon return to the Kenai River every year, including Chinook (king salmon), coho (silver salmon), chum, pink, and sockeye salmon. Though the pink salmon only return in big numbers on even number years and there isn’t very many chum salmon that enter the Kenai River. Other fish species in the Kenai river drainage include rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, and arctic grayling. All of these species can be targeted in a guided fishing trip on the Kenai River or Kenai peninsula.Imagine floating down glacial blue waters, surrounded by snow capped mountains, forested lands, and possible wildlife around every bend of the river, all while waiting for the tremendous ‘take down’ on your rod by any one of the five salmon or other fish species.From peaceful and serene, to action packed and adrenaline rushing……this is what you will experience when your line goes down and everyone yells, “FISH ON!”. Once the fish is brought to the boat, your guide will help you cherish the memory by taking pictures of your epic catch with a backdrop of glacial waters and mountains.Every trip down the Kenai River, whether it’s in a drift boat or powerboat, is one of comfort and space. To help with those chilly mornings, your guide will have hot coffee to keep you warm. If you’re looking for a relaxing and fun experience on the Kenai River to fish for a chance for a catch of a lifetime. Give us a call to discuss your trip plans at 907-382-6808 and BOOK TODAY!
Today is the Rainbow Trout season opener on the Kenai River, June 11th. Get out your smolt and flesh fly patterns and enjoy some potentially great rainbow trout fishing. This is a great time of year to pursue trout, they are hungry and willing to take traditional flies, which is always a lot of fun. The mouth of the Kenai River from Skilak lake five miles down stream is closed to all motorized vessels until June 15th! This is set into place because of the trumpeter swans that are nesting in the area.
If you are interested in taking a guided fishing trip on the Kenai river, feel free to contact us anytime at www.driftingonthefly.com or at 907-382-6808.
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Guided Kasilof king salmon fishing is well under way. We are having lots of fun and working hard to get you hooked up on a hard fighting king salmon.
guided kenai river and kasilof river king salmon fishing can be booked here today!
tight lines
scott sager
It has been a long winter here in Alaska with close to record breaking snows in South Central and the kenai peninsula, hopefully that is behind us for a few months now. Longer days and nicer weather seem to be upon us! The Kenai River Fishing season will be upon us before we know it here in Alaska, though we are getting out once in a while now and hitting our favorite holes on the warmer days. Give us a call and lets talk about booking your next guided kenai river fishing trip.
tight lines
scott sager
First run of Kenai River King SalmonOpportunities at for kenai river king salmon fishing starts in early to the middle of May. Our drift boat makes is possible to navigate through the shallow Kenai River and get to concentrated first runs of king salmon. By the first of June the Kenai river is usually high enough that we will start running our powerboat until the end of King Salmon season on the Kenai River. The best thing about being here for the first run of king salmon is there is much less competition on the water. The run isn’t as big as the July run of kings and is not as popular. This is sometimes beneficial to the anglers because of fewer boats on the water. The first run of king salmon peaks in numbers by the middle of June and strong daily numbers will appear until the second run start to show up.Second run of Kenai river king salmonThe second run of king salmon is bigger on average than the first run of fish. This is a very popular run of king salmon because they appear in the summer. The Kenai Peninsula in the nicest month is indescribable. There are two to three times more fish in the second run of king salmon on the Kenai River than the first run. The use of bait also opens July first (sometimes earlier). The use of bait opens more techniques in which we can pursue these fish. Wrapping quick fish for example tends to produce more fish than an unwrapped one most of the time. We also back bounce, back troll, and side drift with cured eggs. The second run has a lot of good characteristics but it also brings in a lot more pressure to the river. When it comes to pursuing a trophy don’t rule out the first run because the standing world record was caught in May!Cost for guide trip:
*$275.00 plus tax per person a day
*packages available
*Drift and Power boat trips available
*Large groups welcome, we fish up to 4 people per trip per guide boat
*Exclusive boat prices available! FOR booking your next guided kenai river fishing trip contact us here:
907-382-6808
scott@driftingonthefly.com
Rainbow trout fishing the Kenai river is always something I look forward too, even on day 100 I still find the motivation to get gear together and make my way to the river. It is always helpful to see the river when the water is very low. At Cooper Landing the Flow was around 600 CFS and below Skilak lake it was flowing around 840 CFS. This gives me a lot of information for the following guide season on where rainbow trout might be holding.
We picked up a few rainbow trout around Princess rapids on the upper Kenai River. The temperature was in the low 20’s all morning and eventually came up to were we could fish without freezing up to bad. Thanks to the Jet-boil we were able to take a break and have some hot coffee.
Not removing the fish from the water on very cold days is a great idea, plus it’s much better for your hands!
I’m sure that leeches and flesh flies would have picked a few fish up but there were a lot of silver salmon spawning. We knew that we would be fighting almost dead silvers all day were we were fishing if we used streamers. Egg patterns seemed to be the ticket and we didn’t pick up many silvers at all. Both dead egg patterns and fresh egg patterns picked up a few rainbow trout and dolly varden.
TIGHT LINES,
SCOTT SAGER
907-382-6808
Kenai peninsula fishing guides are on the river fishing hard every day. We know the water and know the fish that we are pursuing. When visiting the Kenai peninsula you can’t go wrong hiring a guide for a day or two to get some valuable information on local knowledge of the water you would like to fish. I guide for a living and have for a long time now but whenever I go someplace new to fish I hire a guide for the first day or two to get some insight on what is going on. There is nothing wrong with this and it will make you more successful on your trip. Where ever you come from it is going to take quit a bit of traveling to get the Kenai Peninsula to go fishing. A couple of planes and a few hours in a rental car if you are coming from out-of-state and possibly if you are traveling from in the state too! Alaska is a huge state and there are many fishing opportunities so be prepared to make the best of the time invested in getting here.
Fishing Trips on the kenai Peninsula that you may be interested in are rainbow trout, arctic grayling, king salmon, silver salmon, sockeye salmon, and or steelhead. Timing your vacation for the species that most interests you is very important. Give us a call today and we will set you up with a kenai peninsula fishing guides. 
Every trip down the Kenai River, whether it’s in a drift boat or powerboat, is one of comfort and space. To help with those chilly mornings, your guide will have hot coffee to keep you warm. If you’re looking for a relaxing and fun experience on the Kenai River to fish for a chance for a catch of a lifetime. Give us a call to discuss your trip plans at 907-382-6808 and BOOK TODAY! 
guided kenai river and kasilof river king salmon fishing can be booked here today!
tight lines
scott sager 
Not removing the fish from the water on very cold days is a great idea, plus it’s much better for your hands!
I’m sure that leeches and flesh flies would have picked a few fish up but there were a lot of silver salmon spawning. We knew that we would be fighting almost dead silvers all day were we were fishing if we used streamers. Egg patterns seemed to be the ticket and we didn’t pick up many silvers at all. Both dead egg patterns and fresh egg patterns picked up a few rainbow trout and dolly varden.
TIGHT LINES,
SCOTT SAGER
907-382-6808 
Not removing the fish from the water on very cold days is a great idea, plus it’s much better for your hands!
I’m sure that leeches and flesh flies would have picked a few fish up but there were a lot of silver salmon spawning. We knew that we would be fighting almost dead silvers all day were we were fishing if we used streamers. Egg patterns seemed to be the ticket and we didn’t pick up many silvers at all. Both dead egg patterns and fresh egg patterns picked up a few rainbow trout and dolly varden.
TIGHT LINES,
SCOTT SAGER
907-382-6808