Every spring while I’m out KENAI RIVER FLY FISHING I look for Terns gathering on the river. Finding terns hoovering over the river more than likely means Parr Salmon have made the transformation to smolt and are heading out to sea. In the spring Parr salmon undergo a chemical change that lets them adapt from freshwater to the saltwater where …
ANCHOR RIVER KING SALMON FISHING
Anchor river king salmon fishing can be crowded so I prefer to fish in the middle of the night. Most anglers are in camp or limited out for the days fishing and that’s when I head out onto the water. Fishing on the Kenai peninsula often means that you will be near other anglers while you are on the stream. …
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 …
KENAI RIVER DRY FLY FISHING
THERE CAN BE SOME VERY GOOD KENAI RIVER DRY FLY FISHING. June is a great month to be in the middle of some great caddis hatches in Alaska. Smaller rivers and lakes on the Kenai peninsula have been the most productive when I am look for Rainbow trout on dry flies. Also look at the side channels of the Kenai …
KENAI RIVER OVERNIGHT TRIP
A Kenai river overnight trip can be a nice add on for your fishing vacation. Friends of Drifting on the fly sometimes get a chance to send photos of their trip with us. When I am out on the river it is hard to take photos for myself a lot of the time and we appreciate getting photos like these …
KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT
When the river starts to rise with melt off and the Kenai river Rainbow trout season opens (june 11th) don’t hesitate to add a sink tip line into your arsenal. I prefer to fly fish a 250 grain sink tip line and a six weight rod for getting down to those big fish. Leeches, clousers, woolly boogers, and muddler minnows …
JIMS LANDING UPPER KENAI RIVER
Here is a couple of photos from Jims Landing upper Kenai river. With the open water you could find a rainbow trout or two, That is if you can keep the ice off your guides long enough for more than one drift. For info on the 2009 fishing season check out www.driftingonthefly.com Tight lines, Scott
Winter Kenai River Rainbow Trout Fishing
A few things to keep in mind for Winter Kenai River Rainbow Trout Fishing. 1, watch the weather patterns and fronts that are moving through. If it is calling for a high of 30 degrees it is probably going to be warm enough to keep the ice off the guides for a few hours. 2, fish slow and thorough …
KASILOF RIVER KING SALMON FISHING
Kasilof river King Salmon fishing is getting good now. On a guide trip last Tues. and took a beautiful fresh 20lbs. King salmon. We had a few other hits and caught a few Dolly Varden, Steel head, and flounder in the tidal water. Things are looking up and the fishing should only get better on the kenai peninsula. If you’d …
DOLLY VARDEN FISHING ON THE KENAI RIVER
Dolly Varden fishing on the Kenai River is often off the hook in the spring until the middle of september. This beautiful fish was caught in the fall right before the Dolly mVarden spawn. Dolly Varden are in the char family and spawn in the fall. When you find spawning Sockeye Salmon you’ll be sure to find a Dolly Varden …
