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
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. 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
Fly Fishing rainbow trout on the Kenai river can be a great guided trip. We offer many trips on the Kenai but specialize in finding bit trout on the fly. Fish like these aren’t landed everyday but are hooked often. Every once in a while a fish cooperates and an angler does everything right and we are able to put a big fish in the net.
King Salmon are starting to really starting to drop their eggs now and trout fishing the kenai river is heating up. The Rainbow trout are moving around and finding dinner at the the hottest spawning ground these days. The river should be full of eggs within the next week..!!! Think of any other trout fishing you know and match the hatch except with beads and flesh flies instead of may flies and stone flies. Just like any fishing pay attention to what’s happening in the stream and you’ll have a more productive day on the water.
Guide trips are available and Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about our kenai River guide operation or what is going on with the Kenai River.
Thanks and tight lines,
Scott sager www.driftingonthefly.com
Rainbow Trout fishing the kenai river is good day here and a so so day there but we look for it to get real good any day. Rainbow trout that are over 25 inches are not uncommon here and 30 inch fish are landed many times throughout the season. Middle kenai river trout fishing is good in June, August, September and October. Book a trip on the middle kenai river and then a steelhead fishing trip or two and let us show you a great fishing vacation.
I’m going to be out in the back country for the next few days so if you have a question about booking a leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Alaska’s back country is fun and wild. The great thing about being a small guide service is that we can work with you to design the trip that you want. We have lots of rivers in our arsenal and can put just about anything together that you might want to do.
Thanks and hope your getting a line wet.
Scott Sager
www.driftingonthefly.com
907-382-6808 
Kenai river king salmon fishing should be something you do on your visit to the kenai peninsula in July! Many fish are caught every year over 70 pounds and a 50 pound fish in not uncommon. The Kenai River is big and runs fast in the summer months. We have power boat so that we can rework the runs and if you prefer to fish out of a drift boat we can accomodate that as well. Kenai River King Salmon Fishing out of a drift boat is a lot of work but very doable. We landed this big kenai river king salmon out of my 18 foot Willie drift boat.
Today After a day of guiding trout and Sockeye Salmon fishing on the kenai river my buddy Ben Hancock and Dan Wikner arrived with perfect timing. We unloaded the guide boat and grabbed the private boat to set out for a short drift on the Kenai between River Quest and Pillars boat launch. Mid way through my friend hit his first king salmon ever and for sure one to remember!
Good job Ben!!!!
We are taking bookings for kenai river King Salmon fishing Trips now. Give us a call and we will work with you to design a trip that fits your vacation schedual.
Scott Sager
Drifting on the Fly Today I got off work, removed my studded tires and got my all terrains back on the truck. After I got my chores done I found time to go and explore a stream here in Anchorage. Ship Creek is a well known Salmon run river that holds a few Rainbow trout too. I didn’t spend much time fishing it but it did produce a couple of small rainbows. I was using a Murray hellgrammite size 10, dead drifting it. That fly seems to produce more fish for me than any other in my fly box! I don’t know if it is confidence or what.. but I tend to tie this fly own my line more times than not when I approach new water. I have never fished salmon in this stream but I understand that it can produce quit a few fish during the peak of the seasons as well.
I’m moving back down to the Kenai peninsula next week to get gear ready for the upcoming season. Dates are booking up fast so if your interested in a 2008 Drift Boat Fishing guide trip on the kenai river, reserve your spots soon. We hope everyone is enjoying the spring and we look forward to fishing with you. Tight lines, Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com scott@driftingonthefly.com 907-382-6808
