Waiting on the outgoing tide for king salmon to Make there push up the river. Picking up a few sockeye salmon on the boat today. Bonus fish
Call today to book a guided kasilof king salmon drift boat fishing trip lined up. The cost is 275.00 per person and large groups are welcome!
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
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
Drifting on the Fly, LLC proudly added a Willie Predator power boat to the business. The boat is 20 feet long and is 72 inches wide and is powered by a 50 horse power Mercury motor and has a 9.9 horse power Mercury motor for secondary power. Though running a drift boat on the Kenai River for salmon, Dolly Varden and rainbow trout has its place, the power boat has its benefits as well.
The use of a powerboat for rainbow trout fishing on the middle Kenai River is a very effective way to have a chance at big Kenai River rainbow trout. This boat also allows us to easily fish the lower Kenai River for king salmon. With a 50-horse power engine on the back of the boat running multiple drifts through a hole can be done in no time.
The option to fish for rainbow trout, silver salmon, or sockeye salmon on the middle river in a power boat is now available. I have owned and run power boats for years and it is nice to finally add one to our guided fishing operation.
We are looking forward to another great fishing season. Booking a guide trip on the kenai river with Drifting on the Fly easy!
Drifting On The Fly, LLC
Alaska fly out fishing trips are a great way to experience the state and make for a hardcore fishing adventure that you will never forget.
Since 2003 we have been working hard at exploring remote rivers in Alaska so that we can offer back country trips as a part of our operation. I have fished many rivers only accessed by float plane and in June of 2009 we traveled to the headwaters of King Salmon river to start a week long float. A great group of guys and committed fly anglers in search of Arctic Grayling, Arctic Char, pike, king salmon and Rainbow Trout! We put this short video of the trip together to share with you. I hope that you find watching the video as interesting as we did making it! The video can be found on You tube.
If you are interested in an extreme trip in the wilds of Alaska give us a call to find out more on how you get it booked today! These kind of trips are not for everyone but for groups that don’t mind roughing it a bit it can be quit an experience.
Tight lines,
Scott
Drifting On The Fly, LLC
Kenai river trout fishing in the winter can be good one day and just OK the next. Inconsistent temperatures has a lot to do with this. The peak season of kenai river trout fishing is June, August, September and October.
The first weekend of Dec. was beautiful on the Kenai river. We didn’t catch a ton of rainbow trout but enough to keep us motivated. Skilak lake is now starting to freeze over and wade fishing opportunities are about all that is available now. The weather was excellent today with temperatures over 30 degrees! I wasn’t out on the Kenai river but I know a few people that took full advantage and look forward to the report. Winter fishing is a great time of year to get out on the Kenai river, so pick a window of good weather and get outside! Good luck and we’ll see you out there. Keep us in mind for your summer trip to the kenai peninsula as well. If you would like to inquire about a Kenai river trout fishing trip give us a call.
Peak season kenai river trout fishing trips are getting very popular. Make sure if you are interested in this special time of year that you book early in the year to ensure your spot on the boat! We have many guided fishing trip opportunities on the kenai river and surrounding areas so gives us a ring and lets talk about your next fishing trip to Alaska!.
Tight Lines,
Scott
Drifting on the Fly, LLC
GUIDED STEELHEAD FISHING ON THE KENAI PENINSULA
Join Drifting on the Fly for some great steelhead fishing in Alaska on the Anchor river the first weekend in Oct. We have a great camp set up that has enough room for many tents in the same area. We are wanting to share camp with those that have fished with us, follow our blog and receive our newsletters. So if you are able to make it and like what our company is all about feel free to show up and make yourself part of the 2009 steelhead festivities. Camp is now set up and the steelhead are in!!
This is not a guided fishing weekend but a weekend to get together and share some good times. although we will be willing to help out with technique, casting and reading water to those that are interested in learning a little more about catching the most explosive fish in Alaska!
Drifting On The Fly, LLC
Looking forward to sharing camp with you and if you have any questions or would like to book a guided steelhead fishing on the kenai peninsula, feel free to contact me anytime 907-382-6808
Tight lines,
Scott
Fall Rainbow trout fishing on the kenai river has been very good this fall. Friends and clients are all getting into big fish and lots of them. Follow the sockeye salmon and you will be sure to find a concentration of quality rainbow trout. Flesh flies are starting to really produce some good fish as well. The fishing season is coming to an end fast but there is still time to get out on the river with us one more time. We offer a quality guided fishing operation and would love to show you what we know about this area.
Drifting on the Fly, LLC
This picture is of Kim Sager with a 30 inch rainbow trout caught in the kenai river canyon this fall. Kim has been fly fishing this area for years and this is the biggest fish she has landed. A monster Kenai river rainbow isn’t landed on every trip but the odds definitely go up when you fish where they live. If you think that you may like to fish this season call asap to reserve your spot. Only a few more weeks of fishing and limited spots are available!
Thanks for following us and steelhead season is right around the corner! call today to book a guided kenai river rainbow trout or steel head trip
Tight lines,
Scott