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Fishing on the Kenai Peninsula

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Drifting-admin

Fishing on the Kenai peninsula is a great way to spend time with the family. A guided Kasilof river, Kenai river or fly out fishing trip are just a few of the trips available on the Kenai Peninsula. Depending on the time of year you would like to come will determine what species that are available for a trip. King Salmon fishing, silver salmon fishing, sockeye salmon fishing, rainbow trout fishing, dolly varden fishing, grayling, and a few other great game fish opportunities. It is our goal to work with you in designing the right fishing trip so give us a call and we can start planning today.

These happy fishers made some memories that will last a lifetime while fishing with Drifting on the Fly. To book your next fishing trip on the Kenai peninsula give us a call and we will work with you to line up the right trip. Our rates are 275.00 per person and we have exclusive boat packages available as well. If you have a large group, no worries, we can handle it. Thanks for following us, www.driftingonthefly.com 907-382-6808

Pre Tied Leaders

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Drifting-admin

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

Timing your Kenai River Fishing Trip

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Drifting-admin

Timing your Kenai River fishing trip depends on the species that you primarily want to pursue make sure. For instance if you would like to go after Kenai river sockeye salmon you would want to book you guided trip with us in late July or early august. There are overlapping peak dates for multiple species as well. Like king salmon and a sockeye salmon trip can both be booked during the peak season for both species. This would happen at the end of July. These dates go fast so book early to insure that you get the dates that you are interested in. A Tip for Netting a sockeye salmon on the kenai river. Always net a fish by head first. This way you have the whole fish in the net and if it makes another run it will run into the net or swim out without pulling the hook. If you aren’t interested in netting your own sockeye salmon feel free to give our kenai river guide service a call anytime. We will do our best to put every legal fish on the bank for you! Hope this helps and good fishing www.driftingonthefly.com Scott Sager

Kenai River Guide Trip

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Drifting-admin

A popular Kenai river guide trip is for Sockeye Salmon, We offer many fishing opportunities in July and August for sockeye salmon. Some of the best gravel bars are accessible on the middle kenai river. We fish here almost exclusively during the peak of the sockeye salmon runs. We look for the Sockeye salmon fishing to pick up in the next few days also. Usually by July 14th the fishing is very good. Limits are 3 per person a day until the escapement is reached and then it is usually bumped up to 6 per person!

Second run king salmon are here. Fish have been showing up in good numbers now and you should be able to snatch on to a king if you put the time in. Both the Kenai and Kasilof have fished well for me the last couple of days. Quick fish worked best on the Kenai river and Spin and glows with a glob of eggs have been best on the Kasilof river for us.

If you are interested in a King salmon guide trip or sockeye salmon guide trip on the Kenai river or Kasilof river feel free to contact me at www.driftingonthefly.com

Thanks and good fishing

Scott Sager

KENAI RIVER KING SALMON

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Drifting-admin

Kenai river King Salmon are coming in better numbers every day. The rivers both kenai and kasilof are fishing well right now. Drift fishing has still been hit or miss depending on the day. A few Sockeye Salmon are showing up in the Kenai River this week. Be sure to familiarize yourself if you plan to fish the Kenai river since a lot of regulation changes are now in effect for the 2008 season. Pay special attention to the 2-Stroke Motor restrictions. June 11 will open the Kenai River Rainbow Trout Season, until then this season is closed river wide. Check out this link for details on the regulation changes. Give me a call 907-382-6808 if you want to fish the Kenai or Kasilof, I still have a few days open in June as of tonight if you are interested in using our kenai peninsula guide service.

Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISHING

Posted on August 24, 2007 by Drifting-admin

Rainbow Trout on the Kenai River, Alaska with guide Scott Sager

The Kenai river rainbow trout fishing has shown great improvements on the egg bite in the last two weeks. The fish below Skilak on the middle kenai river seem to be keying in on the egg spawn from the king salmon. I’m finding that size 10 mil. egg pattern is working best for me. A dead drift is very important, the kenai river rainbow trout see many anglers these days and get wise to a drift with the least bit of drag in it. keep your casts short and your rod high. The less line on the water is the best to prevent any drag at all. Also, do not count out the Sockeye Salmon, they have been stacking up and are ready to drop any minute in this area. Guided kenai river rainbow trout fishing is available now. We take booking for drift boat trips, power boat trips, wade fishing trips, and fly out fishing trips. We will work close with you to design a personal and unforgettable fishing trip in Alaska Thanks for checking us out and I’ll try to post again as soon as the fish key in on another bite. Scott Sager www.driftingonthefly.com scott@driftingonthefly.com 907-382-6808

Welcome to the Drifting on the fly

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Drifting-admin

Thank you for checking in. This post represents day one for Drifting On The Fly Guide Service in the world of blogging. I will update this as much as time permits. Check back often but please remember this is my busy time of the year guiding. Here is how the fishing has been on the Kenai River: Keni river Rainbow Trout fishing – Good (Continuing to improve every day) kenai river Dolly Varden – Good kenai river King Salmon – Good (Great on some days) kenai river Sockeye Salmon – Great kenai river Silver Salmon – Too Early (Check in the third week of August through September) I still have a few vacancies in August and September, give me a call or shoot me an email if you are interested in fly fishing for a few large rainbows or Silver Salmon. 907-382-6808 or scott@driftingonthefly.com