Christmas is a wonderful time of year. Family, friends and giving thanks is what is most important to us. I hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday and enjoys all that the festivities has to offer. This year Kim and I where woken up early to signs of our first child’s arrival. We are now 8 hours into the labor …
Kenai peninsula steelhead fishing
One of my favorite things to do on a day off is to hit up the kenai peninsula steelhead fishing. We have a few hours to drive and catch up after a long fishing season and reflect. We arrive in the parking lot and there are a few anglers still out but not many, get our waders on and hit …
Rainbow trout and silver salmon fishing
October has been great rainbow trout and silver salmon fishing on the Kenai river. Water levels are good and the fish are on the bite. We have picked up a lot of rainbow trout and dolly Varden on flesh flies. Jody has caught three fish today in the high 20’s and just can’t seem to break the 30 …
Kenai river rainbow trout fishing
KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISHING! Water levels are falling on the Kenai river now after this falls 100 year flood. I was able to fish many places today that I had not for the last 10 days. The fish are hungry and we were able to catch and hook many large rainbow trout. I think the next two weeks could …
Kenai river running high
High water on the Kenai river can cause the Rainbow trout fishing to shut down for a few days. Unfortunately the river is out of its banks and there is no fishing at this time. I’ll report back in when fishing resumes. It shouldn’t be to long. I’m taking a few days to go up north and explore some new …
Brown bear viewing along the Kenai River
Brown bear viewing along the Kenai river on a nice fall evening makes for a great trip. Brown bear viewing along the Kenai River can very interesting. When the salmon show up in good numbers the bears both black and brown will come down along the Kenai to feed. Often in the late summer and fall the bears can be …
Alaska kenai peninsula weather
The Alaska Kenai Peninsula weather has been ugly the last few days. I drove up to anchorage for yesterday and encountered some heavy gust of wind and bad rain on the way up and the way back. This is a picture I took coming around turnagain arm this morning. The wind had to be blowing at least 40 miles per …
Kenai peninsula fall
The Kenai Peninsula fall is short but the peak colors can be beautiful if you catch them right. It is just about peak And in a couple more days and the leaves will fall and winter will be here for the most part. Termination dust is starting to top the mountains and the hills are starting to look a little …
Walk and wade on the Kenai river
Walk and wade on the Kenai river can be a great way to chase trophy rainbow trout. There are many steams and lakes that are in the surrounding area as well as the kenai river to fish. Rainbow trout and dolly Varden are staged behind spawning salmon which in places can be very close to shore. Match the hatch and …
Kenai peninsula steel head fishing
Kenai peninsula steel head fishing Dolly Varden are a real bonus fish while Fishing for steelhead on the Kenai peninsula . This morning the bite was on in a few holes and we just happened to be there while it was going on. This Steel head was hooked …