FLY FISHING STEELHEAD

Fly Fishing the Kenai River for a few cold rainbow trout Fly Fishing Steelhead on the Kenai Peninsula is for the dedicated angler.  Steelhead are an ocean run rainbow trout and will return to the fresh water to spawn.  Fresh steelhead are as hard of a fighting fish that you can catch in fresh water.  I put them at the top of the list to pursue.  Once hooked up you will never forget the power that this fish has to offer. We fished a few streams on the Kenai Peninsula this past week for steelhead and……… typical steelhead weather arrived. Snow, rain and cold weather. The precipitation eventually made the streams unproductive due to discolored water. So, we floated the middle section of the Kenai and had good rainbow fishing with the largest fish measuring 25 inches. Right now the Kenai is on its way up after an ice dam broke above Kenai Lake. The river levels are equal to what you would normally expect in July. I am hopeful that we will have a few more days of fishing after the river drops back. The steelhead streams are in great shape now. Egg sucking anything or beads for either fishery and a few flesh flies while the Kenai is full. Remember Silver salmon fishing season ended on 10/31 so don’t take them out of the water when you accidentally hook them. Good luck and give me a call if you have any questions, Scott Sager 9073826808

FLY FISHING ON THE KENAI PENINSULA

Winter fly fishing on the kenai peninsula, Alaska   The Kenai Peninsula continues to produce both steelhead and rainbow trout in the right stream. The steelhead fishing continue to arrive daily in those streams that support steelhead and since these streams have not iced over yet, fishing has been  productive. Streamers and eggs continue to produce with mixed results from day to day. Don’t hesitate to change patterns and technique fairly often if things don’t seem to be working. When you find low clear water be careful about spooking fish, once you spook them often they will just move into deeper water and hold in plain sight, fishing to a spooked fish or two is a waste of time. Move on! The Kenai River continues to provide great rainbow fishing. The Silver Salmon are pretty much done and the season ends today. Beads continue to produce the best in the rainbow department. I am booking now for the upcoming fly fishing season, if you are interested give me a call 907-382-6808 or an email (scott@driftingonthefly.com) Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

KENAI PENINSULA STEELHEAD FISHING

    alaska steelhead fishingKenai peninsula steelhead fishing trips are offered for both the fly angler and the light spin tackle angler.  Drift boat trips and walk and wade trips are our preferred ways to pursue these hard fighting fish.  Warm clothing, hand warmers and perseverance have paid off recently on the Kenai Peninsula Steelhead fishing streams. Beads or leeches fished dead drift or down and across streamer style with a Teeny 200 if the streams are too high. In other words – typical finicky Steelhead fishing but the catching has been good.  The steelhead run seems to be steady and the only thing that gets in the way is ice in our guides though the last few days haven’t been that cold though. The middle river section of the Kenai continues to be great for nice, fat rainbows trout.  The dolly Varden are mostly gone now, off to do the spawning thing up the tributaries. So it is just you, the silver salmon, and the rainbows trout as far as fishing on the kenai river in concerned. Booking a kenai peninsula steelhead fishing trip with us is easy.  Give us a call and we will work with you to design a trip that is perfect for you. Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly. LLC

TERMINATION DUST

Termination Dust covers the mountain tops around Kenai Lake. Fall is well underway and winter is threatening more and more each day. The Kenai peninsula steelhead fishing and the Kenai river rainbow trout fishing has been outstanding. Termination Dust above Kenai Lake Guided fishing trips will be offered until freeze up.  This varies every year but feel free to give us a call and see if the timing will fit for a kenai river fishing trip for you!   Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISHING

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

KENAI RIVER SILVER SALMON AND RAINBOW TROUT

  KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT Kenai River silver salmon and Rainbow trout fishing has been excellent! Guided fishing trips are available and with your help we will design a trip that best suites your vacation.  Available trips are drift boat, power boat, walk and wade and fly out fishing trips with spin or fly tackle. silver salmon fishing Rainbow trout Fishing on the Kenai river has been excellent and this will remain through the freeze up . Fly Out Silver Salmon fishing has been very good as well. The trips that we have taken this year have all ended up in good weather and good fishing.  The chance in Alaska for bad weather to set in is always in the back of my mind but luck has been on our side this year. The Kenai and Kasilof are both only fishing fair for Silver salmon this week. However, this should pick up in the near future. Give me a call if you want to catch a few large Rainbows or Silver salmon. I still have a few days available in late August and September.   I am working on the first Drifting On The Fly Newsletter, if you are interested, it is free by clicking on the subscribe link at www.driftingonthefly.com. Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISHING

Kenai river rainbow trout fishing trips make for an exciting fishing vacation.  We will custom design your trip for multiple days of fishing from the upper Kenai river to the lower parts of the system.  We have wade fishing opportunities, drift boat, power boat and fly out trips available. alaska rainbow trout fishing The Kenai river King Season has ended and I have to say it ended up being a good year.  Now it is time to chase big rainbows trout, steel head and silver salmon.  The rainbow trout fishing has been good this week and is steadily improving each day. We have had several nice rainbows pushing 30 inches since my last post here. These fish are keying in on the King Salmon Spawn now.  Where ever you find a pair of Kings you can bet that there are many rainbows and dolly varden laying behind them waiting for them to drop eggs.  This is the main source of food for the trout at this time of year. Give me a call if you are interested in a trip you will never forget.   I still have a few openings for fishing trips in August and September. Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC

King Salmon

Book your King Salmon fishing trip with us today.  Booking King salmon trips on the Kenai river and Kasilof river.  We have Drift boat, power boat and wade fishing trips available!  The cost of a guided fishing trip for king salmon is 275.00 per person for full day fishing trips and 200.00$ per person for half day fishing trips. RICH KETTERMAN KING SALMON The King salmon bite has been slower over the past couple of days though we are catching a few, a couple of them have been very nice fish over 40 pounds.  We are focusing on the Kasilof river now since the Kenai River is getting so much preasure.  From reports that I have gotten the Kasilof river is fishing better right now anyways.  To give anglers the best opportunity we have been spending most of our time in the tidal water looking for fresh fish that are pushing in.  I look for the King Salmon to push in the river in good numbers any tide now.  The Kenai river Rainbow trout fishing has been good and keeps on improving the closer we get to the King salmon spawn.  By the middle of August the bite should be off the hook.   We are taking bookings for the rainbow trout and silver salmon fishing this fall. Tight Lines, Scott Drifting On The Fly, LLC