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Looking for a Kenai Peninsula Deep Creek steelhead fishing Guide? We can help you out with a guided trip on this beautiful small river. We offer 8 hour full day excursions on light tackle or fly rod for Deep Creek. There are many runs that hold good numbers of fish throughout the fall and this is one of my favorite steelhead streams on the Kenai Peninsula. Fresh fish push in with each tide in the fall and there are days where multiple fish are caught. Add a steelhead trip to your Kenai river rainbow trout fishing trip or just pursue steelhead it’s up to you. There have been falls where I spend over 35 days walking the banks of our local steelhead waters and just the thought of hooking up on one keeps me going back. It is steelhead fishing and these contrary fish can be difficult at times but when it is on it is on! The season is here and if you are interested in a hard fighting fish that will reward you with long runs, cartwheels and jumps before you bring it to hand, this is your trip.
Give us a call at 907-382-6808 or email us here on the site!
When the fishing is good on a kenai river trip there is little time for sitting around. Here Kim and Jeff are excited about a great net job on a sockeye salmon.
A Good kenai River Trip for Sockeye Salmon should be scheduled for the middle of June and from the middle of July until the second week in August. Fishing for Sockeye Salmon begins in June on the Kenai river and will last until mid august some years. There are two runs of sockeye salmon on the Kenai river. The first run which is known as the russian river run of sockeye salmon which opens on June 11th and usually peaks around the 20th of June. The second run of sockeye salmon will start filtering in with the end of the first run and should peak around the middle of July. The second run of fish in many recent years has brought hundreds of thousands of fish into the system. Usually by the second week in August the fishing has passed its peak for sockeye salmon and we are moving on to rainbow trout and silver salmon fishing.
If you are in for a fun and exciting Kenai river trip lets chase some sockeye salmon. We will get to one of my favorite gravel bars in either a drift boat or power boat and set up for a great day of fishing. The limit of sockeye salmon per person per day is 3 unless fish and game releases an emergency order to allow more fish to be harvested. When this happens it usually goes up to 6 per person.
www.driftingonthefly.comKenai Peninsula Steelhead Fishing Guide trips will give you a greater chance at success on these hard fighting fish. We have spent much of our time studying and fishing the local Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing water. The 3 main rivers on the Kenai Peninsula that we fish for steelhead are the Kasilof river, the Anchor river, and Deep Creek. All 3 rivers have great fishing opportunities for sizable steelhead, dolly varden, king salmon and silver salmon.
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Kasilof River Steelhead fishing
We will start our kenai peninsula steelhead fishing guide trips out on the Kasilof river. In early to mid April most years the Kasilof river starts to fish well for steelhead. There are good wade fishing opportunities in the start of the season and then drift boat fishing opportunities when the ice is cleared from the launch. The river is shallow at this time of year and fish can be spooky. Swinging flies, dead drifting nymphs and egg patterns and even casting and striping flies has produced steelhead on the Kasilof river. Spring steelhead opportunities will last until about throughout the first week in June. Then the majority of the fish have made their way back to the ocean and will not return until around the first of September. Fall steelhead fishing on the Kasilof river can also produce a lot of fish. Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing guide Trips will be offered until the middle of October when colder weather usually runs us off the river. Kasilof river steelhead fishing guide trips are offered to both spin and fly anglers.
Anchor river and Deep Creek steelhead fishing
The Anchor river and Deep Creek are also located on the Kenai Peninsula and are walk and wade fishing streams only. We have explored and fished these rivers for years as well and know them by heart and timing. Steelhead usually start to show up here in late august but we don’t really start targeting steelhead until the second week in September. These streams are smaller than the Kasilof river but have produced a lot of fish. I have seen tides bring in a big push of fish and between a couple of anglers have hooked up on dozens of fish. Again swinging and nymph fishing will catch fish but egg patterns will dominate. These fish like resident rainbow trout key in on the salmon spawn and can’t resist the right size and color combination!
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Booking a Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing guide trip:
Kenai Peninsula Steelhead fishing guide trips are strictly catch and release and on most waters can not be removed from the water. We love to pursue steelhead and are happy to show what the kenai peninsula has to offer. If you are interested in a Kenai Peninsula steelhead fishing guide trip for steelhead give us a call at 907-382-6808 or contact us here! If you are looking for a good fly selection or gear for fishing the local Kenai Peninsula waters stop by Wilderness Way in Soldotna.
Tight Lines,
Scott Sager
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 the river. The weather is defiantly colder now and the fishing has been so good. Soon after we start we hit the first fish and another in just a few hours we took a break and talked about how good of a day we were having. We nymph fished all day and between the two of us were able to dredge up almost two dozen fish. In Alaska I have had quit a few days where over a dozen fish were landed in the party but we haven’t had to many days where a couple dozen fish were landed. This is truly a special place and Here are a few pictures of some Kenai peninsula steelhead.
A good high stick will keep less line on the water and your drift drag free. Doing this will bring you more strikes during your fishing trip.
Keeping steady pressure on a fish will give you less chances of the hook falling out.
Scott Sager with a nice kenai peninsula steelhead
Most of our walk and wade steelhead fisheries on the Kenai peninsula close to fishing on nov.1 this year. If you need a last minute fix make sure to give us a call, I would love to share a day like this with you as well.
Tight lines
Scott Sager
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.
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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
This week we will kick off steelhead fishing camp!
We will be camped out on the Anchor river the first weekend in Oct. If you are interested in camping off the end of the fishing season sharing camp with some hard core steelhead fishermen and we’d love to have you join us. We plan to have a wonderful camp fire Friday and sat. night with good food and laughs, along with some epic steelhead fishing. There is plenty of camp sites in the area along with the Anchor river Inn for those that would like a warm room and shower at a reasonable price. If this weekend works for you feel free to contact me here for more info on the weekend! Join us in steelhead camp and the memories will make themselves. This is going to be a good weekend to meet new people that share the same passions as you and have a great time by a much needed campfire.
Drifting on the Fly, llc
I also take guided steelhead fishing trips out as well. If you are interested in a Kenai peninsula guided steelhead fishing trip give a call anytime and we will be happy to share with you our knowledge of our local rivers. Steelhead trips are 275$ per person and exclusive rates are available.
looking forward to sharing camp
Scott
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When fishing if I have the opportunity to get above a hole and watch for a minute, I take full advantage. Spotting Kenai river rainbow trout is difficult in the glacier tented water but it can be done. Watching over a gravel bar can be the most productive. Early in the spring rainbows on the kenai river will cruise in search of food, so look for flashes, anything that is moving, and dark objects that just don’t belong. Polarized sun glasses really help in this situation.
We spent a few minutes watching this gravel bar, being above it gives you a real advantage in spotting fish.
This is a picture lower on the gravel bar, you can see how the higher you get the better the chance of spotting a fish. I have been watching fish move on and off of it for a few minutes now. It’s time to get a line wet.
Take the time on your next outing to just watch for a minute and you’ll be surprised on how many fish you start to see.
Guided rainbow trout and salmon fishing on the kenai river with Drifting on the Fly.
Tight lines,
Scott
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Fishing the Kenai river Alaska is picking up more and more every day now!
The Kasilof river is producing a few Steel head and it should be getting better with every change of the tide now.
Jody Steed with a good steel head caught this past week on a wade fishing trip on the Kasilof River.
The Kenai River also produced a few rainbow trout for us on the following day. The skies were clear, air temp was around 50 but we did have to battle the wind all day.
This huge Rainbow trout was caught on an olive, Murray’s Helgramite, size 8. This fly pattern can be found at www.murraysflyshop.com, it works great as a leech pattern in AK as well as for a helgramite/leech pattern for small mouth bass in Virginia. When out this time of year make sure to keep your eyes open for ice floating down the kenai river!
Be sure to contact us at www.driftingonthefly.com when you are looking for your next AK guided fishing trip on the kenai river. We are taking bookings for the upcoming season and will be happy to get you hooked up.
Tight lines,
Scott Sager
907-382-6808
Tying marabou flies for silver salmon,Spinning marabou can be very productive and fast way to tie flies for Salmon,Rainbow trout, steel head and many other species that take leeches and bait fish. Tying them yourself allows you to get the specific colors that you want and experiment with other color schemes. Start with the hook size of choice and your marabou of choice. I chose fuchsia and black for this fly. This color scheme fishes good for steel head, silvers, pinks, and chum for me. Marabou flies are easy to tie once you understand the basics.-tie on your thread and work back to the shank of the hook.-always Tie in marabou tip first for this fly, leaving the thick stem exposed to wrap with.Wrap forward and tight on the shank with the marabou. It is best to pull the feathers back with your left hand while you wrap. This will keep you from hiding them in the body of the fly and fouling on the tip of the hook.Repeat this until you reach the front of the hook and then tie off your thread.If you have any questions about spinning marabou feel free to contact me at www.driftingonthefly.com
Good luck and watch for more tips in the coming months.
A good high stick will keep less line on the water and your drift drag free. Doing this will bring you more strikes during your fishing trip.
Keeping steady pressure on a fish will give you less chances of the hook falling out.
Scott Sager with a nice kenai peninsula steelhead
Most of our walk and wade steelhead fisheries on the Kenai peninsula close to fishing on nov.1 this year. If you need a last minute fix make sure to give us a call, I would love to share a day like this with you as well.
Tight lines
Scott Sager 
We spent a few minutes watching this gravel bar, being above it gives you a real advantage in spotting fish.
This is a picture lower on the gravel bar, you can see how the higher you get the better the chance of spotting a fish. I have been watching fish move on and off of it for a few minutes now. It’s time to get a line wet.
Take the time on your next outing to just watch for a minute and you’ll be surprised on how many fish you start to see.
Guided rainbow trout and salmon fishing on the kenai river with Drifting on the Fly.
Tight lines,
Scott
www.driftingonthefly.com 
Jody Steed with a good steel head caught this past week on a wade fishing trip on the Kasilof River.
The Kenai River also produced a few rainbow trout for us on the following day. The skies were clear, air temp was around 50 but we did have to battle the wind all day.
This huge Rainbow trout was caught on an olive, Murray’s Helgramite, size 8. This fly pattern can be found at www.murraysflyshop.com, it works great as a leech pattern in AK as well as for a helgramite/leech pattern for small mouth bass in Virginia. When out this time of year make sure to keep your eyes open for ice floating down the kenai river!
Be sure to contact us at www.driftingonthefly.com when you are looking for your next AK guided fishing trip on the kenai river. We are taking bookings for the upcoming season and will be happy to get you hooked up.
Tight lines,
Scott Sager
907-382-6808 
Wrap forward and tight on the shank with the marabou. It is best to pull the feathers back with your left hand while you wrap. This will keep you from hiding them in the body of the fly and fouling on the tip of the hook.
Repeat this until you reach the front of the hook and then tie off your thread.
If you have any questions about spinning marabou feel free to contact me at www.driftingonthefly.com
Good luck and watch for more tips in the coming months.