Alaska fishing and hunting on the Kasilof river! Yesterday morning my friend Brian Richards of
wilderness way in Soldotna Alaska and i set out on a day trip that would end up for us to tell our kids about one day. We put my private boat in the river with 5 rods one shotgun and a good dog for an 18 mile venture.
By the end of the trip we had taken 5 ducks, caught
silver salmon,
dolly vardon and hooked a steelhead. Any person that takes a day trip in the outdoors can appreciate this kind of adventure.
The best part of our day was watching Tok my black lab do what he lives to do!! ( hunt ). After a year of being cooped up he flawlessly retrieved all the birds and three of them I know we would have never found without him!
He is not the best bird dog but it’s great to see him after the start of his second hunting season really pull it together.
I love to fish but live to hunt and to share it with him is a whole new experience.
He can be so lazy too!!
Check us out at
Drifting on the Fly for some great Alaska fishing information or at
wilderness way for your out door gear needs.
Tight lines
Scott Sager
Remember when you head out on an Alaska river trip that the tides near the inlets can be huge. A high tide and a little wind can hold you up for hours if you aren’t prepared for it. Plan on an outgoing tide if you don’t have a little kicker to help you out.
A few eagles feeding along the Kenai river, we also saw a brown bear fishing along the river as well. I was able to maneuver the boat close enough for my guest to get some great photos. Wildlife along the Kenai river is abundant and you never know what you might see on a day trip with us.
This young Alaska brown bear was really trying hard to catch a fish and finally did. I think he will winter just fine.
Kenai river Rainbow trout fishing was good today again and I hope it continues through the whole fall. Our fish have enough of a food source to hold them over for a long time this year with the pink salmon in the river. Pink salmon show up on the kenai river on even numbered years.
The guys caught lots of fish today and managed to hang a very large fish but didn’t land it. The opportunity to catch a world class rainbow trout is very high on the kenai river with fish caught daily 24-28 inches and an occasional 30 inch plus fish.
Tight lines
Scott Sager
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