I'm back in K-town. What a fun journey. You were right to be
jealous. There are rivers everywhere up there. I ended up fishing with
another "Scott" from Drifting on the Fly which operates in the
Kenai peninsula area. He's a great guy so if any of your clients are
headed that way you should consider referring them. I also found an
awesome riverfront place to stay for $87.50 a night (still low season).
The couple built four one room log cabins behind their log home (see
the Kenai Lodging photo) on the Kenai River in Soldotna with a sweet
riverfront yard for campfires and fishing off the property.
Here's my report:
The
guide, who guides fly fishing most of the time, and I talked with about king
on the fly and, while he was willing, the kings were late to arrive into
the Kenai and in low numbers. It would have been a long shot. We
decided to go the next river down, which is the Kasilof, and floated a
seven mile section where the kings tend to come earlier, and the river
was also open to catch-and-release steelheading as they were migrate
back to sea in moderate numbers. Most everyone was after kings and a
few were being caught that day using spinning gear techniques. In fact,
we think we had one on briefly! The guide had me using a 10 ft, 6 w
switch rod and indicator fishing for steelhead from the drift boat and I
had great success. We landed three native hens in the 28-inch range and
had a good time showing off for the king fishermen. The last fish gave us some unforgettable arials. All were happily released. Once we
got down to where the tide was coming in, we switched to bouncing heavily
baited hooks for an hour for kings but had no luck. It was a great
time on the whole and proof that local knowledge will put you on fish.
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