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Alaska River Adventures

  • August 18, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by daph24ne from Alexandria, Virginia
Alaska River Adventures

I went on this fishing charter with my parents.  We went on the all day salmon fishing trip down the Kenai River.  With our military discount, it was about $215/person.  

One of the things we didn't realize until we got there was that we would be fly fishing.  I had never done any fly fishing in my life, but our guide was great, and he taught us exactly what to do.  The weather on the day we went was very rainy, but we still had a great time.  

One very important tip I learned from this trip was that if you are intent on bringing lots of fish home, river fishing may not be your best course of action.  Fly fishing (particularly this type which is a different style than any I've seen) goes a lot slower than fishing in the ocean.  If you want lots of salmon to take home, schedule several ocean charters.  If you want the experience of being able to fly fish in Alaska, though, this is an awesome experience.

Also, watch the fish charts.  We had hoped to catch a lot of silver salmon.  Unfortunately, the silvers are coming in very late this year due to the cold, wet summer we've had here in Alaska.  As a result, we mostly caught very red (beat up) sockeye salmon that we had to release (as they wouldn't be any good to eat).  We only caught 1 silver salmon.

All things considered, our guide Steve, was great.  If we do salmon fishing on the Kenai again, I wouldn't hesitate to use these guys again. 

From journal Denali and Seward with My Parents

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