CategoriesDolly Varden, Rainbow Trout, Salmon by

Chrome Fury on the Kenai

Sockeye Salmon, everybody want’s one…maybe 25 or 35.  Sockeye Salmon sport fish or subsistence fish?  Sockeye Salmon mean dollar bills to many, and means food to others.  Sockeye Salmon mean entertainment to those who catch them with rod n reel or net.  Sockeye Salmon are the life blood of the Kenai Rivers rainbow trout and Dolly Varden Char.
Who decided that the Kenai River is the place for Alaskans to come and catch as many Sockeye Salmon as they can over a three weekend period.  How many people are throwing away salmon to go kill 25 more?  How many people are stopping at Portage Alaska’s animal farm and dropping all there left over dip netted Sockeye Salmon so they can dip net more?
July is the season were all of Alaska comes to the Kenai Peninsula to to slay Salmon, drive like lunatics and litter everywhere and anywhere.
Thank you very little to the people that come down to the Kenai and take more fish than they want or need and litter there way across the state.

CategoriesRainbow Trout, Salmon by

The second run sockeyes and the rainbows

The second run of sockeye salmon are starting to show up in the Kenai.  When the river is choked out with sockeye it affects the Rainbow’s, the trout change there patterns because of the salmon, and it can be trickier to catch them.  It’s time to fish were the salmon aren’t and the food is, it’s the time of year when big hatches happen, when flesh fresh and old is everywhere, and the smolt, sculpins, and leeches are still in the river too.  Don’t hesitate to fish “classic” trout patterns as well as all the Alaska favorites if you want consistency on the water.  This could be you. So visit JasonsGuideService.com

 

CategoriesFly Fishing, Rainbow Trout by

Dog Days of July

Fly fishing the Kenai can be real easy or real tough.  The dog days of July are coming, and that’s when things get tougher.  The water temp is in constant fluctuation and the fish are getting conditioned all over again.  That’s alright because they still bite, it’s all about staying on top of things now, lighter lines, better presentations, and consistency.  The fish are in the river and they don’t stop eating it’s just a little tougher to get them to bite, it’s about the small details, so don’t give up on them, just fish smarter and harder.

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CategoriesFly Fishing, Jasons Guide Service, Rainbow Trout by

Kenai River rainbow small fish – big accomplishment

Cassidy Kim fishes just enough to remember some things and not others.  Cassidy decided to try float fishing with a spinning rod, instead of her usual fly fishing.  Cass doesn’t fish often but when she does she fishes with Jason’s Guide Service, not enough to be great just enough to catch fish.  Cassidy is somewhat of a natural with a fly rod, but spinning gear troubles her from time to time.  We fished an afternoon  with the float rods with determination and some laughs we managed to catch some fish. It’s not always the big fish or the most fish that make a great day, sometimes it’s the little fish or the only fish that makes it.  www.jasonsguideservice.com

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Opening Day on Kenai River 2014

June 11 2014 opening day on the Kenai River.  Opening day anticipation is always great.  It’s usually a can’t sleep all night waiting for the alarm to go off kinda evening.  This year I started the season with the Huber brothers and their fishing buddy Yong.  The Hubers are Spey fishermen and the season started off great.  The fish were a lot farther along in there spawning due to a warm May and  some nice post spawn fish were biting.

 

CategoriesIce Fishing, Rainbow Trout by

Guided fishing trips for trout, the changing of the seasons

It’s a drastic change from Hawaii to Alaska.  I just spent 19 days in the fun and the sun enjoying Molokai and Maui.  It’s always the changing of the seasons when I get back from Hawaii.  I put away the Clam portable ice shelters and start tying up my spring arsenal of fly’s.  The ice is not safe anymore and the pre-spawn bite is on.  The lake trout are safe until June now and it’s the rainbow trout on a fly rod for the pre-spawn bite.