Alaska Fly Fishing Blog

The fishing in Bristol Bay on the river that we fished for 6 days was great!  Dry flies, Mouse patterns, and streamers all produced fish. 

Here is a pitcure of one of the guys with a trophy sized Grayling taken on day 2 of the float.

Look for many more photos of this trip to come in the future. 

Don’t forget that the season is in full swing and if you would like your spot on the boat for the 2009 or 2010 season give us a call or email us at scott@driftingonthefly.com!  Also feel free to check out our website at www.driftingonthefly.com for other information.

Tight lines,

Scott Sager

I leave tomorrow on a 7 day adventure in Bristol Bay for trophy rainbow trout and king salmon fishing.  This is a personally designed trip for the HARD CORE, adventurous fisherman that wants to get the most out of there experience.  We will be in state of the art tents, comfortable 18 ft. rafts and eating like kings.  On this adventure we will be floating 72 miles of river, starting in the high country and ending up in dense, forested country.  From the wildlife to the fish that haven’t seen a fly in a year or more, we expect to do very well on this trip.   Grayling, rainbow trout, dolly varden, chum salmon, king salmon, barbut, and northern pike are all expected to be seen on this trip.  There is lots of planning involved in a trip like this so if you are interested in putting a back country trip of a lifetime together in the bush of Alaska make your plans with our guide service early.  We will only fish up to 6 people on two rafts on our back country trips to ensure a personal trip that you are never going to forget.

I will not be able to get back to emails or phone calls until the 25th of June starting tomorrow.  Don’t hessitate to leave a voice mail or send an email if you are inquiring about a trip and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can!

Big Bristol Bay rainbow trout often take mouse patterns viciously in the spring before the salmon show up.  We plan to do very well on patterns such as this one!

If your interested in putting something like this together give us a call and we’ll work closely with you to make it happen!

Tight lines,
Scott
907-382-6808
www.driftingonthefly.com

King fishing has been pretty good.  Lots of take downs,  a few fish coming unbuttoned and plenty of fish landed.  Water levels are in very good shape and it’s looking to be a great year for King Salmon fishing on the Kasilof River.  King fishing is also picking up on the Kenai river too.

Here is one of the fish we boated on yesterdays adventure with our guide service.  These bright King Salmon are hard hitting and make screaming runs.

Remember King Salmon season ends at the end of July so it is not to late to get your spot on our boat.

You can contact us at www.driftingonthefly.com to book your next fishing excursion.

Tight lines,
Scott

Every day has shown improvement and more and more fish are hitting the river.  I believe that this coming week will be the best of the first run of Kings.  We’ll just have to be out there and see what happens.   Bait is still producing more fish that plugs for my boat.  With the water level coming up more and more everyday I’ve switched to a larger set of hooks and am now running a longer leader for my eggs and spin and glows.  Larger fish are starting to come into the river, we had one get off the hook today that may have reached 40-45 pounds? 

The weather has been awesome, 65-80 degrees on the river this week thus far and not a cloud in the sky!  We hope it continues?

If you would like to book a trip on the Kenai or Kasilof river give us a call.  Bookings are starting to really come in so don’t delay.  You can find more out about us at www.driftingonthefly.com or feel free to give us a call at 907-382-6808. 

Tight lines,
Scott

King fishing has been very good this week,  Though we are having to work hard for the fish that we do catch. 

Pay attention to what the tide is doing and you’ll be sure to find fish moving around.  I’ve found that the outgoing tide has produced the best fishing this week.

If you are interested in fishing on the kasilof river this spring for Alaska King Salmon give us a call here at Drifting on the Fly.  You can reach us at www.driftingonthefly.com or at 907-382-6808

Thanks for following and tight lines,

Scott

Fishing has really picked up on the Kasilof River. An 18 inch leader with spin and glows have been working best for my boat.

Plugs are producing fish also. If you have good running plugs be sure to expect some great take downs!

A day on the saltwater when you are visiting the Kenai Peninsula can be very rewarding and add some weight to the fish box. Captain Tim Erion and I have been working together for a few years now and he has never shown a client a bad trip. Yesterday I had a chance to take my uncle out with Tim and even in inclement weather he still worked to get us into nice fish.

A few average fish and a couple of nicer fish made for a good box of fish for my Uncle Fred Sager to take home a share with the family. On a trip out on the boat make sure, even if the weather is nice that you take plenty of extra cloths. Saturday could have been miserable if we were not dressed properly!

After getting your halibut in the box if time allows Tim will try to get you into some salmon when they are available. Nothing like a Captain will to go the extra mile for you when your on a trip of a lifetime! Thanks Tim,

If your interested in adding a day on the saltwater on your next trip to Alaska. Let us know and we will be happy to line you up with one of the most experienced captains on the Kenai peninsula.

Tight line,
Scott
www.driftingonthefly.com

When fishing small rivers for King Salmon on the Fly rod make sure that you try to spend most of your time in a run that will concentrate fish.   These fish are moving upstream with the tide so moving around the stream can just waste time.  Getting out there ahead of high tide and hang out until the outgoing, this can be the most productive time.

The Anchor river can be a very productive fishery but for those early season king salmon you may have to put your time in.  Be patient and maybe you’ll pick up a mid May fish!

Tight lines,

Scott
www.driftingonthefly.com

I had a chance to get home and visit the Shenandoah valley for a couple of days.  The weather was OK and the fishing was great.  I only had a couple of opportunities to get out with the boys from www.murraysflyshop.com but when I did it was on.

There is nothing big about the trout in Shenandoah nation park but native fish that are thousands of years old and readily taking dry flies makes this fishing as fun as any I have ever done.  The beautiful mountain streams can put the most seasoned fishers into a trance. We fished the Rapidan river in Madison county VA on this trip but there are over 50 fish able streams in the park!

Guide John Colman with a nice small mouth on the North Fork of the Shenandoah river.  Though the water temperature was colder than we would have liked the fish still cooperated.  We caught Small mouth bass, Large mouth bass, sunfish and fall fish.  A good time was had by all.

If you are interested in taking a fun, fish filled trip in the Shenandoah valley I highly recommend that you check out www.murraysflyshop.com.

We are back in AK and start our season here may 16th!  King fishing should be good and if you are looking for an Alaska vacation for 2009 make sure you check us out at www.driftingonthefly.com

Tight lines,

Scott

The gage station at the outlet of Skilak Lake is reading about 730 cubic feet per second today. The trout fishing should be excellent until the end of the month when the river closes. My last trout trip was last week on the middle Kenai river until the opener in June. To those that are able to get out in the next couple of days. Good Luck!

This is one of my favorite early season patterns but Olive Sculpins have been very productive also