Kenai River Trip

Drifting on the FlyALASKSA AND KENAI RIVER SALMON FISHING

When the fishing is good on a kenai river trip there is little time for sitting around.  Here Kim and Jeff are excited about a great net job on a sockeye salmon. A Good kenai River Trip for Sockeye Salmon should be scheduled for the middle of June and from the middle of July until the second week in August.  …

dolly Varden fishing on the Kenai river

Drifting on the FlyALASKA AND KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISIHING

    Dolly varden fishing on the kenai river can be excellent.  Along with the rainbow trout fishing you will find that these hard fighting fish can really be a good variety to your day. The guys taking time for family photos on the Kenai river and soaking in the experience. The high bank I am on is a great …

Kenai river rainbow trout fishing

Drifting on the FlyALASKA AND KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISIHING

              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 …

Rainbow Trout Season

Drifting on the FlyDRIFTING ON THE FLY

Today is the Rainbow Trout season opener on the Kenai River, June 11th. Get out your smolt and flesh fly patterns and enjoy some potentially great rainbow trout fishing. This is a great time of year to pursue trout, they are hungry and willing to take traditional flies, which is always a lot of fun. The mouth of the Kenai …

WHEN TO COME DOLLY VARDEN FISHING

Drifting on the FlyDRIFTING ON THE FLY

WHEN TO COME DOLLY VARDEN FISHING ON THE KENAI RIVER. Alaska Dolly Varden on a fly rod! What an experience – Guided Alaska Dolly Varden Fly Fishing on the Kenai River or one of the many surrounding streams. Drift Boat or wade fishing trips can both be quite productive for Dolly Varden. June starts the Dolly Varden season on many …

Dolly Varden

Drifting on the FlyWINTER FISHING POSTS

Dolly varden guide trips on the Kenai river are available throughout the guide season on the Kenai peninsula and Alaska.  Some of the longer hikes into the Kenai River can produce the best fish.  Also I find that the more effort it takes me to get to the river the less competition I find for my favorite fishing spots.  This …

RAINBOW TROUT FISHING THE KENAI RIVER

Drifting on the FlyWINTER FISHING POSTS

Rainbow trout fishing the Kenai river is always something I look forward too, even on day 100 I still find the motivation to get gear together and make my way to the river.  It is always helpful to see the river when the water is very low.  At Cooper Landing the Flow was around 600 CFS and below Skilak lake …

WILLIE PREDATOR POWER BOAT

Drifting on the FlyDRIFTING ON THE FLY

Drifting on the Fly, LLC proudly added a Willie Predator power boat to the business. The boat is 20 feet long and is 72 inches wide and is powered by a 50 horse power Mercury motor and has a 9.9  horse power Mercury motor for secondary power. Though running a drift boat on the Kenai River for salmon, Dolly Varden …

KENAI RIVER TROUT FISHING

Drifting on the FlyWINTER FISHING POSTS

Kenai river trout fishing in the winter can be good one day and just OK the next.  Inconsistent temperatures has a lot to do with this.  The peak season of kenai river trout fishing is June, August, September and October. The first weekend of Dec. was beautiful on the Kenai river.  We didn’t catch a ton of rainbow trout but …

Guided Kenai river trout fishing

Drifting on the FlyALASKA AND KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISIHING

Taking a guided kenai river trout fishing trip will improve your odds of landing that fish of a lifetime.  We spend a lot of days chasing rainbow trout here in Alaska ever year and the Kenai river offers some of the best road accessible trout fishing in the world.  You can go on a do it yourself fishing trip on …