What a great trip. Tim, Mark, Tony and Trace joined me in Alaska for a week of fish catching. Our bread and butter for red salmon is usually the Russian river. On this trip, the Russian closed due to road construction, which it badly needed. The limits increased to 6 per day, so we got most of our fish in 2 mornings before it closed. 12 each is almost enough to fill a 50 pound fish box. 5 more fish and we would be full, and we had 5 days to do it.
We had some bluebird days and were able to enter Kenai canyon on two occassions. This is a special place, and the fishing was great. We concentrated on rainbows throughout and connected all day. Fish from 17' to 25" was the norm. Where else can you say that? From one spot, we stayed until the fish stopped eating, which was 5 hours from when we anchored. I can't say that I have seen a day this productive in the canyon. I believe we landed 30+ bows, and lost just as many. A fish about every 5 minutes.
On top of the good salmon and trout fishing, we went out with a charter out of Ninilchik. Seas were 2-3 feet and it was halibut sizing most of the day. We came home with a lot of "Butts" MaryTime charters was our boat and Doug was our Captain. We would book again in a heartbeat.
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Jeff Powering through the canyon
Tony and Jeff with a sockeye
Getting a workout netting Trace's many fish
The group!
Motoring across Skilak Lake
Lower Kenai limit
Red salmon eating my head
A Pic mid fishing
One of many nice bows
Jeff catches a trout on first cast demonstrating a drift
Green head
A limit on the Russian
Dragging to shore
Catch and Release
Nice Bow Trace!
Tony with a slab
What are the odds/
Trace with nice Bow
"Will it all fit"
Overlooking inlet of Skilak Lake
Steaks for Dinner
Father son and proud
Mark with a greenhead
Brown bear on the walk out
Tim with a nice bow
A boat ready to fish
Leopard Bow
Tony's greenhead
Black bear cub and Momma
Marytime "redeemer" boat
A "Butt"-load of halibut
Chum salmon leg
Enjoying Pasta a la salmon
Fresh off the grill
Good Bye AK. Until next trip.