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Rainbow Trout Fishing on the Kenai River

Rainbow Trout Fishing on the Kenai River

by Mark Wackler | Nov 6, 2023 | Kenai River Rainbow Trout Fishing

The Kenai River is most famous for its enormous salmon runs. Every single season literally millions of salmon enter the river at it’s mouth and invade the 80+ mile system of the Kenai River drainage. When millions of salmon flood the river, predictably thousands...
SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART VII: THE BATTLE

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART VII: THE BATTLE

by Mark Wackler | Mar 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

It doesn’t make much sense to spend all that effort to figure out the perfect sockeye rig, and the perfect presentation, if you’re going to lose the vast majority of the sockeye you hook. And that’s exactly what can happens to hundreds of sockeye...
SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART VI: PRESENTATION

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART VI: PRESENTATION

by Mark Wackler | Mar 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

There’s definitely something strangely satisfying about tuning up your gear, tying dozens of setups in advance, and being meticulous about every detail in anticipation of putting it all to use. But now that we’ve covered the setup in detail over the last...
SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART V: PUTTING IT TOGETHER

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART V: PUTTING IT TOGETHER

by Mark Wackler | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

Now that we’ve discussed the basic rigging options for gear types, hook choices, knots to use, and sinker options – it’s time to put it all together and rig your rod so that it’s ready for action!     If you’re going to be...

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART IV: WEIGHTS/SINKERS

by Mark Wackler | Mar 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

Attaching some weight to your leader seems like a super simple task to accomplish, but when it comes to sockeye fishing there are certain methods that seem to dramatically increase your success and simultaneously decrease your time dealing with tangles. In addition,...
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Rainbow Trout Fishing on the Kenai River

Nov 6, 2023

The Kenai River is most famous for its enormous salmon runs. Every single season literally millions of salmon enter the river at it's mouth and invade the 80+ mile system of the Kenai River drainage. When millions of salmon flood the river, predictably thousands of...

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART VII: THE BATTLE

Mar 31, 2023

It doesn't make much sense to spend all that effort to figure out the perfect sockeye rig, and the perfect presentation, if you're going to lose the vast majority of the sockeye you hook. And that's exactly what can happens to hundreds of sockeye anglers on the Kenai...

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART VI: PRESENTATION

Mar 26, 2023

There's definitely something strangely satisfying about tuning up your gear, tying dozens of setups in advance, and being meticulous about every detail in anticipation of putting it all to use. But now that we've covered the setup in detail over the last few blogs...

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART V: PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Mar 15, 2023

Now that we've discussed the basic rigging options for gear types, hook choices, knots to use, and sinker options - it's time to put it all together and rig your rod so that it's ready for action!     If you're going to be wielding a fly rod with fly line,...

SOCKEYE SALMON FISHING SERIES PART IV: WEIGHTS/SINKERS

Mar 4, 2023

Attaching some weight to your leader seems like a super simple task to accomplish, but when it comes to sockeye fishing there are certain methods that seem to dramatically increase your success and simultaneously decrease your time dealing with tangles. In addition,...

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