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Alaska Fishing Client Stereotypes Over the years I’ve noticed that you can categorize the vast majority of fishing clients into a handful of groups. In fact, I can commonly detect which category a prospective guest might fall into after just the first minute or two of...

  When it comes to salmon fishing, everyone has their favorite species. Some prefer king salmon for their raw power and elusiveness, some prefer sockeye salmon for their food quality and how easy they are to access, and others prefer pink or chum salmon due to...

  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...

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...

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...

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,...

Knots can be an intimidating part of fishing, and so many new anglers assume that you need to know dozens of different knots in order to be successful, but the reality is that there are only a few knots that you really need to know. The more important thing to know is...

As we continue our sockeye salmon fishing series, it makes a lot of sense to talk about the different options you have when it comes to hooks. Much like other aspects of sockeye salmon fishing, some of this comes down to personal preference, but I'll do my best to...

Sockeye fishing on the Kenai River may look like an extremely simple act to the untrained eye, but the more time you spend on the famed gravel bars of the Kenai River, the more you realize that there are many ways to accomplish the "Kenai flip," and in fact there are...