Being a Better Spin-Caster
Casting a spinning rod can be a slightly intimidating task to a rookie angler, but can also be learned quickly & easily with the assistance of an experienced and patient fishing guide. Our guides regularly turn hesitant casters into confident slingers in short...
2024 Alaska Fishing Forecast
To be honest, I'm not a big fan of forecasts, but there are indeed some strong trends and signs that give us a lot of insight in regards to what we can expect during the 2024 fishing season here on the Rivers of the Kenai Peninsula. Let's take an honest look at each...
Alaska Car Rental Hacks
The majority of tourists that fish with us fly-in to Anchorage, rent a car, then make the gorgeous 2.5 to 3 hour drive south to us here in Soldotna. The drive is a truly magical introduction to Alaska as it winds its way around the Turnagain Arm surrounded by...
Alaska Fishing Guides: Employees vs. Sub-Contractors
I’ve been getting this question a lot lately: Does Fishology have guides of your own, or do you pawn us off on other guides? The short answer to that question that we do both. Fishology has a few highly trained guides that guide many of our trips. They’re all...
Alaska Fishing Client Stereotypes
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...
Silver Salmon – The Perfect Salmon?
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...
Rainbow Trout Fishing on the Kenai River
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
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
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
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,...
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