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Sockeye Salmon Fishing Series Part III:  Knots

Sockeye Salmon Fishing Series Part III: Knots

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...

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How To Beat Sea Sickness

How To Beat Sea Sickness

If you’re one of the unlucky people that are sensitive to the motion of the ocean, then you already know that sea sickness can completely transform an epic adventure into a very miserable experience. It’s especially disappointing because you paid your own hard-earned...

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A Photographic Summary of the 2022 Season

A Photographic Summary of the 2022 Season

The "post-Covid" era made for a very busy season here on the Kenai Peninsula.  Leery travelers regained their confidence and booked their trips north, and the reality of a pandemic prompted many to take that bucket list Alaskan vacation they had been putting off.  It...

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Habits of Great Anglers

Habits of Great Anglers

Let me begin by fully admitting that I don't "know it all" when it comes to anything in life, angling included. I'm like most others in that I've had days on the water that I walk away from with a ton of confidence, and also plenty of days that have left me severely...

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Pink Years are… the best?

Pink Years are… the best?

Believe it or not, the topic of pink salmon, aka “humpy”, is actually a bit of a controversial one here on the Kenai River.  Some people love them. Others wish they didn’t exist. The conundrum of the pink salmon is that although they invade the river by the millions...

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Playing It By Ear

Playing It By Ear

The challenge of trying to "think like a fish" by anticipating exactly where, when, and what those fish will bite is a riddle that occupies an unreasonable amount of cerebral tissue in most angler's brains. Personally, I spend an embarrassing amount of time thinking...

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