Mark Glassmaker

Alaska Fishing Report: June 16, 2014 It has been a very unique summer as always here on the Kenai Peninsula and our early season was largely highlighted by the 200,000 acre Funny River Fire.  Now largely contained and behind us, the fire posed a serious threat to the communities of Kasilof, Soldotna and Sterling and …

Looking back on a fishing season and attempting to recap the many memories that accumulate in a summer of guiding is never easy.  After taking people fishing on the Kenai River and surrounding waters for past 23 years straight, you can just imagine how people, fish and experiences have a natural tendency to flood the …

The Kenai River is finally dropping (once again) as yet another high water event moves through the middle river.  After very high water for almost all of September, the river was finally beginning to show signs of setting into more normal September shape when the Skilak Glacier Ice dam began to release and the river …

September Silvers, Bears and Trout! As we move into the second week of September, the early run of Kenai silver salmon has definitely passed through and newly arriving and much larger late run silvers are making their presence known. Fishing for these big bright coho has been very good so far and this great fishing should persist …

Reds Wane, Silvers Shine and more Giant Trout! As we move toward the middle of August, there are a number of changes happening throughout our fishing destinations.  On the Kenai River, sockeye salmon are definitely reaching the end of their run though scattered reports of fresh reds still being caught by those willing to put …