Two Rivers, Twenty Minutes Apart Why Fish the Kasilof River? That’s a great question! While there is certainly no doubt the Kenai is the world’s most famous salmon river—home to the largest kings on earth and the place of piscatorial dreams—just 20 minutes down the Sterling Highway is the Kasilof. It is a river slightly …
Spring Steelhead Fishing Springtime in Alaska is marked by longer days and melting snow. It reveals a drab landscape of dead vegetation, void of color, and is, without question, the least appealing face of Alaska’s distinctive four seasons. Beneath this sullen exterior, a bounty of new growth awakens from its annual winter slumber. Perhaps nowhere …
Fire and Ice On our last steelhead trip to the Anchor River we nearly froze to death… and we loved it! Anchor Point, Alaska Steelhead fishing is notoriously tough. A common saying holds: “If you’re not freezing your ass off, you’re not going to catch a steelhead.” For the most part, this holds true. Winter …
The Anadromous Life Cycle: Born in Freshwater, Built for the Ocean Many times on our guided Alaska salmon fishing trips, we get asked questions about the lifecycle of salmon. Salmon (derived from the Latin term salmo, which means “leaper”) have one of the most interesting life cycles of any animal on earth. Born in a …
Alaska Steelhead fishing on the Kenai Peninsula is a world-class experience. When most people think of steelhead, they often picture Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the Rogue in Oregon, or the Smith in Northern California. While winter steelheading is a popular pursuit in the Pacific Northwest—weather permitting—the experience in Alaska is unique. In the fall, before the …
