Alaska Fishing Report: October 1, 2018

The last month of our annual piscatorial journey is upon us and we are putting the wraps on yet another incredible summer fishing the Kenai Peninsula and surrounding waters.  Alaska has a way of managing its own time, like being put in a very special time capsule that eventually comes to an end but not …

Alaska Fishing Report: 2017 Year in Review

The 2017 fishing season on the Kenai Peninsula and surrounding waters was excellent overall.  It featured very few lows and countless highs and will be largely remembered as a rebound year for kings.  After recent years with less than stellar king salmon returns, this past season did feature some of the best king salmon action …

Alaska Dolly Varden Char

Alaska Dolly Varden Fishing. Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma, malma is actually a subspecies of an anadromous member of the salmon family, and is technically a char.  The Kenai river supports both anadromous (those that travel to salt water) and lake populations of dolly varden char.   Once thought to be a predator of salmon eggs, studies have shown that dollies …