September 2009

09/01/2009 I went hunting with Greg Acord out along the Little Susitna River yesterday, but we also were looking for fresh silver salmon in the lower river. I saw a couple salmon roll within a mile or two of the landing, but nothing down in the zone where my guided groups have been catching most … Read more

August 2009

08/01/2009 I guided a morning group of 3 guests, each of whom caught a limit of silver salmon on #5 Flashtrap Spinners. Pink blades spinnes and silver plated blades produced all of my guests limits, and a limit for me as well. I guided an afternoon group of 3 guests who caught 4 silver salmon … Read more

July 2009

07/01/2009 I spent the day attempting to contact all guests who had reserved king salmon fishing trips with us between July 1- 13 to see if we could reschedule their trips, refer them to other guides, or send them a down payment refund. As mentioned in yesterday`s fishing report, king salmon fishing has been closed … Read more

June 2009

06/01/2009 I had no guest booked today, and needed to travel into Anchorage for an appointment. On my way back I stopped by Eklutna Tailrace for a few minutes. The Knik RIver had risen significantly, and there was lots more water flowing in the channel past the tailrace. The Knik River water still had a … Read more

May 2009

05/01/2009 Eklutan Tailrace — I test casted with some new rods and reels at the tailrace, but did not see or hook any fish. Even with the warm weather we`ve had the past couple days, the water coming through the power plant remained clear and did not have any glacial green or gray color yet. … Read more

Jan – April 2009

03/11/2009 I ice fished with a 9-year old and he caught much more fish than I expected with a few measuring about 12 – 15 inches. All of the fish were caught on Balls O` Fire salmon eggs fished a crank or two off the bottom in about 8 feet of water. The ice was … Read more

Oct – December 2008

12/16/2008 We`ve been ice fishing a couple times this winter, and the fish we`ve been catching have been on the small side. I`ve had a few groups contact me about fishing in late December, but wanted to let people know that we will not be scheduling additional ice fishing until January or February.

September 2008

09/01/2008 I guided 3 guests who caught 4 silver salmon. 1 guest caught a limit of 3 silver salmon, 1 guest caught 1 silver salmon, and the remaining guest hooked a silver salmon, but did was not able to land any. All of the fish were caught on Fire Cured salmon roe fished under ESB … Read more

August 2008

08/01/2008 In the morning I guided 5 people, 4 of whom caught limits of silver salmon, and 1 of whom caught a silver salmon and a couple pink salmon. All of the salmon were caught on #5 Flashtrap Spinners. I guided an afternoon group of 5 people, each of whom caught a limit of silver … Read more

July 2008

07/01/2008 I guided 4 guests, 2 of whom caught king salmon. 2 king salmon were caught on a magnum Wiggle Wart, and 1 king salmon was caught on a #4 silver and black Flashtrap Spinner. The 2 salmon which were kept weighed 22 and 29 pounds. The water level has dropped down to the normal … Read more