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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Alaska Fishing - Kenai River

Cooper's Landing is a must to fish. Well it almost was a "must fish" for me, but not quite! When we arrived in Anchorage, we decided to initially head north - in the direction of Denali National Park - to see if we could be one of the lucky 30% of tourists to obtain a clear view of North America's tallest mountain, Mt McKinley. We became friendly with some folk in the Big Lake area and consequently ran out of time to wet a line at Cooper's Landing, en route to our cruise embarkation at Seward. However, we did take a detour off the highway and dropped by for a quick visit.

I enquired about a drift boat fishing trip down the Kenai River, chasing large rainbows and was told that August is definitely the best time of year to do this!



The guide at Alaska Trout Fitters was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and friendly.

Watching the rainbows on a tributary of the Kenai River

Here we are watching those rainbows sitting immediately behind the salmon. It is illegal to fish for salmon here but the rainbows  are large!!! I asked this local why he didn't walk up the river to prospect in better locations. He answered that there was a high risk of running into grizzly bears if he walked or waded into more remote areas. For safety, he only ever fished accessable water close to roads.
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3 comments:

  1. Jeff LachmundSeptember 13, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    Hi Garry,
    Jeff from Jindabyne here. Alaska looks great. I remember flying into Anchorage some years back and seeing all the water and thinkng to myself 'there is fish in them waters down there'. I discovered that salmon, large ones, could be caught in a small stream that ran through the city centre. I will get back there one day. Regards to Merrie. Jeff

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  2. cedarslodgeOctober 8, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    The Alaska fishing packages are extremely varied and often you will find that one lodge offers several fishing packages. So you must carefully scan through the amenities provided along with each package so that you do not feel shortchanged during the stay.

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