Blogs from Kasilof, Alaska, United States, North America

Here I am. It is 4:30 A.M. and I am ready to face the Mecca of The Fishing World. I have read all the information. I know that the Kenai River is one of Alaska’s real treasures. It is the world’s greatest sport fishing rivers. Its turquoise waters have produced the world record King Salmon, 97 plus pounds and offers 4 species of Pacific salmon - king, red, silver, and pink, as well as rainbow trout and Dolly Varden. I am ready. Checkbook in hand, I have purchased the valued license with the KING SALMON stamp. I have arranged to be included on a charter fishing boat. Only one little snag. It is Monday. Mondays, the Kenai River is closed. But the Kasilof River is open and only a few miles separates them. The fish ... read more

Lazy River After a successful day of fishing (can you really call 3am to 9am a day?), Kel and I were excited to catch more fish. Fishing seems to be like gambling: once you’ve had even the smallest amount of success, you yearn to get another shot at it. Thus, we were looking forward to our day on the Kasilof (pronounced Cass-E-Lof) River doing more salmon fishing. Unlike the previous day where we stood on the banks of the relatively small Ninilchik, today’s trip involved getting on a flat bottom boat and floating down the Kasilof. These sharp prowed, flat bottom boats are perfect for the task at hand because they are stable and have a shallow draft. Of course, Kel was excited to spend a day in a boat. Any type of boat floats Kel’s ... read more