Fishing on the Kenai this week
continues to blow minds and tippets. The first run of sockeye salmon
continue to flood the Upper Kenai in massive swarms and fly fisherman
targeting these chrome rockets are investing heavily in Ben- Gay
cream. The bag limit has been increased to six fish per person and
carcass piles are stacking up in the upper river and canyon like the
battle of Troy. Big meat-eating magnum rainbows and Dollies are
taking up residence behind these piles and anglers drifting
micro-flesh and egg patterns continue to get heavy action. This
coming week should start to produce some of the best trout fishing of
the month as the sockeye numbers start to thin out and allow the
srout to move back into their normal feeding lanes. Water conditions
continue to be low and clear, and long leaders and light tippets
should be standard for trout fisherman.
The Middle
Kenai Trout Fishery is producing legendary results this week. High
winds have finally stirred up Skilak Lake and pushed more silt into
the middle river providing more camouflage for boat anglers. 4 inch
leech patterns are still producing big chrome take downs above the
Killey River. Fishing below the Killey River tributary this week has
turned on heavy since the Killey has mellowed out and is not pumping
straight mud into the Kenai. Big articulated flesh flies in white and
dirty gray are hitting huge rainbows all the way to Bing's Landing
and anglers should be prepared for some massive chrome action.
More reports to follow. Billy
