Fishing this past week was up and down. There would be a little flurry of activity and then nothing for hours on end. There's no doubt that the people who fished full day trips had more "catching" success than the half day trips.The photo above is Jeff "Long Live the Kings" Provost releasing a nice hen. Jeff and his wife Christie caught and released king salmon on every single trip. It was a lot of fun fishing with them and I look forward to seeing them again next year.
Andy Hochmayr is pictured above with a 42lb hen he caught in the Pasture. Glad Andy kept the hook in this fish because on his prior bite he set the hook so hard the sinker and the wing on the spin 'n glo came off his line. A lot of power and adrenaline in this guy but his smile says it all..."you didn't get away this time!" Andy was up with Trevor Millerbernd and after a two year absence and it was great to fish with them again. The only thing missing was Tony and hopefully he'll be back next go 'round.
Here's Gene Miller, Mike Stacken, and Dick Miller posing with their half day catch. Father/son moment number one this past week. Gene released two smaller kings this day and tried to outdo the "kids" in the group. Unfortuntately, the only keeper Gene caught was a red salmon. We tried real hard to get Ben in the group photo but four bites with none landed kept him on the other side of the lens.
Father and son moment number two this past week. Here's Gary and Jason Smith after a morning trip. Nice action and lively conversation made the time go by fast.
Finally, father and son moment number three. Here's Chris and Trevor proudly showing off their catch. I've had many father/son moments on the Kenai with my dad and with my son so it's always fun to be part of this experience.
Andy Hochmayr is pictured above with a 42lb hen he caught in the Pasture. Glad Andy kept the hook in this fish because on his prior bite he set the hook so hard the sinker and the wing on the spin 'n glo came off his line. A lot of power and adrenaline in this guy but his smile says it all..."you didn't get away this time!" Andy was up with Trevor Millerbernd and after a two year absence and it was great to fish with them again. The only thing missing was Tony and hopefully he'll be back next go 'round. 
Here's Gene Miller, Mike Stacken, and Dick Miller posing with their half day catch. Father/son moment number one this past week. Gene released two smaller kings this day and tried to outdo the "kids" in the group. Unfortuntately, the only keeper Gene caught was a red salmon. We tried real hard to get Ben in the group photo but four bites with none landed kept him on the other side of the lens.
Father and son moment number two this past week. Here's Gary and Jason Smith after a morning trip. Nice action and lively conversation made the time go by fast.
Finally, father and son moment number three. Here's Chris and Trevor proudly showing off their catch. I've had many father/son moments on the Kenai with my dad and with my son so it's always fun to be part of this experience.So, the week ahead will be challenging. The red fishing should continue to be white hot, but the king fishing does not look promising. Due to lower than expected returns, the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game has issued an Emergency Order (EO) restricting the use of bait for king fishing until the end of season (July 31st). I expect we'll continue to catch kings, as you can see on the blog we do fine in May and June without bait, but the action will be below the normal final week of the king season.
Always the optimist, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for good king numbers and for good weather for the week ahead.
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