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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

July through september are the predicted runs for 2015. We will probably miss the kings or just catch the tail end, but will be in the thick of everything else. We have 4 nights in Denali
Cannot wait! Thanks a bunch crhfish and nofish2day, you guys are getting my blood pumping
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ziacatcher · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:10 pm Post subject:

That's neat to have a professor follow up on his word. You are blessed to know such an induvidual. You apparently touched him as much as he has touched you.

BTW, congrats on your doctorate.

nofish2day · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 8:52 am Post subject:

I tended to like the fishing for reds in the Kenai at the confluence of the Russian River.
There's a technique they use called flipping or even flossing. You're trying to bounce the line along the bottom in the current, and the line goes in their mouth as they swim upstream. Line comes taut, you give a jerk, and lookee there! You done hooked him in the corner of the mouth.
That's the thing, you have to hook them in the mouth when they enter freshwater, but the reds aren't actively feeding once they leave the salt.
Thing is, there's just so dang many of them, you can't hardly help but catch them...once you get the technique down.
Plus, the reds are the best eating!

Look like fun? It is!

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:47 am Post subject:

That doesn't look like my idea of "West and wawaxation", as Elmer would say!!! Shocked

Cripes, might as well be on BHP or out at Packery jetties when the bite is really on........

I hope that you find some nice, uncrowded waters to fish Luke. Wink

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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

HAHA! Yep, that is totally the Packery bridge during the redfish run! And that guy all the way on the right might actually be THE Elmer J. Fudd
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:49 pm Post subject:

Zoom in on him...........

Funny, the only dude with no brim! Confused

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Trexhunter · Joined: 07 Mar 2013 Posts: 4 Location: Austin

Hi, I have a few more suggestions or possibilities for you for your trip. The last time I was there was August/September 2008 so the info. is a little old.
Another good source of info. is other peoples travel blogs. We garnered a lot of useful info. from them for our trip. Here's ours (http://www.mytripjournal.com/Atwellroadtrips&p=4) but more recent ones may be more useful

Two good references are:
(1) The Milepost. Alaska Travel Planner.. It's updated every year and I believe comes out in the Spring. It is a mile by mile description of most of the routes through Canada to Alaska.
(2) Travelers Guide To Alaskan Camping by Mike and Terri Church

We did not fish any coming back down through Canada from Alaska so I can't tell you much about fishing in inland Canada. There is plenty of wildlife to see though, more as you get further North. Also, there are several Hot Springs along the way, the one that we stopped at was Liard Hot Springs in BC.

In Denali, a couple of things that you may want to look into are a ranger led hike or one on your own where you get dropped off from the bus. You need to make reservations for these. Most of the park is accessed only by the park bus system and you need to make reservations.

Fishing
You've already received a lot of good input. Your 6wt. should be good for rainbows and dollys. If there are salmon in a particular stream that you are fishing you will also want to learn how to use a bead set-up. You can use it on a fly rod or spinning rod. Fish it like a nymph with a strike indicator. Here's a link. (http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=622).

As far as equipment for salmon or steelhead, you can use an 8 or 9wt. flyrod or spinning rod set-up in the streams. The method is the Kenai flip where you toss your fly/bait upstream. let it drift downstream, let the current load your rod when the fly/lure starts swinging, and then flip it back upstream with one motion of course being careful not to hit your neighbor in the head. If your fishing among others, syncing up with them is most helpful. i.e. casting upstream at about the same time is a good thing.

We fished mostly smaller streams like the Anchor which is just north of Homer and it was in August so we mostly fished for Silvers and Steelhead. It was fun fishing alongside both locals and and tourists when we were there. Most were helpful. You will be there during a lot of the Sockeye runs. Sockeye fishing seems pretty interesting since they're tofu and Kale eating vegetarians.

Other streams to check out are Quartz Creek (off of Sterling Highway) and the ones north of Anchorage. We fished for Dollys on Quartz Creek with great success. My 5 year old was the champ.There is a nice campground there.

There are all day and half day halibut trips out of Homer. My understanding was that on the all day trips you basically traveled further to get into larger fish. If you take a half day trip, it's probably best to chose the half day that has the least tidal movement. The reason is the ability to keep your bait on the bottom

Other Stuff
Get a tide chart and dig razor clams at Ninilchik or Clam Gulch when the tides right. You can buy clam guns or shovels at Walmart or Fred Meyer or rent them from an outfitter.

Try the local brew in Homer. It was pretty good. Hopefully, they're still in business.

There are places to rent kayaks in Homer and Seward.

Let me know if you have any questions