The Alaska Dream

After rolling into camp around 0200 Texas time last night, Darrell was eager to get his line in the water this morning and in little to know time he had landed his 1st BIG Alaska [...]

Here we go again...the Reds are in, the town is a little crazy, and summer salmon fever season has begun!  Remain calm (especially you crazy dipnetters and boaters) and we'll all make it through without [...]

We welcomed the Vaughn family this week on a last minute stay at Kenai Riverfront Resort....mostly because Mom Cathy was so gosh darn nice on the phone, and we'll never look back from that decision! [...]

Steve arrived wide-eyed and ready for Alaska action all the way from Georgia, nearly the furthest distance you can travel from to Alaska!  With fresh tied flies on his line from TJ & CJ's Snack [...]

A shout out to the Short family, Happy Campers from Iowa, learning the ropes of Red fishing here on the Kenai River and more importantly, celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary--way to go Randy & Greta! [...]

The weather has been incredible this past week, highs in the mid 70's and at times pushing 80, intense sunshine that lasts 18+ hours a day! And the Salmon are here...Chinook in better numbers than [...]

The Odell family has deep roots in Alaska, stretching back to the good ole' days in Copper Center, Alaska where the kids were raised, and even though the Grandfather of the troop now calls Tennessee [...]

I don't usually wake up in the 5 o'clock hour unless I have to, and that's usually for hunting. I honestly believe that red salmon don't care what time of day it is when they [...]

They grow up fast, don't they?  Feels like just yesterday I was helping her hold her pole, catch her first salmon, keeping her beautiful long hair from getting wound up in the reel...moments that all passed [...]

Finally getting a day off of work, Alli caught this nice 2nd run Kenai River Red Salmon and was determined to fillet it herself....under the direction of her master filleting brother CJ of course.  Well, [...]