7/22 - 26/19 - Day 22 through Day 27 - Fish ON!
After our relaxing time on the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula, we drove up the peninsula to Soldatna to visit some friends who have a family cabin there. In addition to their excellent hospitality, we enjoyed having them share their experience regarding how to fish for Reds (Sockeye salmon) on
the Kenai River!
The Kenai River at this point in its course is fairly swift and approximately a few hundred feet wide. The teal blue color is opaque, hiding the rocks, logs, and of course the fish. During our time here there were times when the fishing was fast and other times when it was slow, but there were always people fishing! And there were always fish! Often jumping clear out of the water just feet from us, even if those picky beasts were refusing to bite our tempting lures!
However, we did get enough salmon to fill half our camper fridge (which we then shipped home), had some delicious meals... fashionably late (which means AFTER we stopped fishing for the night), processed LOTS of salmon, and
thouroughly enjoyed our stay. A huge "THANK YOU" goes out to the Younquist family for hosting us this week!
the Kenai River!
The Kenai River at this point in its course is fairly swift and approximately a few hundred feet wide. The teal blue color is opaque, hiding the rocks, logs, and of course the fish. During our time here there were times when the fishing was fast and other times when it was slow, but there were always people fishing! And there were always fish! Often jumping clear out of the water just feet from us, even if those picky beasts were refusing to bite our tempting lures!
However, we did get enough salmon to fill half our camper fridge (which we then shipped home), had some delicious meals... fashionably late (which means AFTER we stopped fishing for the night), processed LOTS of salmon, and
thouroughly enjoyed our stay. A huge "THANK YOU" goes out to the Younquist family for hosting us this week!
Fish On!
Just catching up on your travels after a 2 week hiatus...WOW on all the beautiful pics and number of salmon caught! Safe travels
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