Fishing Silver Salmon on the Kenai, Alaska

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Fishing Alaska's
Kenai Peninsula:
A Complete
Angler's Guide

Flyfishing Alaska

Flies for Alaska:
A Guide to Buying & Tying

Fishing for Silver Salmon (Coho) on the Kenai, Alaska is an experience you will never forget.The Silver Salmon in the Kenai are considered the most acrobatic fightig fish and a thrill for every angler on the Kenai.

Siver Salmon out of the Kenai / Sea
Shirley Baysinger with his 22,24 lbs prize-silver

In the saltwater off the Kenai Peninsula like Resurrection Bay trolling at various depths with the aid of down riggers or diving aids like the Pink Lady attached to herring flashers, cut herring rigs, T-Spoons and large Vibrax and Pixee Spoons work very well as does casting these spoons and spinners from the shore near the mouths of freshwater streams. In Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay, casting ,trolling and even jigging during high tides near the mouths of the various of the different silver salmon spawning streams and rivers also produce angling action using large Pixees, Vibrax and Mepps.

Fresh water fisherman who want to hunt the silver salmon from the banks should look for pockets of slack water and areas close to the banks where the water runs slow. Alaska silver salmon do not like fast water.

For spin and conventional fishermen casting from shore or from a boat into shore with flashy spoons and spinners will produce good fishing action. Use rods and reels that can support 15-20 pound test lines for best results. From an anchored boat a salmon and egg loop rig filled with some cured salmon roe and just enough weight to keep the bait near the bottom can produce silver salmon when they are off the bite for lures.

For the fly fishing angler the Alaska silver salmon is the perfect game fish. Silver salmon are quick on the take and will produce many jumps and reel smoking runs. A 7-9 weight fly rod, matching reel,floating or sink tip line,1x-3x tippet,

One of the best locations for Silver salmon is the lower part of the Kenai River. Hire an experienced Guide to take you out on the Kenai...

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