Mystic Waters Supports Cold, Clean Fishable Water

by Mysticfish on May 10, 2012

Mystic Waters Supports Cold, Clean Fishable Water

Take Action  Protect our Water… Protect our Fishing

The Clean Water Act is under attack. I support clean fishable water and clean fishable water supports me and my family. Tell your member of Congress that headwaters matter to people who actually live near and fish on our nation’s rivers and that they need to support a strong CWA.  We need your help to set them straight.  TU makes it easy

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Fishing the Kenai River Canyon in March

by Mysticfish on March 29, 2012

Today’s Kenai River fishing report submitted by my guide friend Steve Paulding.

The Kenai Canyon

Usually by late March, you can find a few fish in cold but flowing water on the Upper Kenai River.  Not this year.

Meanwhile, Stacy is down in Baja spending several months running down the Rooster.  Here is his latest conquest.  This scene looks a little better than the first Canyon, eh Steve.

March Baja Fishing Report

Running Down the Rooster

I hosted Ian McDonald from Girdwood, Alaska / Newhalen Lodge / Missoula Montana (this winter) on the Missouri River yesterday.  While we both love Alaska dearly, it is nice to be in Montana in the spring.

Fly Fishing in March

Ian hooked up on the MO

Between forays to fish the Mo near Craig, Montana, I have been chasing carp.

Carp

Not on the Kenai.

While I am glad we have no non-indigenous fish on the Kenai.  I am enjoying the challenge and the hard pulling action of big carp in Montana.

See you on the Kenai River, June 11.

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June Kenai River Fly Fishing

February 15, 2012
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This is the first part in a series of posts I’m going to run about what to expect if you come fishing in my part of Alaska.  June is several pages deep in the calendar, but I’m already feeling the pull.  The smell of new growth over last years decay.  The chorus and energy of [...]

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Kenai River Fishing Forecast

February 9, 2012

This past season, I wrote some forecasts for Alaska Coastal Angler Magazine.  If you are wondering about fishing expectations during a particular time, you will find reference to what you can expect at similar times next season.  The Kenai River fishing season has some variances from year to year, but the salmon run timing is [...]

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TU and Wild Salmon Say NO to Pebble Mine

February 7, 2012

More important news about the dangers of the proposed Pebble Mine.  Stay informed and join the conversations about Pebble.  Take action when needed.  Sometimes you just have to say no. For Immediate Release February 7, 2012 Contacts: David Finkel, Wild Salmon Center, 971-255-5568; dfinkel@wildsalmoncenter.org Kristin Dizon, Strategies 360, 206-631-1989; kristind@strategies360.com New scientific report describes dangers of Pebble Mine to [...]

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Alaska Felt Sole Ban

January 24, 2012

If you are planning to fish in Alaska waters this coming season, be sure to wear boots with rubber soles. Beginning January 1, 2012, felt-soled footgear will be prohibited while sport fishing in fresh water. This regulation was adopted to reduce the potential of introducing invasive plants and organisms into Alaskan waters. The introduction or [...]

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Solstice Salmon

December 9, 2011

Mid Summer Sockeye fishing can get a little crazy on the Kenai and Russian Rivers. Especially at the confluence. Drifting the Kenai River provides access to more open waters and that is our method of attack.  Here is an article I submitted to Kype Magazine about the madness of Solstice Salmon (pg 12). Just click on [...]

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Salmon Will To Survive

November 28, 2011

This video makes me both sad and thrilled at the same time.  Why did the salmon cross the road?  Because it was upstream.  Salmon will continue to struggle upstream and have a tenacious will to survive and an incredible track record of doing so. Will we let them?

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Fish Heads

October 15, 2011
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The bears are slurping up salmon already thick with their winter coats.  On the banks there are a few lonely fish heads.The water is down to 3200 cfs and looks like the Kenai again with greenish silty color.  You can still pull some fish, even some really special ones, but you will have to work [...]

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Up and Down and Great

September 20, 2011

The water was up to 12,800cfs, the water got down to 6,800cfs and is now moving back up beyond 8,500cfs. Today the rain was lashing the coast, the wind was howling along the inlet, there was snow falling on the peaks, and it was 50 degrees and very fishy on the Kenai River. What else [...]

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