Kenai River, AK
Russian River Confluence to Jim's Landing
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 11:00pm to 5:00am
- Best Fishing Time
- 11:30pm to 1:30am
- Rating
- Good
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- -
- Water Clarity
- Stained - 1' to 3' visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Jason Hansen
Pictures
Fish Caught
Sockeye Salmon
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 lbs | #8 Chartreuse Glo-egg |
Water Depth: 1' - 3' |
| 1 | 6 lbs | #8 Chartreuse Woolly Bugger |
Water Depth: 1' - 3' |
| 2 | 6 lbs |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| None | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 45.0°F / 40.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 74% Full (Waxing gibbous)
Other Patterns Tried
No other pattern information for this outing.
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
No seining information for this outing.
Fishing Partners
Karl SlothWaypoints
No waypoints were saved with this outing.
Notes
After the posse returned from Lake Clark, Karl and I picked up a rental car in Kenai. That afternoon we stopped at Scout Lake where I spent more time trying to spot fish than actually fishing. There were supposed to be pike in there but I found none. Karl napped while I explored.
That evening we drove the Skilak Lake loop and surveyed the Ohmer Lakes and Engineer Lake. None of them looked promising enough to fish. As we were leaving the Skilak Lake Loop road, there was a fishing hitchhiker looking for a ride upstream. We obliged and along the way he asked if we wanted to float with him from the Russian River confluence to Jim's Landing, about 8 miles downstream. Karl and I were unsure of where to fish that night, so the offer made the decision easy.
We began by fishing at the bottom of the main island that's right below the Russian River confluence. Stan quickly got a fish or two while Karl and I slowly figured out some techniques. I landed two salmon and had several others on while Karl also landed two and had several others on. I was dead drifting various patterns in relatively fast, shallow water. I believe Karl had more success with retrieving patterns, or at least letting them dangle in the current.
Around 1:30am or 2am we got back in the drift boat. We stopped and fished a couple other spots downstream without luck. By the time the drift was finished around 5:30am I was exhausted and frozen. Very, very cold.
We did see around a dozen bald eagles about halfway through the float. Pretty cool.
Comments
cwtob
Test comment.
zstroud
You had enough light to fish all night? I am not sure how I missed the fishing time the first time I read this.
Jason Hansen
Yes indeedy. The darkest it ever got up there was like dusk here. It was dark, but you could still see well enough to tie knots. A little after 2am it started getting lighter again.