Fight the Crowd, Fight the Fish | Fly Fishing Salmon Alaska

Pink/Humpy Salmon return en masse to the Kenai River every two years. Most Alaskan's dismiss or even despise them as a nuisance. But Pink salmon do make for a good evening of easy fishing.
Sadly, some people care so little for Humpy salmon that they intentionally snag them and release them over and over. We saw that some this evening and showed the snaggers how to do it right on the Kenai River.
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*We often practical ethical catch and release. However, eating is part of life. We never waste any fish we harvest.

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How do you respond to people who are clearly, repeatedly snagging?

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If you ever get into some Chum Salmon, use that same color fly. Back in the day that was my go to color for Chum. They were fast and easy to tie. And yes they bit it. No snagging. Love the channel. Reminds me of fishing the Kenai in the 70's & 80's. I remember when there were no boat's on the river.

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Chums are the only salmon we haven’t caught a lot of. Hoping to plan a trip in the Susitna next year just for Chum. The Kenai is so busy these days, even with the kings being so diminished. Pretty sad. There are still a few good places around the Ken Pen. (But we don’t talk about those online 😉) Thanks for being part of the Channel, John! So good to hear from people who know the area and remember it’s past.