Sun. Sept. 29th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Water is much more clear today and has dropped, Steelhead fishing is still active and the Dolly's have been large and in good numbers.

 

Sat. Sept. 28th - 8:00am
Anchor River - River looks great with the water dropping and cleared up fast.  In good shape for fishing Steelhead, and Dolly's.

 

Fri. Sept. 27th - 10:00am
Anchor River - Looks better than yesterday with the color improving and water levels sable or dropping.  Water is high and dropping slowly.
Kenai River - Water level continues to drop and Rainbow fishing is still great.  Less boats on the river during the week makes for a much nicer day than on the weekends when all the fish are hammered by 10am.  Two bears seen upper river by Russian River/ Kenai R. confluence.

 

Thur. Sept. 26th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Light rain continues and the river is still high and dirty, it may have shown a little improvement in the color, but still muddy.  Use bright colored flies in this kind of water.

 

Wed. Sept. 25th - 8:00am
Anchor River - The rain has brought the river up and turned it into a Mocha, muddy color and is high.

 

Tue. Sept. 24th - 10:00am
Anchor River -  Many Steelhead have moved up river as the river drops even more.
Kenai River - Upper river, Rainbow and Dolly fishing continues to be HOT and a number of large Bows caught.  Middle river is producing many very large Bows.

 

Mon. Sept. 23rd - 8:00am
Anchor River - Silvers have slowed down, but we are still in the middle of a great Steelhead run.
Kenai River - Upper Kenai River is dropping and Rainbow and Dolly  fishing has been great !

 

Sun. Sept. 22nd - 8:00am
Anchor River - River is still low and making it harder to find fish, look in the deep cut banks and deep holes.

 

Sat. Sept. 21st - 10:00am
Anchor River - Steelhead very active on the high tides and early morning.  21.1 ft high tide today at 4.51 pm, should be the best time.

 

Fri. Sept. 20th - 8:00am
Anchor River - High tides today and for the next few days should bring in new Steelhead and lower river should be good.  Steelhead active around the water line "Dudas Hole"  A few fresh Silvers have been caught.

 

Thur. Sept. 19th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Cooler temps. and low clear water has moved the fish around and many have moved up river.  Dolly's have been very active.

 

Wed. Sept. 18th - 8:00am
Anchor River - River is still dropping and is very clear, go to a smaller fly in the clear water.  Good luck with black leeches for Steelhead and Dolly's.

 

Tues. Sept. 17th - 9:00am
Anchor River - High tides today should bring in more new fish into the river and lower river should turn on... Which it did, 3 Steelhead today myself !

 

Mon. Sept. 16th - 9:00am
Anchor River - River looks amazingly good with the little rain we've had and is clear.  Steelhead fishing was great today and many were caught and released.

 

Sun. Sept. 15th - 9:00am
Anchor River - Steelhead fishing continues to be HOT !  River has dropped about 8 inches in the last week or so and is clear.

 

Sat. Sept. 14th - 4:00pm
Anchor River -  A great day on the river today, Steelhead fishing was great, found them hungry about 9:30am.  Nice size Dolly's moving in.

 

 

Fri. Sept. 13 - 8:00am
Anchor River -  River still in good shape for fishing, it came up a little, about 3-4 inches over the last week but the clarity is still good

Thur. Sept. 12th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Steelhead fishing continues to be good, silvers have slowed down and moved up river. Plenty of Dolly's in the river and egg patterns have been working.

Wed. Sept. 11th - 8:00am
Anchor River - River still in good shape even with the rain.  The water is about 3-4 inches high, but still fishing ok.

Tue. Sept. 10th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Many dolly's  in the river and upper river still holds many fish.  silvers have been caught in the slidehole area and above.

Mon. Sept. 9th - 8:00am
Anchor River - River is a little high but still clear enough to fish.  High tides to day may bring in some fresh Steelhead.

Sun. Sept. 8th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Steelhead showing up in better numbers, today a few caught above the bridge and a few silvers were caught today.

Sat. Sept. 7th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Rain today has made the river a little cloudy and high, fishing was slow today and no reports of any fish today.

Fri. Sept. 6th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Silvers have been hit or miss, but the Steelhead are improving.

Thur. Sept. 5th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Starting to see some nice Steelhead being caught and the Silvers have slowed but are still holding in the river.

Wed. Sept. 4th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Silver Fishing is still active and a few were caught in the Slide hole area.  Steelhead are being caught.

Tues. Sept. 3rd - 8:00am
Anchor River - Should be some good Silver fishing with the high tides we have, no reports of Steelhead. 

Mon. Sept. 2nd - 8:00am
Anchor River - Silver fishing continues to be good and few reports of Steelhead as of today, many dolly's in the river above the bridge.

Sun. Sept. 1st - 8:00am
Anchor River - Silvers in the river, with some Steelhead being caught.

Mon. Aug. 31st - 8:00am
Anchor River - Dolly Ffishing continues to be great and there are Silvers

Sun. Aug. 30th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Silver fishing is still good and we have had some good reports of Steelhead being caught.

Sat. Aug. 29th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Steelhead fishing is getting better with a good report from the master Bruce. Silvers in the  river.

Fri. Aug. 28th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Silvers are being caught in the lower river, no reports of Steelhead .

Thur. Aug. 27th - 8:00am
Anchor River - The lower river has had some action and great dolly fishing has been reported
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Weds. Aug. 26th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Back from Moraine and the river looks good and waiting for a report on the Silvers.

Wed. Aug. 21 Through Sun. Aug. 25th
Floating the Moraine this week and there are over 150 bears in the area

Tue. Aug. 20th - 6:30am
Anchor River - Silver fishing and Dolly Varden fishing is doing great and some nice size Dollys this year.

Mon. Aug. 19th - 6:30am
Anchor River - River still in good shape and the Silvers are doing great.

Sun. Aug. 18th - 8:00am
Anchor River - Many Silvers holding in lower river, the Slide hole has been active.

Sat. Aug. 17th - 8;00am
Anchor River - Silver Fishing continues to be active, Dolly Varden fishing is great and they have moved up river a little.

 

Fri. Aug. 16th - 5:00pm
Anchor River - River still in good shape, Silver fishing is on! 

 

Thur. Aug. 15th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Silver action continues to be strong with nice size Silvers to report.  Dolly fishing has been great up river.

 

Wed. Aug. 14th - 6:00am
Anchor River -  With the low river conditions the Silver action is very active.  Lower river has the best reports and the "slidehole" is a good place to start. 

 

Sun. Aug. 4th thru Tue. Aug. 13th
Anchor River - Late entry, gone guiding.
Kwethluk River -  Located by Bethel, AK.  River conditions went to crap and the river came up 2.5 feet over night and went from crystal clear to a mud puddle.  At Copper Creek, the Silvers were hot and the Grayling and Bows were active.  Didn't get into a great number of Silvers and Big Bows until lower river and the Grayling fishing was great !

 

Fri. July 26th thru Sat. Aug. 3rd
Anchor River - Late entry, gone guiding.

Moraine Creek - Sockeye haven't dropped eggs yet and still in many numbers.  Rainbow Trout are hungry and fishing well !  Many Bows over 20 inches and mot many under 20 inches.  The Ol' Dolly Lama works well for the big Bows !

 

 

Sat. July 20th thru Thur. July 25th.
Anchor River -  late entry, sorry ! Gone guiding.

 

Fri. July 19th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Fishing continues to improve and river conditions sare still favorable even with the low water.

 

Thur. July 18th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Great Dolly fishing and should see some nice fish.

 

Wed. July 17th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Dolly fishing is doing great and nice size fish also.
Kenai - Stuffed with sockeye and good rainbow fishing.

 

Tue. July 16th - 5:30am
Anchor River - The s Anchor River is Open and great Dolly Varden action right off the bat early this morning.  The river is low but very clear, with the nice weather,  it should make for a great day on the water.
Kenai River - Great Sockeye Salmon fishing and very good Rainbow action upper river.

 

Mon. July 15th - 6;00pm
Anchor River - Anchor River is in great condition for fishing, although the water is down and a little low. 
Kenai River - Escapement of 246,000+

Sun. July 14th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Opens Monday 7/15 at midnight, officially opens June 16th and 12:00am.
Kenai River - Stuffed with Sockeye and the Rainbows follow...

 

Sat. July 13th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Opens Monday 7/15 at midnight, officially opens June 16th and 12:00am.
Kenai River and Kasilof - good sockeye fishing. Dip netting is open.

 

Fri. July 12th - 5:00pm
Anchor River- Conditions are perfect for the opener on Tue. at 12:00am  The River is closed through Mon. June 15th, opens at midnight on Mon. night.  33,000 sockeye esc. on the Kenai, Go fill your cooler. 

Sorry ! No reports until July 12th. I'll be guiding an 8 day float trip on the Goodnews River!

Check out www.akrainbow.com Best Float trips in Alaska !

Thur. June 27th
Anchor River - Looks low but in good condition for the opener on July 16th.

Wed. June 26th
Kenai River/Russian River - Still good Sockeye fishing and the rainbows are doing great.

Tue. June 25th - 6:00am -
Anchor River - looks low but in good condition for the opener on July 16th.

Mon. June 24th - 6:00am
Kenai River/Russian River - Still good Sockeye fishing and the rainbows are doing great.
Anchor River - looks low but in good condition for the opener on July 16th.

Sun. June 23rd - 6:00am
Kenai River/Russian River -  Still good Sockeye fishing and the rainbows are doing great.

Sat. June 22nd - 6:00am
Kenai River - The limit for Russian River Sockeye has been raised to 6 fish per day from 3 per day, starting Sat. June 22nd at 12:01am. Two day bag limit is permitted.  Go fill your cooler !  See you there !

Fri. June 21st - 6:00am
Kenai River - Russian River Sockeye continue to come in with good numbers, the limit will be raised to 6 fish per day starting Sat. June 22 at 112:01am.

Thur. June 20th - 6:00am
Kasilof River - No Bait and No multiple hooks !  You can keep a hatchery King.
Kenai River - Closed for King Salmon fishing.Russian River Sockeye run is good size and the sanctuary is open for fishing.

Wed. June 19th - 6:00pm
Kenai/Russian River -  King Salmon is Closed !  The Sanctuary of the Kenai River below the mouth of the Russian river is open to sport fishing. 
Kasilof River - Kings, No Bait!  No Multiple Hooks !  Reds are in and Kings are picking up.  Still no big numbers of Kings being caught.

Tue. June 18th - 6:00pm
Kenai River - Reds are still in good numbers and go fill your cooler !

Mon. June 17th - 6:00pm
Anchor River, Deep Creek and Ninilchik R. Closed until July 16th.
Kenai River - Russian River reds are in the Russian R. now and fishing has been great. 
Kasilof River -  Good reports from the Crooked Creek Area, with Kings being caught and Sockeye numbers are improving.

Sun. June 16th - 6:00pm
Kenai River - Russian River Reds are still being caught and the run continues.

Sat. June 15th -  6:00pm
Kasilof River -  Good reports from the Crooked Creek Area, with Kings being caught and Sockeye numbers are improving.
Kenai River - Russian River reds are in the Russian R. now and fishing has been great. 

Fri. June 14th - 8:00am
Kasilof River - King fishing has improved with some sockeye showing up.  Still a few Steelhead in there.

Thur. June 13th - 12:30pm
Anchor River, Deep Creek and Ninilchik R. Closed until July 16th.  Effective Sat. June15th 12:01am, River conditions are too perfect...
Kenai River - Open for Sockeye and Rainbows and we are off to a great start with unreal weather and fishing continues to improve.  No Bear sightings by me in 3 days on the river, but they were watching ! 

Wed. June 12th - 12:30pm
Anchor River, Deep Creek and Ninilchik R. Closed until July 16th.  Effective Sat. June15th 12:01am.  Sorry Boys and Girls !
Don't ask or I'll tell you how I really feel... 
Kenai River - SOCKEYE ! (Tom) Between 10am and 12:30pm, caught 12 sockeye kept my 3.  Caught a bonus 28 inch Rainbow and a couple of small ones, great opener with unreal 80 degree weather!

Tue. June 11th - 2:30am
Kenai River - Russian River Reds - Sockeye and Rainbow  opener got started about 1:30am and caught 4 sockeye in an hour.  Bug Report "Many".  Sockeye running good on the Kenai for the Russian River.  Fishing on the Kenai below the Russian River ferry was very active for sockeye and some nice rainbows being caught.

Mon. June 10th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Know of 3 Kings caught down by the "SlideHole" and of course Bruce did well with many hook ups, fishing continues to improve daily.  Hope they don't close us down this year.

Sun. June 9th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Last night the bite was on and fish were caught at the low light hour. Today's outlook is great !  River is in excellent condition !  Caught two myself, one jack about 24 in. let it go then hooked up on a 14-15 lb King, Kept him and threw him on the grill at the Fly Box.
 
Sat. June 8th - 8:00pm
Anchor River - The late afternoon many fish were caught and the sizes ranged from 20-35 lb. Kings.  Fishing is great on the Anchor River right now.
 
Sat. June 8th - 6:00am
Anchor River - The Bite is On !  The Anchor River is in great shape today for a great day of King fishing.  We Have high tides and getting bigger with the river in great condition.  Early morning bite was hot and at first light in the lower river.
Deep Creek and Ninilchik -  Need a report...

Fri. June 7th - 6:00am
Anchor River - River conditions improve daily with clearer water and lower water level. Should be a good weekend of King Salmon fishing on the Anchor R. with the higher tides.
Deep Creek and Ninilchik - Good conditions remain, Kings were caught last weekend.
  
Thur. June 6th - 6:00am
Anchor River - The fish counter says 255 fish as of today, so we have fish in the river and the weir counter looks like it might be finally working.  The Anchor River is in Great condition, even with the little rain we had.

Wed. June 5th - 6:00am
Anchor River - The Anchor River is Closed on Wednesdays, but the fishing conditions continue to improve with the water level dropping and clearing. King fishing should be good this weekend.  

Tues. June 4th - 5:45am
Anchor River - Many good fishing reports from fisherman, very active at the "Slidehole."  Hook ups from the 3 guys down river from us, lot of folks fishing down by the mouth, no reports of anything being caught above the Slidehole. Starting to see good numbers of Kings going up river.

Mon. June 3rd - 6:00am
Anchor River - River conditions continue to improve with the water level dropping and clearing.  We are starting to see a push of fish going past the counter, 12 fish on May 31st,30 fish on June 1st and 39 on June 2nd, for a total of 84, last year we had 672 by this day.

Sun. June 2nd - 8:40am
Anchor River - One report of a 24" "Jack" caught at Grassy.

Sun. June 2nd - 5:30am
Anchor River - River level has dropped and holding at this point, many areas with clearing around the edges.  The color of the water is dirty, but clearing slowly. Kings are being caught in the river, only a few reports at this point. Many great reports from the salt which means the bulk of fish haven't come in the river yet.  Kings have been spotted in the lower river just up from the mouth.

Sat. June 1st - 5:45am
Anchor River - Looks like it came up a little since yesterday and a little more dirty.  Not much rain last night should see a drop throughout the day with improving river conditions over the weekend.  Still waiting for my first report of a King, caught in the river...  Bruce says "Go Bright", Fish from 2 hrs before - two hours after high tide for best fishing.

Fri. May 31st - 7:30pm
Anchor River - Today we see a nice drop in the river up to about a foot, with clearing around the edges a little, some gravel bars starting to appear.  Still great reports from the salt and the Halibut are in greater numbers.

Fri. May 31st - 6:30am
Anchor River -  After a little rain up in the hills, the river came up about 4-5 inches. Still lower than yesterday, keeping my fingers crossed for the weekend. 

Thur. May 30th - 4:00pm
Anchor River - Saw a little drop today and if it doesn't rain too hard we might be fine for the weekend. Total drop about 8-10 inches.

Thur. May 30th - 6:30am
Anchor River - Have to report no change in the river conditions, still high and dirty, it might have cleared up a little but still high water level.  Weir count still 3 Kings past the weir, somebody should tell them the sonar isn't working, numbers are so inconsistent from year to year.

Wed. May 29th - 6:30am
Anchor River - Continues to stay high and dirty due to the high temps and melt off.  Better luck out on the salt.  Only 3 Kings past the weir, if you believe it.

Tues. May 28th - 6:00am
Anchor River - Great reports from the salt and pictures to prove it.  The Anchor River is up a little today, where is all the water coming from?  Can't be much snow left with the high temp. Shouldn't be long now.  I'm optimistic for the next weekend.  Rumors of the Anchor R. closing, not confirmed by me yet.... 

Mon. May 27th - 5:40am
Happy Memorial Day and "Thanks Vets" from The Fly Box, Khrissy and myself.
Anchor River - Still remains high and dirty, very tough fishing conditions. Hopefully by Wed. or Thur. this week we'll see it drop to safer fishing conditions.  Go enjoy this nice weather out on the inlet, trolling for some Kings and stop by The Fly Box for some troll herring or halibut bait.

Sun. May 26th - 8:00am
Anchor River - The North Fork of the Anchor River is starting to clear up, but the Anchor River remains high and dirty.  Maybe a Spin - n - Glow with some weight to get you down might be the approach and fish down by the mouth.

Sat. May 25th 6:00am
Anchor River - No change, poor fishing conditions  today and until the river drops and clears up.  Salt water fishing has been great, with bait bought from the Fly Box, of course. 
 
Fri. May 24th - 6:00am
Anchor River - River still high and dirty, not much change. Much better King fishing out in the salt. 

Thur. May 23rd - 4:30pm
Anchor River - River rising a little each day from the melt by warm temps.  King Salmon fishing out on the Inlet has been productive, with good reports and Thumbs-Up from the the locals. 

Wed. May 22nd - 9:30am
Anchor River - Still a nice mocha color and still high, lets hope it drops for Sat.  Tides are rising and should be a good number of fish push in on the high tide. 

Tue. May 21st - 4:30pm
Anchor River - With the rain up in the hills and warm temperatures melting the last of the snow, the river has come up and turned a nice mocha color.  Without rain in the next few days the river could be OK to fish this weekend.

Mon. May 20th - 9:30am
Anchor River  - continues to drop and clear up.  Much better conditions today for fishing.  Bright colors will work best, many fishing holes are getting accessible.

Sun. May 19th - 4:40pm
Anchor River - Water has dropped and has cleared very little, fishing conditions still remain to be tough and no reports today from the river.  The King Salmon fishing out on the Inlet has been good. Halibut fishing is slow. Grant Anderson

Sat. May 18th - Opening Day 2013 - King Salmon
Anchor River- Still remains high and very dirty, no reports of any King Salmon being caught in the river.  Out in the inlet they have been doing better, with Halibut Fishing getting better with some nice fish starting to show.  King Salmon fishing in the Inlet has been good, with many reports of nice fish being caught.  Grant Anderson