You are an amazing human being for sharing your knowledge. My husband and I are coming for the first time to Alaska for our 30th Anniversary. We are big on fishing and are so excited to go on these fishing adventures. Thank you for sharing!!!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

13 күн бұрын

You bet, I appreciate the support! What a great way to enjoy an anniversary!🎣

Man , you live in a fishin paradise right there bro .. Been there years ago , told the wife if I ever go back I’m not coming back .. Cheers .. enjoy it ..

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Жыл бұрын

Paradise for sure! The fish are in and the magics in the air!

Thanks Ryan! Very helpful and whets our appetite for fishing since we will be there in a couple of weeks.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Of course. I love looking at the river. Especially during sockeye season! I’ll keep dropping updates on the river as the fish show up! Thanks for tuning in!

Hey I love the content. Very helpfull information. Makes me want to drive over after work and fish!!!!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Right on!!! Thank you. Well, what's stopping you?!!! You could be grilling fresh sockeye for dinner tonight and you don't even know it yet!

Will be there mid august!!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

11 ай бұрын

Alright! Us too, hope to see ya out on the water!😎🎣

First time seeing this place? Pretty nice out!!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, indeed... 🐟☀️

Another great spot is at the end of W Redoubt Ave. That is my favorite local spot. It only can hold about 5 cars but man is it great. I have got my limit every day for the last 2 weeks fishing there. Fast running water and lots of open space and it is only about a 2 minute walk on a trail. That may be a good spot you may want to think about showing for others. Love your videos man keep up the great work. Showing tourist or even other locals good fishing spots.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes down off of Green Valley and W Redoubt. Super easy access and the fish are there first! I could jam over on my bike and not worry about the tiny parking area too. Hmmm.... maybe its time to go fishing! Thanks for the quality add to the channel! Very much appreciated!

Beautiful

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree! 🥹

lotta good info thanks for sharing the spots! will be down there this weekend from fairbanks, hoping the numbers shoot back up for this weekend after seeing that drop the last two days

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

They should come back up. The commercial nets have been out. They’re good at getting there share.

Good information I've been to Soldotna 4 times Hands down the most fishing friendly town in the world. Doesn't hurt that it's also the best fishing in the world lol I've worked so hard for nothing there and then bam! Limited out first thing... On my list to make it back up

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Well said! Its all about having your hook in the water! You're right about this place catering to getting people out on the water. Every year the access gets better and the fish keep coming! With proper regulation and good sports doing their best to preserve this natural beauty, this place will stay wonderful for many more years to come. Thank you for watching and also I appreciate you adding a comment to my video. Very best luck on making it back to my hometown!

Hey bro cool channel Thanks for the videos. Hi Melissa :)

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh thanks, Im glad you're enjoying the channel. Melissa says tight lines bro... 😎🎣

Just wanted to say (as I have on other vids of yours) thank you for the in depth videos that you put out. I have just got back to Maine from Copper Landing and fishing some of these places in Soldotna that you have shown us out here in KZread-land and I am ready to go back. I did ok this time thanks to you and your videos. They are very helpful to people that have no idea where to go up there to fish or even how to approach it. The methods up there are much different than how I grew up fishing here in Maine both fresh and saltwater (blues and stripers with shark thrown in- actually I used to tag sharks for NOAA) and to have you take the time, as I've commented before on other videos of yours, is much appreciated. I am not sure about others out there but if you get bored sometime, maybe you could do some species specific how to's? Perhaps fly fishing for pinks in creeks (not flossing), you've got the Red's vids dialed in that is for sure, and any other things that someone like me doesn't even know enough about the subject to even ask. So many KZreadrs post videos of them catching fish and that is great, but there are a lot of us out here that want to know HOW, WHEN and WHERE to start. Just some brain droppings there for you. Lol. I come up there every year... maybe catch you on the river sometime. Keep it up man... people are paying attention to your efforts.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Жыл бұрын

I sure appreciate the ideas on more episodes! Its hard not to catch a pink salmon right now. The river is filled with them. Im also having great luck with the silvers on lures lately. Maybe I can get some of that action uploaded. Thanks for the recognition. KZread creation is challenging which is why I like doing it. Thanks for your share, lots of folks read through these comments to learn and grow and your contributions help in doing that.

Rotary park behind the airport is my favorite

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Its the easiest fishing spot for right handed people. If you are flossing sockeye that is..

We used to catch a lot of reds off of the Trophy lodge dock when we stayed there. I think I see it in your video on the other side

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Oh how cool!! I love seeing places ive been to in videos like that! The river is getting lots of rain and lots of fish this week. I may have to venture down there and get a closer look!

We should fish Saturday morning. We will be filming as well. Keep up the energy!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

We could probably do alil of that! I’m going out on the salt this week and if the weather blows I’ll be back on the river for some fishing this weekend. Swiftwater was producing fish this afternoon. I’m guessing the fish count doubles with tomorrows reading with as many fish as I seen getting pulled in.

Oh man, wish I saw this yesterday Ryan. Was at Centennial this morning at 5am to about 11. Forgot the bug juice and the flying blood sucker kicked my but on the way down to the end. First time to Soldatna from ANC. Caught a trout and that's it. I need to explore more as I just don't know the area until now. Thanks! I might roll down next week but Diesel is kicking my butt.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Right now the majority of the fish are being caught at the mouth of the river on the beach dipping right before high tide. If you have time to spend at a couple of these spots you can get hooked up right now. The fish started coming into the river today. Tomorrows fish count will be big.

@10MinutestoRouletteFortune

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures Damn, I wasn't going to go until next week but I couldn't wait and said :I'm gone" my dog has a vet appointment. Weekend is gonna suck.

@10MinutestoRouletteFortune

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures to think I had to leave yesterday. Diesel gas prices suck. I'll try to scoot out Wed. Combat fishing, here we come. Thanks for the heads up Ryan. I'll remember dip netting for next year.

I forgot to check out Moose Meadow.......on Tuesday or so I'm on it. Let me help you guys out.....Moose Meadows......E Redoubt Rd. Ryan, you are a rockstar!! Rotary Park down, 5 to go.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Жыл бұрын

Theres always tomorrow

Cool I’ll be there 1st week August

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Great timing for some good outdoor fun. Lots to see and do. And great fishing of course.

@JKCrane

2 жыл бұрын

We stay at beaver creek cabins on Kenia. 4 river trips one fly out with Talon air and halibut out of homer. We can’t wait group of 20! Great video !!

In Canada.but good to know would be nice to see people catching fish

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll get an update out soon that’s got the fish being pulled in. It’s been downpour raining and I can’t keep my camera lens dry!

Us at poacher cove call it the murder bar in July.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Жыл бұрын

Yea! That’s the spot! Great fishing going on right there

Soldotna could do a much better job of providing access to the river. There are sections of the river that are miles long gravel banks with no public access. These would be good areas especially for the Sockeye run and they wouldn't need to worry about the tourist walking on the grassy banks.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

5 ай бұрын

There’s no doubt the best fishing spots are accessed by boat…

That's crazy what time are you going out there? Lol everytime I go everything is slammed

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Жыл бұрын

Yea sometimes these places can fill up. I just try to go all of the time and sometimes it’s thinned out.

I'm planning on coming out there 20-21 to dipnet and fish

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Great timing! We will have to "Bump" into each other on a lil collab if I'm not out on the salt!

@Chuakiagx3

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures for sure man

Is Moose Meadows off of E. Redoubt or Keystone Dr? I’ve been wanting to fish here but hard to find on the map. Thanks for the videos.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

If youre looking at a map, E Redoubt turns into Keystone. Stay on this road for a couple of miles and you'll find Moose Meadows 1 and 2 on the right. The first one has its parking area on the right side, the second one has its parking area on the left side of the road. Both have signs posted saying what it is. The road will end at the boat launch at which point you have gone a mile too far!!

I noticed on adfg fish counts for Kenai sockeye, there was a large decrease in the daily number yesterday. Do you think that is just a blip, or due to commercial or dipnetting taking fish out of the system?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

IMHO, I don't think it's a blip, as in, being inaccurate. It's not uncommon for the count to swing like this early on in the run, however you could point to several activities as leading indicators of what's to come when trying to predict the count. Such as, are the beaches netted off (commercially and subsistence fishing), from mouth to mouth of every river North of Ninilchik all the way up the Cook Inlet? Yes they are. Are they indiscriminately hauling in loads of riverbound salmon every single tide? Yes they are. Did the Kenai river see a decrease in the number of fish entering its system at the same time? Yes it did. Coincidence? Thank goodness there is some regulation in place to maintain the balance between commerce and sustainability but it is always shocking to see correlating numbers like that, especially when they are higher than expected. Like June's 9+% Inflation report. 🧐

@mikegriffin732

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures 2 days in a row now, and Kasilof as well as Kenai, so yeah it seems like they closed the gate somewhere

I was there Sunday evening. I stopped at moose river first was a lot of reds jumping in moose but not catchable. Then I stopped at swiftwater to the honey hole. 5 out of towers there watched one guy snag 2 in 5 minutes huge hogs , and kept them, I then went to centennial was 4 people there one guy kept a small trout 9 inch a girl snagged one but it came off it was again a hog ,I got a trout , left there at 9 pm returned to swift, got in honey hole and I tell you, my 30lbs line maxima was no match for these hogs hooked into 12-14 only landed 1 and every one of these were hogs, but I couldn’t believe how many times I clearly saw my hook in its mouth and ping it turned inward to river and there she went. Gonna get 40 lbs test next. I have sink fly line rated at 90 lbs so it never snaps that. Good luck oh they were catching across swiftwater I just can’t remember the name but it’s before rotary half way up , free parking it’s a visitors center across from small plane airport. Good luck I was outta there by 12am

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Ive been seeing huge fish too, I had a feeling they were coming in yesterday when I was running around! It might be time to re-spool my reel as well and prepare for the battle! The Kenai River center is a hot spot across from Swifty and can be a good indicator of what's coming. I like how mellow the Swifty slough can be but if they turn out into the big water its bye bye fishy! The water level is up about a foot right now so its a cautious walk to the island for sure. I love your report! Keep putting in that good work!

@10MinutestoRouletteFortune

2 жыл бұрын

Would you mind helping a guy out as to where the Honey Hole is? Seems like its local knowledge. I was at Centennial this morning but only nailed a trout. Figured 5am to 11 would have been best. Bummed to drive from ANC to go home skunked. First time to Soldatna and moved here 8 months ago. Just tying to figure the fishing areas out. Thanks Peace........oh........big earthquake just now in ANC. cool.

@damienbell3155

2 жыл бұрын

@@10MinutestoRouletteFortune swift water is back at where the holiday is the road beside it take it down about 2-300 yards first dirt road on right take go all the way down to end if u already have access from centennial u can get in free. Once entering past the hut go straight and dirt road curves to left go all the way down just before reaching the bathroom rooms on right go to the parking lot before wooden outhouse ,,, I’ve been there since 9pm and it’s 11:16om now was slow only got 1 and 3 dollys. On McDonald’s run now. Walk down into water or go to first steel platforms but it is slow tonight not like last night. Good luck 👍🏽

Wait until about July 20th Soldotna is going to be a very busy town. Forget about getting something to eat at McDonalds you would think it's the last McDonalds on the planet drive thru lines go all the way to Kenai

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Lol yea you’re not joking around about that! Also be careful not to get a dip net handle shoved through your windshield with all of the people scrambling around forgetting that they’re not the only ones on the road with a 10ft rear overhang out of the bed of their truck!Things are about to get heated!

@AKMONSOUTDOORS

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures Oh come on. Its the one time of year things get interesting around here 😅

@coryburrell381

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be there.. tuning them up!

Good info, Ryan! Just don't show the world all our spots 😉

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Oh Im not even close to showing half of them... It's a big river and my home town sure could use the tourism. But of course, I know what you mean!

@AKMONSOUTDOORS

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures Gotcha, Man. Way to rep and support the Pen 👍 We are over in Kenai. We should meet up sometime. Maybe for dipnetting or this fall for some float trips.

T-minus 4 days til I land in Anchorage and make my way towards Soldotna 🙌 🙏

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Great timing. I’m at swifty right now and fish are being reeled in!

@Jwilson1202

2 жыл бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventuresthat spot and Bings Landing are our go to 👌

@OutdoorLiving2016

2 жыл бұрын

Same! See you next week!

😉

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

The river is filling up fast!! 😎

You need a pole in the water

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

You are right! Maybe tonight...? The numbers are looking better and better. Almost every spot has fish coming in now.. 😃

these are not the best spots, the best spots you need a boat.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 жыл бұрын

Boats sure are helpful!! A blowup raft can do the trick too if you're on a budget. You just need to plan your drift well.