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Trolling Bucktail style flies tied on Tubes was very common during the glory days of ocean Silver Salmon recreational fisheries of the 1950s – 1980s from Northern California through SE Alaska. Regions like Puget Sound and Vancouver Island spawn

Silver salmon fishing has been what I would call “decent” since my last report. Some days we get into a good bite and limit out rather quickly and others we have to pick away at them all day long to get limits. The silvers seem to be a po

August greeted us with solid red salmon fishing during the first week consistent silver salmon action during the second half of the month and the beginning of what turned into an epic fall trout fishery.  Besides steady fishing mother nature bl

The time for sockeye salmon fishing is coming to a close this year. The Kenai Peninsula has given us an epic season for reds! BUT DONT WORRY!!!! Its time to gear up for the fast and furious silver salmon! Coho salmon are aggressive biters and fight

A couple weeks back I was fishing the Strait of Juan de Fuca for silver salmon using both fly rods and gear. the writeup below is somewhat humorous but mostly accurate. Hey steelheaders… Let’s face it — keeping up the … Contin

Midweek report from Sekiu WA: Salmon slam is well underway with lots of hatchery silver salmon pulled out of the saltwater off the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. This is a big pink salmon year but the tricky little … Continue reading &

http://jimruskfishingalaska.com Hello Anglers well I am happy to report that the Silver Salmon run on the Kenai River has been fantastic this year. After a poor King Salmon run we have been blessed with a fabulous Sockeye Salmon run and a great Silv

Jay Nicholas shows how to tie this simple very effective fly that is customarily fished in Alaska and is thought of principally as a Silver salmon fly but this fly has been effective fished for kings and Chum salmon here … Continue reading U

Salmon Fishing Scotland Winner of Savills Malloch Trophy 2013. The Savills Malloch trophy has been decided for 2013 and this is the official press release by Andrew Graham-Stewart. 2013 winner of Scotland’s most prestigious angling award the gr

COVID-19 Requirements for Travelers to Alaska   September Fishing Reports 2021 September 1 2021 — I guided a group of 4 guests each of whom caught a limit of coho salmon — although all of them did not keep a limit.    They

COVID-19 Requirements for Travelers to Alaska   August Fishing Reports 2021 August is our best month for catching and harvesting coho (silver salmon).  We have had more reservations than usual in 2021 — but still have some availabili

While we had fun catching sockeye salmon left and right they have spawned to the point of no return. While most of the sockeyes have morphed into their “red” nickname….there were some still to be kept. The first run of silver salmon

http://jimruskfishingalaska.com Hi everyone well I am happy to report that we have had a great Silver Salmon run this year with nice limit catches almost every single day since early August. After a poor King Salmon run in June and July it has been

People want to come to Alaska it is the trip of a lifetime. September is the fall silver salmon run and self-guided anglers are crazy about our cohos — after all Ketchikan is the salmon capital of the world ” said Nadra Angerman. The post

http://jimruskfishingalaska.com Hi everyone well it is late September here on the Kenai River in Alaska. We are still catching chrome bright Kenai River Silver Salmon and hopefully we will continue to have good catches for a few more weeks. Well 202

This week started off with a slower King Salmon bite then we have been experiencing on previous days. A hand full of early Silvers and Chum Salmon were mixed in the catch. Halibut fishing remained excellent with quick limits for all the boats. By mid

There’s some silver salmon in the mixed

    There’s a saying among salmon fishermen: “A coho is a silver the chinook is a king.”  It’s partly a maxim to ease the confusion between the Native American names for the two species of salmon and the nam

People want to come to Alaska it is the trip of a lifetime. September is the fall silver salmon run and self-guided anglers are crazy about our cohos — after all Ketchikan is the salmon capital of the world ” said Nadra Angerman. The post

King of the River A couple from Idaho successfully hooked 6 silver salmon today! Limited our again!!!! ©2013 King of the River - Kenai River Guiding Service