Fishing Report 2021


Thanks for a great season !!

Sun. Oct. 10th - 9am
Anchor River - Water is still high and dirty, visibility may be a little more clear.  Still getting fish, but much harder.  Beads have been working and still getting plenty of action on flies.

Sat. Oct. 9th - 9am
Anchor River - More rain last night didn't let the river improve much. It is still high and dirty, although the color is getting a little better.

Fri. Oct 8th - 9am
Anchor River - Rain most of the day has made the river high and dirty.  Poor conditions.

Thurs. Oct. 7th - 9am
Anchor River - Water was high and dirty from the heavy rain yesterday and last night.  Only Dolly's today, water should begin to drop and clear today.

Weds. Oct. 6th - 9am
Anchor River - Rain,Rain, Rain... River starting to come up and get dirty.  Tough day out on the water, but the river could use the very needed water.

Tues. Oct. 5th - 9am
Anchor River - River is still in good condition and Steelhead fishing continues to improve.

Mon. Oct. 4th - 9am
Anchor River - Good Steelhead fishing and the Dolly's we're very active. Water looks good and is at a good level.

Sun. Oct. 3rd 8am
Anchor River - River has been fishing well and Steelhead fishing is improvingDolly fishing continues to be great, with many large colored up Dolly's 18-22 inches.

Sat. Oct. 2nd 8am
Anchor River - Great day on the water and Steelhead action has improved today. Water is in great shape.

Fri. Oct. 1st. 8am
Anchor River - River conditions are good, with low and clear water, could be a little low for this time of year.  One fresh Silver today.

Thurs. Sept. 30th - 8am
Anchor River - Good Steelhead fishing today with three Steels and many Dolly's

Weds. Sept. 29th - 8am
Anchor River - Starting to see more Steelhead moving up river and there a re a ton of active Dolly's

Tues. Sept. 28th - 8am
Anchor River - Brisk morning with tons of Dolly action and as the water warmed up a little we did get a Steelhead to bite. The river level is quite low and clear.

Mon. Sept. 27th - 8am
Anchor River - Steelhead were active today and we caught many Dolly's.  water is in good shape but getting low.

Sun. Sept. 26th - 8am
Anchor River - We got several Dolly's today and the Steelhead seemed to get active after 10am when the water warmed up.

Sat. Sept. 25th - 8am
Anchor River - Great day on the river with JP and did finally get a Steelhead and many Dolly's!

Fri. - Sept. 24th -  8am
Anchor River - The Steelhead bite has picked up a little and there are a few more fish in the river.  River conditions are great although the water temp is very cold.

Thurs. Sept. 23rd - 8am
Anchor River - River temp. is cold and the water is still dropping slowly.  Steelhead are moving up river and we still see fresh Silvers coming in the river.

Weds. Sept. 22nd - 8am
Anchor River - Great Dolly fishing today and no Steelhead.  The river looks great, nice and clear.

Tues. Sept. 21st - 8am
Anchor River - Steelhead are starting to show up in better numbers, but I think the run is late. The water temp. is very cold and very clear.

Mon. Sept. 20th - 8am
Anchor River - Not a lot of action today for Steelhead, but the Dolly's are fishing well throughout the river.  Starting to see more Steelhead up river.  Still seeing fresh Silvers coming into the river.

Sun. Sept. 19th - 8am
Anchor River - Not many people on the river as the fishing is starting to pick up.  Should see the number of Steelhead increase this week with the high tides.

Sat. Sept. 18th - 8am
Anchor River - River continues to drop slowly and is nice and clear.  Dolly's were active, but no Steelhead today.

Fri. Sept. 17th - 8am
Anchor River - River looks great although the water temp has dropped.  Seeing a little more Steelhead action and still a few fresh Silvers coming in.

Thurs. Sept. 16th - 8am
Anchor River - Dolly fishing was good and the water conditions are great.  Steelhead fishing has started to improve and Silver fishing continues to be good.

Weds. Sept. 15th - 8am
Anchor River - River has come down to a nice level and still dropping slowly.  It is still a little dirty and clearing slowly.  Slow Steelhead fishing today.

Tues. Sept. 14th - 8am
Anchor River - River was still a little high and fast for our normal crossings, but still managed to catch some Dolly's.  Not much Steelhead action.

Mon. Sept. 13th - 8am
Anchor River - Slow Steelhead fishing today and only a few Dolly's.  Dolly's seem to be the most actin at this point, still waiting for a big push of Steelhead to move in.

Sun. Sept. 12th - 8am
Anchor River - River is still high and dirty and coming down slowly.  Not much action today, fishing is slow.  Water temp. has really dropped with the cool temps at night. 

Sat. Sept. 11th - 8am
Anchor River - River is not in good condition and fishing was slow.
Upper Kenai River - A great day on the river with lots of Rainbow and Dolly action.  Many Silvers in the Upper and a ton of old Sockeye.  Rainbow fishing was good !

Fri. Sept. 10th - 8am
Anchor River - Little rain would  put some well needed water in the river.  many changes up river and many trees down in some of our favorite holes.

Thurs. Sept. 9th - 8am
Anchor River - Great river conditions and still seeing some fresh Silvers coming in on the high tide. 

Weds. Sept. 8th - 8am
Anchor River - A bunch of Silvers pushed in on the afternoon tide and many Pinks in the river.  Good Dolly fishin up river as the bigger Dolly's seem to have move up.

Tues. Sept. 7th - 8am
Anchor River - Concentrated on Steelhead fishing today and only one fish as we weeded through some colored up Silvers and Pinks. River is in good shape as the water continues to slowly drop.

Mon. Sept. 6th - 8am
Anchor River - Great day on the river with lots of Dolly action and two Silvers. 

Sun. Sept. 5th - 8am
Anchor River - Good Silver fishing and Dolly fishing.  There are may Pinks in the river and the river is in good condition.

Sat. Sept. 4th - 8am
Anchor River - River is in good shape, dropped a little yesterday and continuing to clear up.  Saw many Silvers move up yesterday.

Fri. Sept. 3rd - 8am
Anchor River - Water came up about 6-7 inches, but the color wasn't too bad.  It seemed to get a little more cloudy as the day went on and may have come a little more.

Thurs. Sept. 2nd - 8am
Anchor River - Rain brought the river up and turned the color brown.  Wasn't too bad for fishing but continually got worse. 

Weds. Sept. 1st - 8am
Anchor River - Good river conditions with the water nice and clear, no problems crossing in normal places.  A good number of Silvers came trough on the high tide and we managed to get one nice size fish.

Tues. Aug. 31st - 8am
Anchor River - Good active day for Silvers and Dolly's, with good river conditions.  Saw many fish push through.

Mon. Aug. 30th - 8am
Anchor River - Very active day for Silvers and many Dolly's as well.  Many changes to the upper river and be aware of the Brown Bear sign. 
Kasilof River - Silver fishing continues to be good in the lower river and rainbows were active in the upper river.  High river conditions but has been dropping.

Sun. Aug. 29th - 8am
Anchor River - Beautiful day today with almost perfect river conditions and good Silver fishing.  Finding some good Dolly's through out upper river.

Sat. Aug. 28th - 8am
Anchor River - Good river conditions as the water has dropped to a nice level and is much clearer.  Only one Silver today with a bunch of Pinks.

Fri. Aug. 27th - 8am
Anchor River - River looks good and good reports of Silvers being caught on eggs and fly's, as well as spinners, they always do well. 

Thurs. Aug. 26th - 8am
Anchor River - Much nicer day on the river with a good, but low water level and almost clear.  Few Silvers pushed past us and we did manage to get two for the day.  Dolly fishing has been good

Weds. Aug. 25th - 8am
Anchor River - Water level has dropped a little and has cleared up some, but only fair conditions.  Silvers still being caught and reports of some Steelhead caught as well.

Tues. Aug. 24th - 8am
Anchor River - Water has come up a little and is dirty today, slightly blown out, but we should see it recover by later today.  Silver fishing continues to be good.

Mon. Aug. 23rd - 6am
Anchor River - Rain, Rain, Rain... but we need the water. Good Silver fishing last evening on the high tide and this morning we saw a huge push of Silvers and some Steelhead push in and fishing was great!

Sun. Aug. 22nd - 6am
Anchor River - Water was up a little from the rain, but dropped   quickly today.  Good dolly Fishing today and the early morning tide pushed in a good number of Silvers and Pinks.  We did see a few Steelhead come in on the high tide. Caught our 1st Steelhead of the season today.

Sat. Aug. 21st - 6am
Anchor River - Silver fishing continues to improve, with many Pink Salmon in the river as well as good Dolly Fishing.

Fri. Aug 20th - 6am
Anchor River - Looks good as we see the tides start rising.  The bigger tides will bring in the biggest push of fish, with the higher water.

Thurs. Aug. 12th - 6am - No Report for the next week as I'll be out on a float trip and back Aug. 20th.

Weds. Aug. 11th - 6am
Anchor River - Still looking for a Steelhead report, but no sign of Steelhead yet. Silver Fishing continues to improve.

Tues. Aug. 10th - 6am
Anchor River - Still good Dolly Varden fishing throughout the river and some nice size Dolly's up river from the bridge.

Mon. Aug. 9th - 6am
Anchor River - Had a great day fishing for Dolly and Pink Salmon, no Silvers today.  River is in great shape but still low.

Sun. Aug. 8th - 6am
Anchor River - Ventured up river today to find some huge Dolly's today and some fresh bear sign, so always h
keep your head on a swivel and be always be aware.

Sat. Aug. 7th - 6am
Anchor River - Not much change from the rain yesterday and the river only came up al little.

Fri. Aug. 6th - 6am
Anchor River - Rain today and last night has brought the river up a little, but the color is still good. 

Thurs. Aug. 5th - 6am
Anchor River - Silvers are starting to come in in bigger numbers, the rain should help trigger the Silvers to move in, as the water level raises and warms up. 
Kenai River - Sockeye are on Fire !

Weds. Aug. 4th - 6am
Anchor River - Good Silver fishing today with plenty of Dolly and Pink Action.  Water is getting very low.

Tues. Aug. 3rd - 6am
Anchor River - Water is starting to drop to a very low level.  Dolly's are moving up river and Silvers are in the river.

Mon. Aug. 2nd - 6am
Anchor River - Found some nice Dolly's up river, now that the upper Anchor River is open. 

Sun. Aug. 1st - 6am
Anchor River - Starting to see more sign of Silver Salmon in the river, saw many flashes of Silvers moving through.  Good Dolly fishing continues.

Sat. July 31st - 6am
Anchor River - Great river conditions although it is a little low for this time of year.  1st report of a Silvers being caught, Dolly fishing has been awesome!

Fri. July 30th - 6am
Anchor River - Fun day on the river with lots of Dolly action for the beginners and they did great, also landing a King on a 5wt.

Thurs. July 29th - 6am
Anchor River - The Dolly's were very active today and there are plenty of Pinks in the river.
Kenai River - Great Sockeye fishing today, limit still 3.

Weds. July 28th - 6am
Anchor River - It was a good day for Dolly's and Pinks in the lower today.  Still looking for Silver to show !!
Humpy Creek - Some Pinks in there and many chums. 

Tues. July 27th - 6am
Anchor River - Great Day for Dolly's, but the river could use some water, low for this time of year.

Mon. July 26th - 6am
Anchor River - Still looking for our first report on a Silver being caught, but we could see them any time .

Sun. July 25th - 6am
Anchor River - Water is still low and clear, we could use some water !

Sat. July 24th - 6am
Anchor River - Great day on the river for Dolly's, A blind person could catch them... actually we did guide a blind gentleman today and he caught many Dolly's, even taking them off the hook.

Fri. July 23rd - 6am
Anchor River - Great day with the Kids on the river, with all of them catching many dolly's and Pinks, what an awesome day !

Thurs. July 22nd - 6am
Anchor River - River has come up nicely with some color, but still not too high to get around.  The visibility is poor... look for Pinks in the lower river .
Kenai River - Reds were Hot today and yesterday, in the Soldotna Area.   Water is coming up gradually .

Weds. July 21st - 6am
Anchor River - Rain has helped bring up the water and has cooled the water temp a little, which should help bring in some fresh fish.  We are seeing Dolly's and Pink Salmon numbers increase.
Upper Kenai River - Running high and not many sockeye up there at this point, but the rainbow fishing was good.
Kenai river - Soldotna area was good Sockeye fishing today, the numbers are finally getting up there.

Tues. July 20th - 6am
Anchor River - Water is low, but the rain will bring up the water level a little. We are seeing Pinks in lower river and Dolly's are coming in.

Mon. July 19th - 6am
Anchor River - Dolly action was good this morning and saw about 6 pinks.
Kenai River - SLOW, where are the fish?

Sun. July 18th - 6am
Anchor River - Low and clear conditions, we need some rain and water in this river !
Kenai River - Slow action today with just a few Sockeye caught.

Sat. July 17th - 6am
Anchor River - Few Dolly's today and one Pink. River still very low and clear. No sign of Silvers yet.

Fri. July 16th - 6am
Anchor River - River Opens today and good luck to ya!  There are a few Pinks in there and Dolly's are showing up.

Thurs. July 15th - 6am
Anchor River - River Opens tomorrow, and good luck to all of us who have waited !

Weds. July 14th - 6am
Kenai River - Great day on the river with many Sockeye today, a 24 inch Rainbow, 3 Dolly's 18-20 In.

Tues. July 13th - 6am
Anchor River - We sure could use some more water in the river.

Mon. July 12th - 6am
Anchor River - No Report

Sun. July 11th - 6am
Anchor River - No Report

Sat. July 10th - 6am
Kenai River - Sockeye were slower today.

Fri. July 9th - 6am
Anchor River - Looks very low.
Ninilchik River - Starting to see some Pinks showing up and did get one Hatchery King.

Thurs. July 8th - 6am
Anchor River - No Report
Kenai River - Sockeye were good today and saw some 2nd run fish.

Weds. July 7th - 6am
Anchor River - Sill Low and Clear !
Upper Kenai River - Sockeye run was still good and got our limit.

Tues. July 6th - 6am
Anchor River - Looks great, but very low like fall conditions, we need some rain.  Got a little rain this morning.
Ninilchik - Good King fishing today and a few Pinks.

Mon. July 5th - 6am
Anchor River - Waiting for the river to open July 16th.
Ninilchik - Starting to see some Pink Salmon in the river and still some fresh Kings in there.

Sun. July 4th - 6am
Anchor River - Not much change, still low and clear.
Kasilof River - Sockeye still doing good.

Sat. July 3rd - 6am
Anchor River - Very Low conditions !

Fri. July 2nd - 6am
Anchor River - No Change.

Thurs. July 1st - 6am
Anchor River - Still needs some water, its going to make things interesting.

Weds. June 30th - 6am
Anchor River - Looking very low and hope we get some water in the river for the fall, hate to say we need rain.
Kasilof River -Very active for Sockeye from the bank and still seeing Kings caught from the drift boats.

Tues. June 29th - 6am
Anchor River - Closed until July 15th for those who think it's open. The upper Anchor River above the confluence opens Aug. 1st. 
Kasilof River -Good luck Sockeye fishing today and good numbers of fish!

Mon. June 28th - 6am
Anchor River - Low and Clear.
Kasilof River - Sockeye were in today and we caught our limit plus some, landed one King.

Sun. June 27th - 6am
Anchor River - Upper river has some changes from last year and will be fun to try out the new holes.
Kasilof River -Numbers of Sockeye are looking good and see that Kings are still active.

Sat. June 26th - 6am
Anchor River - It looks very low and clear, but getting too low.
Kasilof River - Upper river has been good for Sockeye and we picked up a couple of Dolly's.

Fri. June 25th - 6am
Anchor River - Lots of Kings in lower river and not going past the weir with the extreme low water.
Kasilof River - Did good on our upper river trip and caught our limit of Sockeye.

Thurs. June 24th - 6am
Anchor River - Looking very low and could use some water.
Kasilof River - Seeing more Sockeye being caught and many Kings caught from the boat.

Weds. June 23rd - 6am
Anchor River - Looks great, but kind of low and very clear.
Kasilof River - Good King action from the bank today with just one Sockeye.

Tues. June 22nd 6am
Anchor River - There are many Kings down below the bridge and in picnic hole.  Saw over 50 Kings.
Kasilof River - Sockeye fishing was a little slow today with good numbers past the weir.

Mon. June 21st - 6am
Anchor River - Even with the little rain we had, there has not been much change in the water level and is still clear.
Kasilof River - Good King fishing today from the bank and one Sockeye.
Kenai River - Sockeye are in at the upper Kenai river by the Ferry.  Not too many people.

Sun. June 20th - 6am
Anchor River -  River check is looking good and still low for this time of year, we could use some rain.

Sat. June 19th - 6am
Anchor River - Still low and clear.
Kasilof River - Water is still coming up and we are seeing many Kings caught from the boars and we got one from the bank.

Fri. June 18th - 6am
Anchor River - Very clear and low.
Kasilof River - Not too many Kings from the bank today, but they did good from the Drift boats.

Thurs. June 17th - 6am
Anchor River - Looking very low and clear.
Kasilof River - Kings were a little slower today, but managed to get some reds.

Weds. June 16th
Anchor River - We need some rain to give the river some water, as it looks low.
Kasilof River - Still catching some Kings from the bank and seen many caught from drift boats.
Kenai River - Reds were slow today in lower river, but were doing great up at the Russian River.

Tues. June 15th 6am  
Anchor River - The King count looks good and ahead of last year. River looks great, but getting low.
Kasilof River - The reds were active this morning early and the we saw some Kings caught from he bank by the master.
Kenai River - Russian River Reds were active today

Mon. June 14th - 6am
Anchor River - Looks great ! 
Kasilof River - King Fishing continues to be good, there are some Sockeye coming in on the tides.

Sun. June 13th - 6am
Anchor River - Just over a month away from the opener of the river, opens July 16th
Kasilof River - Kings were in good today!
Kenai River - Good action on the early run Sockeye and the river was a little low, it is raising slowly.

Sat. June 12th - 6am
Anchor River - Slowly dropping and starting to look lower than normal.
Kasilof River - A great day on the river with many hook ups and only one landed, but lots of Kings and sockeye.

Fri. June 11th - 6am
Anchor River - Still looks great and at a good level.
Kasilof River - Good reports of Kings caught from the bank and saw a few caught from drift boats.

Thurs. June 10th - 6am
Anchor River - Water is looking great and near a normal level.  We are seeing a good number of Kings the last few says, but don't expect them to ever open it back up after they close it, even if the fish are there or just late.
Kasilof River - Good river conditions with the water low and rising slowly. 

Weds. June 9th - 6am
Anchor River - Water came up a little from the rain but didn't do much to the color.  Water is in great shape if the river was open.  The number of Kings is way past last year with a huge push of fish the last 4-5 days. 
Kasilof River- Good King action today from the bank and did see good action from the drift boats.  Sockeye are in better numbers.
Ninilchik - Starting June 12th, they are increasing the daily limit to two fish from one fish per day.  Increase the limit here and close the Anchor River.... Hummmm...

Tues. June 8th - 6am
Anchor River - Best the river has looked all year!  Water is clear and is at a normal level.
Kasilof River - Kings are doing well and starting to see more Sockeye in the river.

Mon. June 7th - 6am
Anchor River - River Closed to all species until July 15th.
Kasilof River - River is still slowly coming up and starting to see the King Salmon bite out in the drift boats doing well. 

Sun. June 6th - 6am
Anchor River - River is in great condition and getting better everyday.
Kasilof River - King Salmon action was great today from the drift boats and from the bank.

Sat. June 5th - 6am
Anchor River - Closed for fishing as it's starting to look better every day ! 
Ninilchik River - Good action today and a bunch of people out on the river.  River is full of fish.

Fri. June 4th - 6am
Anchor River - No rain so our river is dropping and clearing  nicely. 
Kasilof River - The most beautiful day on the river with the King Salmon bite good in the early morning and died off about 11am.

Thurs. June 3rd - 6am
Anchor River -  Just as the river is starting to come around with better conditions, they close it June 5th through July 15th. Same for Deep Creek.

Weds. June 2nd - 6am
Anchor River - Better river conditions today with the water still dropping slowly.  No Kings today, but 2 Steelhead.

Tues. June 1st - 6am
Anchor River - A little drop in the water level today and is a little bit more clear.

Mon. May 31st - 6am
Anchor River - Much better day today with one King hook up and one Steelhead. Still some Steelhead action in the river.

Sun. May 30th - 6am
Anchor River - Not many reports of Kings being caught this weekend.  the river is high and dirty, not making it easy.

Sat. May 29th - 6am
Anchor River -  Better conditions then last weekend, but still a hard day on the water with it still high and dirty.

Fri. May 28th - 6am
Anchor River - Not much change from yesterday.

Thurs. May 27th - 6am
Anchor River - Not many Kings past the weir at this point, hope it is better than last year!

Weds. May 26th - 6am
Anchor River - One King on and off today, not too many other reports of anything caught today.

Tues. May 25th - 6am
Anchor River - River conditions still are no  that good but better than last weekend.

Mon. May 24th - 6am
Anchor River - One good report of a guy who caught 3 Kings today, not sure if he was fly fishing or spin fishing. 

Sun. May 23nd
Anchor River - Water temp. is still very cold and we need it to warm up a little to get these fish active

Sat. May 22st - 6am
Anchor River -High and dirty water is going to make it tough to get down to the fish.  A report of a Steelhead caught in lower river.

Fri. May 21th - 6am
Anchor River -River not looking too good for our opener tomorrow.  Water is still high and dirty.

Thurs. May 20th - 6am
Anchor River - More of the same with high dirty water today.

Weds. May 19th - 6am
Anchor River - The water hasn't changed much at all.

Mon. May 24th - 6am
Anchor River - Beautiful day today, but still high water and dirty.  Hoping this weekend it will be better. Not mush change in the last few days.

Sun. May 23rd - 6am
Anchor River - Not much action today in the lower river, with river conditions still high and dirty, it was a tough day.  No reports.

Sat. May 22nd - 6am
Anchor River -  Opening Day on the Anchor River and we wigh the river was in a little better shape, we may have to wait a week or so to get good conditions.

Fri. May 21st - 8am
Anchor River - River conditions are still high and dirty but a noticeable improvement from yesterday until today.

Thurs. May 20th - 8am
Anchor River - River is still high and dirty and with the hard rain today, it's not going to help this weekends conditions.

Weds. May 19th - 8am
Anchor River - Little rain today and still high and dirty conditions

Tues. May 18th - 8am
Anchor River - River is very high and very muddy.
Kasilof River - Little slower today for Steelhead and no Kings caught from the bank.  Few reports of Kings caught from drift boats.

Weds. May 19th - 6am
Anchor River -