12-04-2006, 01:05 AM
My sister-in-law and her husband live in Anchorage. Actually, it was her husband taking me out fishing for coho (silvers) a few years back that renewed a love of fishing I had lost since I was a kid. Since then I have fished for kings in AK a few times, but no luck. In California we get runs on Chinook, not as big, but we do get good runs. So I have been trying for those using the bead/yarn/hook method, saves money on air fare.
When he took me out fishing up there once, he told me that a trophy king is over 40lbs in all other rivers in AK, except the Kenai. On the Kenai river, a trophy king has to be over 60lbs.!!!!
Or something to that effect, it was while back. But man, those are some big fish!
He mostly uses FF gear, I don't have anything big enough, it's all 5wt trout rigs.
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When he took me out fishing up there once, he told me that a trophy king is over 40lbs in all other rivers in AK, except the Kenai. On the Kenai river, a trophy king has to be over 60lbs.!!!!
Or something to that effect, it was while back. But man, those are some big fish!
He mostly uses FF gear, I don't have anything big enough, it's all 5wt trout rigs.
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