04-16-2003, 03:11 AM
Hey LH -
Sockeyes on the Kenai R. (Alaska) - how do you fish for them? It's kind of different. The fish migrate up the Kenai very close to the banks where the current is not as strong in the middle of the river (the main channel current on the Kenai is about 5-6 mph). So, you fish for them within 10-15' of the bank.
You get a pretty stout casting rod, about 7' long and put on a 1/2 to 3/4 oz rubbercore sinker on your mainline. About 18" below the sinker tie on a pretty fair size bucktail streamer fly (red back with white belly is popular).
Then you strip out about 10 feet of line and "flip" the fly/weight combo upstream and do very quick, short drifts right in front of you. No casting involved. You need to feel the sinker tapping the bottom or you are wasting time. In June on the Kenai you will see hundreds of people fishing this way since sockeyes are such a popular salmon for the table. Hope this helps.
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Sockeyes on the Kenai R. (Alaska) - how do you fish for them? It's kind of different. The fish migrate up the Kenai very close to the banks where the current is not as strong in the middle of the river (the main channel current on the Kenai is about 5-6 mph). So, you fish for them within 10-15' of the bank.
You get a pretty stout casting rod, about 7' long and put on a 1/2 to 3/4 oz rubbercore sinker on your mainline. About 18" below the sinker tie on a pretty fair size bucktail streamer fly (red back with white belly is popular).
Then you strip out about 10 feet of line and "flip" the fly/weight combo upstream and do very quick, short drifts right in front of you. No casting involved. You need to feel the sinker tapping the bottom or you are wasting time. In June on the Kenai you will see hundreds of people fishing this way since sockeyes are such a popular salmon for the table. Hope this helps.
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