Bardo

2002 marked a very special year for the Kenai, the first 'big fish' year after a rather long drought. 2003 proved to be another exceptional year for big fish.

These big 5-ocean hawgs have a seven-year life cycle. The next most recent 'big fish' year was 1995 when a number of fish in the 80's were taken with sport gear, with a 91 pounder eventually taking top honors.

With the recent improvements in ocean conditions for growing large salmon, maybe we are entering another cycle of bonafide record-challenging Kenai hawgs. Can't wait til July!