The Kenai R. closes to kings on 7/31, but they sometimes extend it for a few days. I'm not sure what the Kasilof regs. are nowadays. In either case, I can't emphasize enough the importance a guide and a boat. Bob might book you contingent upon the kings being open. At any rate, the guide would have the king rods.

Reds can be HOT the first week of Aug., paticularly on the Russian R., but on the lower Kenai R. too, if the run is late. How hot the Russian is is directly proportional to how long you have to wait in line to get a parking spot. If you hit it right, you can walk upstream and find an okay spot without the crowds and still have non-stop action. These 2nd-run Kenai R. reds are BIG, and fight like hell. "Lining" is the accepted way of fishing for them.

Between the red run and the silvers, there's a kind of dead period until the silvers start heating up around the 3rd week of Aug., on averagemaybe a little earlier on the Kenai R.). There are quite a few streams that decent silver runs, and the crowds will have died down. There's one particular small river that is fished mostly by locals, and can provide some fantastic sight-fishing if you hit it right. If you'll be there the last week of Aug., I'll e-mail the info on it, if you want.

So, your rod will do just fine during Aug..

(on second thought, I can't refer you to any motels- I think Bob is into that along with his guiding referals)

[This message has been edited by AkBill (edited 02-26-2000).]

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