A familiar face to hockey fans and AK residents. Bill Clement, ESPN / ABC hockey announcer and GCI spokesman with a 50+ pound Ka
Date: 08/29/2003
One of the more unusual catches you'll see while halibut fishing: this nearly 8 foot long salmon shark is NOT something we expec
Date: 08/29/2003
A barn-door flattie like this 250 pound halibut caught out of Ninilchik is something that would be a little more common sight on
Date: 08/29/2003
A coyote swims the open tidewater area of the lower Kasilof River on an early June trip.
Date: 08/29/2003
Guide Steve Poitry brings aboard a July king for one of our guests.
Date: 08/29/2003
An exterior view of the cabin at Ocean Bluff overlooking Cook Inlet and the numerous volcanic peaks to 10,000+ feet on it's far
Date: 08/29/2003
Who says you can't catch big Cook Inlet halibut in August!
Date: 10/18/2004
Al Berry, one of regular guests, shows off one of the many fine kings he's caught over the years with us on Bob's Kasilof boat.
Date: 08/29/2003
Mrs. C is known for catching some dandy fish, and this one just adds to her list!
Date: 08/29/2003
Jennifer Parrick often comes with her husband, nicknamed "Lucky" for the nice fish they've seen over the years. See th
Date: 08/29/2003
Some freezer filling with Capt. Bill on Cook Inlet in early June.
Date: 08/30/2003
The Anchorage paper said the day of this trip that there were no kings in the Kasilof in July ... we proved otherwise :)
Date: 08/29/2003
A day on the saltwater out of Ninilchik provided some good flattie fishingf for these guests!
Date: 08/29/2003
Art, long-time deckhand on the Windigo, slides a halibut into the hold.
Date: 08/29/2003
The Windigo eagerly awaits her next group of guests to chase after some monster halibut!
Date: 08/29/2003
Art faithfully gives the Windigo a good scrub while everyone else gets to enjoy some photo ops after a day on the salt.
Date: 08/29/2003
Daren with as about a pretty of a monster Kasilof River hen as you'll ever see!
Date: 08/29/2003
A moose makes a visit to the water's edge on a late evening June trip for first-run kings on the Kasilof.
Date: 08/29/2003
Silvers bring big smiles to anglers of all ages, big or small!
Date: 08/29/2003
What more could you ask for? Warm sunny skies and Kasilof kings into the mid 50's ... sounds like a perfect forecast to us!
Date: 08/29/2003
63 pounds of Kasilof River king salmon. Congrats on a monster of a first-ever king salmon!
Date: 10/26/2004
Our old pal Bear on one of his visits with some goodies for the fishbox!
Date: 08/29/2003
A black bear navigates the glacial waters on the Kasilof River on an early July float.
Date: 08/29/2003
Fly-outs to the east side of Cook Inlet provide some super opportunities for bear viewing!
Date: 08/29/2003
A nice pair of July Kasilof kings.
Date: 08/29/2003
Well Hawk, if we figure this out in dollars per pound for your trip, it's gonna be awfully expensive! Look for pix of more "
Date: 08/29/2003
Late June often sees the arrival of some early second-run fish into the rivers ... here's one!
Date: 08/29/2003
A nice stop before heading to Kodiak for some lingcod fishing ... some early July Kasilof king fishing for some jumbo second-run
Date: 07/05/2003
Capts. Bill & Robbie led this group of anglers on a fine day of halibut fishing out of Ninilchik.
Date: 08/29/2003
Another nice rack of halibut for some happy anglers!
Date: 08/29/2003
Ooops, another big smile ... must be those crazy silvers again!
Date: 08/29/2003
Early June kings can have the same effect though!
Date: 08/29/2003
Capt. Bill and Art get tehir picture taken for a change!
Date: 08/29/2003
A nice way to start the day: a Ninilchik clam dig to be followed by an afternoon float trip for salmon ... the perfect combo day
Date: 08/29/2003
Bob Reilly with an early July Kasilof king.
Date: 08/29/2003
I think we're gonna need an extra cooler to get all this home!
Date: 08/29/2003
Bob gets his picture op with a fine Kasilof king caught by one of our guests.
Date: 08/29/2003
Time for the net!
Date: 08/29/2003
A bonfire on the clam beaches is a nice way to finish the day!
Date: 08/29/2003
Silvers & flyrods ... the perfect combination!
Date: 08/29/2003
Mike's arms are a'burnin'!
Date: 08/29/2003
250+ pounder and a mess more!
Date: 08/29/2003
206 pounder with Capt. Bill aboard the Windigo.
Date: 08/29/2003
Here's that Mrs. C again ... this time with a late May Kasilof king.
Date: 08/29/2003
Some spectactular scenery and great fishing to be had off Seal Rocks, a fishing spot for our Seward trips.
Date: 08/29/2003
Chuck Luck on one of his annual trips ... these used to a "trip to the tropics" as he came from Barrow. Now the Mayor
Date: 08/29/2003
60+ pounds of Kenai River king salmon.
Date: 07/19/2003
Clams as big as your hands are the norm!
Date: 08/29/2003
And you don't have to stop at 15 like many areas ... it's 60 razors per day!
Date: 08/29/2003
What finer place could you want for a place to rinse our clams and equipment!
Date: 08/29/2003
Just to prove that some of the bear shots aren't with telphoto lenses, this is often how close you will fish to them on your fly
Date: 08/29/2003
A nice load of July Kasilof kings from 39 to 55 pounds caught backbouncing in tidewater.
Date: 08/29/2003
The Kasilof River provided these guests with a limit of kings in early June.
Date: 08/29/2003
Late May combination fishing out of Ninilchik for king salmon and some nice halibut.
Date: 08/29/2003
The boys from Fluke do a number on the razors and some late May king salmon on a full day combination trip.
Date: 08/29/2003
A coyote peeks over the edge of the tideflats to investigate what we're up to.
Date: 08/29/2003
A Dall's Porpoise cruises alongside the tour boat on a Kenai Fjords cruise.
Date: 08/29/2003
August finally brings along some darkness overnight and the chance to catch some bright silvers as they pour out the river sloug
Date: 08/29/2003
"Gramps" Brown joins Darwin for some late May king salmon fishing on the Kasilof.
Date: 08/29/2003
One of your options for a home away from home ... the cabin interior at Ocean Bluff.
Date: 08/29/2003
A million-dollar view for a lot less per evening! Your view from Ocean Bluff of Cook Inlet and the high peaks of the Alaska Rang
Date: 08/29/2003
Locals know how to catch the big ones ... Diana shows off a whopper!
Date: 08/29/2003
A uniquely Alaskan activity: local residents dipnetting sockeye at he mouth of the Kenai River.
Date: 08/29/2003
Paul came all the way from England to try his hand and some Kasilof River salmon fishing and finds a nice king that outweighs hi
Date: 07/04/2003
You don't have to get this dirty while clam digging, but you can if you want!
Date: 08/29/2003
Oh no, it's that blow-up pig again! This time adorning the bow of Bob's boat on the Kasilof.
Date: 08/29/2003
A beautiful sunrise over the tideflats while fishing for silvers.
Date: 08/29/2003
Keeper of the clam beds, an eagle watches over some clam diggers just south of Ninilchik.
Date: 08/29/2003
Where are you going? Eagles along the Kasilof River.
Date: 08/29/2003
Eagles congregating along the shores of Cook Inlet.
Date: 08/29/2003
Momma moose leads the way for a newly-born set of twins on a crossing of the Kasilof near Crooked Creek State Recreation area.
Date: 08/29/2003
Silver fishing is the perfect family affair!
Date: 08/29/2003
Kings all the way around for some July anglers on the Kasilof.
Date: 08/29/2003
SOME of the locals know ... Tami with a certified trophy from the Kasilof River.
Date: 07/20/2004
The Eliason's make an annual trek down from Anchorage, this time for some late August silver fishing.
Date: 08/29/2003
A happy family on the Kasilof in early July.
Date: 08/29/2003
Silvers, silvers, and more silvers.
Date: 08/29/2003
A silver doubleheader makes for some exciting footage for the NW fishing show, "Fisherman's Heaven".
Date: 08/29/2003
Our first king of the 2000 season, on the Kasilof bait opener of May 16.
Date: 08/29/2003
Late May king salmon may mean bundling up a little in the mornings, but the action will soon warm you up!
Date: 08/29/2003
Boarding the plane for a fly-out to the Kuskatan River for some July silver salmon fishing.
Date: 08/29/2003
Another successful day on the saltwater for some Ninilchik halibut.
Date: 08/29/2003
Some breathtaking scenery from aboard the plane en route to some salmon fishing on the western side of Cook Inlet.
Date: 08/29/2003
Watch those fingers! Sizzlin' single action fly reels make are perfectly suited to Peninsula silvers!
Date: 08/29/2003
Early morning sun shines down on the waters of the Kasilof to form a nice backdrop for James and an early June Kasilof king.
Date: 08/29/2003
A moose peers through the fog to see what's coming her way on the lower Kasilof.
Date: 08/29/2003
Tidewater July kings and some super weather make for a perfect day!
Date: 08/29/2003
Our old pal Fred lives up to his reputation of catching some nice fish, this time on the Kasilof in mid-July.
Date: 08/29/2003
A quick photo op before these flatties hit the fillet table.
Date: 08/29/2003
Capt. Bill puts this happy angler onto some nice halibut like this headed for the hold.
Date: 08/29/2003
Aerial glacier views, some of what you might see from the plane on a fly-out.
Date: 08/29/2003
A close-up look at one of the many glaciers you'll see on a Kenai Fjords Cruise.
Date: 08/29/2003
Rub-a-dub-dub ... five men in a tub. The Gleeson Party says "Hi" to all their family & friends back in Long Island
Date: 08/29/2003
Mountain Goats overlooking our clamming activities in Kachemak Bay out of Homer.
Date: 08/29/2003
Caribou and other critters always have the right-of-way at local golf courses!
Date: 08/29/2003
August silver fishing provides some super action and some great table fare as well!
Date: 08/29/2003
Jumbo halibut from the saltwater off of Deep Creek / Ninilchik may well tower over the angler who was lucky enough to do battle
Date: 08/29/2003
Big Mike & gang after a beautiful day on the salt!
Date: 08/14/2004
Art slides the first halibut down the chute off the Windigo in the starting moments of the a great "Halibut Race".
Date: 08/29/2003
A look across to another boat in search of halibut with the lower mountains of the Alaska Range serving as a backdrop.
Date: 08/29/2003
Glad we have a crane for that one!
Date: 08/29/2003
Okay, we told you Hawk had another pic in here. This time he finds his dream fish on a latter July Kasilof River float trip.
Date: 08/29/2003
A look up river as the Kasilof widens out in the tideflats.
Date: 08/29/2003
Capt. Bill & guests with a nice load of Deep Creek / Ninilchik halibut.
Date: 08/29/2003
Mom give Hunter a hand with his first-ever king salmon.
Date: 08/29/2003
August sunshine and silvers.
Date: 08/29/2003
Jamie with an early Kasilof king on the May 16th bait opener.
Date: 08/29/2003
Jan seems to think that last spot was just fine!
Date: 08/29/2003
Early birds get most of the worms! John Smith and a May Kasilof king at sun-up.
Date: 08/29/2003
Shallow water halibut this time around. 97 pounds of flattie from less than 30 feet of water!
Date: 08/29/2003
"The Point" pays big dividends again!
Date: 08/29/2003
First rule of helping to ensure successful king salmon doubleheaders ... do your best to keep fish on opposite sides of the boat
Date: 08/29/2003
Shiny June kings on a bright, sunny morning.
Date: 08/29/2003
The end of a typical day of June king fishing on the Kasilof ... lots of smiles and a load of kings!
Date: 08/29/2003
It took a "Texas Twist" to land this July Kasilof king!
Date: 08/29/2003
Here's that Fred fella again! This time with a nice king off the Kenai in early July.
Date: 08/29/2003
Sometimes you gotta save the best for last!
Date: 08/29/2003
Another trophy-class Kasilof king taken in late July.
Date: 08/29/2003
A late evening fish in early June provides us with a completely empty river, except for lots of kings on late high tide ... as t
Date: 08/29/2003
This is the life! Sea Lions basking in the sun off the Chiswell Islands out of Seward.
Date: 08/29/2003
The Lee Party came from Onario, Canada for a shot at some June king slamon fishing.
Date: 08/29/2003
A look at the mouth of one of those toothy Seward lings ... barely advisable dead, don't try this when they're alive!
Date: 08/29/2003
A Seward ling comes to the surface on a glass-flat day of fishing.
Date: 08/29/2003
Afternoon silver fishing is every bit as good as the mornings when the tides are favorable!
Date: 08/29/2003
While the skies were bleak and cool, these August silvers were shiny and the action hot!
Date: 08/29/2003
Our very first WA steelhead guest years ago provides a little coaching as his wife Lynn does battle with a Kasilof River silver
Date: 08/29/2003
Personally, I like my clams cooked!
Date: 08/29/2003
A little angler with some big fish!
Date: 08/29/2003
Sundays in a July mean no guiding, but a good day to get friends and family out like this nice Kasilof fish for Bob's mom!
Date: 08/29/2003
Mom leads the way for a pair of young cubs competing for the same salmon we're looking for!
Date: 08/29/2003
Momma moose gives anglers waiting for kings to bite a not-so-unusual photo op.
Date: 08/29/2003
Capt. Bill loads 'em up again!
Date: 08/29/2003
River serpents of the Kasilof!
Date: 08/29/2003
More of the Hawkshead party's adventures, minus the pork!
Date: 08/29/2003
A fine mess of Kasilof River kings.
Date: 08/29/2003
June Kasilof River kings.
Date: 08/29/2003
Bob's favorite spot pays off yet again.
Date: 08/29/2003
Jeri with another whopper!
Date: 08/29/2003
This one goes back before a quick picture!
Date: 08/29/2003
A Kasilof River king comes to the net.
Date: 08/29/2003
Not quite what we were looking for - a starry flounder implaes itself on a kwikfish.
Date: 08/29/2003
We're not the only ones fishing! Orcas on patrol outside of Seward.
Date: 08/29/2003
A sea otter puts on a show for guests on a Kenai Fjords Cruise.
Date: 08/29/2003
Some familiar faces! Fellow Forks-area guide Pat Graham and his wife Leslie pay us a visit and join in on some Kasilof king acti
Date: 08/29/2003
"Momma Peg" of Deal's Den B&B in Kasilof shows off another Kasilof king salmon.
Date: 08/29/2003
Picture time for Fred.
Date: 08/29/2003
Early morning fog over the river and a July king slamon.
Date: 08/29/2003
A little rain never dampens spirits!
Date: 08/29/2003
It can be wet, but the fish can be big!
Date: 08/29/2003
A 54 pund June Kasilof River chinook.
Date: 08/29/2003
A young brown bear awaits scraps from the fish cleaning table.
Date: 08/29/2003
Razor clamming with Mt. Redoubt in the background.
Date: 08/29/2003
Mt. Redoubt again with an August sunset.
Date: 08/29/2003
The sockeye pile up on a mid-river Kenai sockeye trip.
Date: 08/29/2003
Yet another August sunset over Mt. Redoubt.
Date: 08/29/2003
One of regulars, Bob Riley and grandson with some Kasilof kings.
Date: 08/29/2003
Shuttling clam digging equipment at Clam Gulch.
Date: 08/29/2003
A lost rod from another boat makes an interesting catch of the day!
Date: 08/29/2003
A fish dives for bottom, buckling the rod.
Date: 08/29/2003
Fly-outs to Wolverine Creek give anglers a close-up look at grizzly bears actively fishing.
Date: 08/29/2003
A saltwater king? Nope, this is how bight early-run kings can be!
Date: 08/29/2003
A new trip shirt every year for the Hormel Boys .. this year, Team Keebler Salmon Squad, as in "crackers".
Date: 08/29/2003
May Hinilchik combination trip king salmon.
Date: 08/29/2003
A warm August day saw even hotter silver fishing!
Date: 08/29/2003
The sea lions awakening from a nap bellow a few notes for anglers out of Seward.
Date: 08/29/2003
Seward lingcod, amongst the finest delicacies in the sea. They do eat better than they look!
Date: 08/29/2003
Kenai Fjords National Parks makes for a breathtaking backdrop for Seward anglers.
Date: 08/29/2003
As shiny as they get!
Date: 08/29/2003
Driving north?? When on the AlCan Highway, make sure to visit the signpost forest in Watson Lake, Yukon.
Date: 08/29/2003
Anglers do their best to keep fish apart during a doubleheader.
Date: 08/29/2003
Guide Dean Swerin puts the net to an August silver salmon.
Date: 08/29/2003
A leisurely Dale works a Seward silver to the surface.
Date: 08/29/2003
Perhaps this is why the beginning of the Kasilof River is known as Slackwater.
Date: 08/29/2003
Town bear. A grizzly viewed from the road in Soldotna plying the waters of Slikok Creek.
Date: 08/29/2003
Gotta get a little slimy sometimes for those fish pictures!
Date: 08/29/2003
Perhpas one of the strangest displays from the fishing world on exhibit at the Kenai Visitor's Center ... THE Snag.
Date: 08/29/2003
Middle Kenai sockeye bounty!
Date: 08/29/2003
Yet another moose on the loose. Be sure to visit the local bakery by that name!
Date: 08/29/2003
Steamers (clams) out of Homer are a favorite.
Date: 08/29/2003
Guide Steve Poitry gives a helping hand for the picture.
Date: 08/29/2003
The look on the face says it all!
Date: 08/29/2003
What a nice way to start the day!
Date: 08/29/2003
Only in August do we get to see the sun come up at fishing time.
Date: 08/29/2003
Some sore arms, but some nice halibut always makes you forget.
Date: 08/29/2003
Oh oh, haven't I seen that pig somewhere before??
Date: 08/29/2003
Do NOT try to use your thumb to slow the run of a Kasilof king!
Date: 08/29/2003
Kids & Kings!
Date: 08/29/2003
Almost to the mouth of the Kasilof, a drifter heads for the ramp.
Date: 08/29/2003
seward, Alaska tidewater glaciers.
Date: 08/29/2003
Tidepool critters.
Date: 08/29/2003
August silvers at high tide.
Date: 08/29/2003
A young digger shows off his prized raor clam!
Date: 08/29/2003
Kasilof River serpents, part deux.
Date: 08/29/2003
A typical rainbow from an upper Kenai float trip.
Date: 08/29/2003
A nice load of July Kasilof kings heads to the smokehouse.
Date: 08/29/2003
Bullwimkle pays us a visit at the office.
Date: 08/29/2003
Capt. Bill and and Deb with an enormous halibut.
Date: 08/29/2003
More splendid scenery from a Seward combination charter.
Date: 08/29/2003
Perhaps one of our oddest catches ... an already dead fish with the rod he stole from another boat, mixed in with some debris.
Date: 08/29/2003
This king is almost as long as the angler is tall!
Date: 08/29/2003
A face we've seen a few times before, Bret Maxwell with a hefty hog!
Date: 07/01/2003
Another barn door from the Windigo.
Date: 08/29/2003
Kenai kings are what made the Kenai Peninsula famous!
Date: 08/29/2003
No, it doesn't really get this hot in Soldotna, but it wasn't too far from it on this hot August day.
Date: 07/13/2003
A face we see every year. Ken Takemoto with a magnificent Kasilof River king.
Date: 07/30/2003
No "luck" needed :) Inside joke!
Date: 07/11/2003
We can't see him very well, but at least we can see the fish!
Date: 07/19/2003
All by myself!!
Date: 07/19/2003
A Kenai king skin prepared for a mount.
Date: 07/19/2003
May combo (kings / halibut) fishing on Cook Inlet.
Date: 08/30/2003
A typical day on the salt, fishing ranging from "chikens" to "Barn Doors".
Date: 08/30/2003
A quick picture before we let this one back on it's way to the spawning grounds.
Date: 06/25/2003
A jumbo load of halibut caught with Capt. Bill!
Date: 08/29/2003
A nice June pair: a Kasilof king and a bonus sockeye!
Date: 06/05/2003
June Kasilof kings.
Date: 06/12/2003
May combination fishing out of Deep Creek.
Date: 06/03/2003
George Cook, renowned spey caster / angler and rep for many of the industry's finest suppliers joins Bob for a day and chases do
Date: 06/10/2004
Bob offers guests the largest driftboat currently in operation on the Kenai Peninsula. Upon request, 5 anglers may be accommodat
Date: 06/13/2004
More every year guests, the Brandt brother with a pair of certified trophy Kasilof kings.
Date: 07/01/2004
Mrs. C shows off one of her many Kasilof kings she's caught over the years.
Date: 07/02/2004
A post-razor clamming picnic on the beach.
Date: 07/04/2004
Our longest-range regular guests: Rio and Yumi travel from Japan each year to fish the Kasilof.
Date: 07/08/2004
Just a wee bt bigger than the Great Lakes kings these fellas are used to!
Date: 07/10/2004
A nice rack of July Kasilof kings.
Date: 07/10/2004
Sometimes you have to reel in ... to let the moose swim by!
Date: 07/12/2004
Phil James makes the trip each year from Colorado ... and his efforts pay off with this certfied 54 pound Kasilof king.
Date: 07/22/2004
Yet another every year group, Joe & Lilly Anderson always do a few Kasilof trips for nice kings like this one for Lilly.
Date: 07/23/2004
Good thing there are no sharks in the waters of the Kenai!
Date: 07/25/2004
A long-time guest in our WA fisheries, Clyde pays us a visit on the Kasilof.
Date: 08/01/2004
Capt. Bill in a rare solo shot.
Date: 06/26/2004
"it's taller than me!"
Date: 06/28/2004
August halibut fishing out of Niniclhik rounds out a great week of silver fishing.
Date: 08/15/2004
Jason Chancey with a certified Kasilof trophy chinook ... 56 pounds.
Date: 07/12/2005
Bob sneaks out after a day on the Kasilof for our first annual Snoopy Rod Classic, Kenai-style for some sockeye on the "sho
Date: 07/16/2005
An oversized Kasilof king headed back into the river.
Date: 07/22/2005
Always having to try to catch up to his fish-catching-machine wife, Jeri ... Al Berry scores one for the guys!
Date: 07/25/2005
Jeri fell short this time around, but a nice one nonetheless!
Date: 07/25/2005
With guide Matt maneuvering the boat and Rio looking on, Yumi works on one of her kings.
Date: 07/26/2005
Another "toad" fresh out of the net with Matt.
Date: 07/26/2005
Clams, clams, and more clams!
Date: 06/05/2005
A pretty face we see in both of our fisheries, Vonda shows off her first Alaskan king salmon.
Date: 06/08/2005
The Maxwells in '05 on their first day of halibut.
Date: 06/27/2005
Day two turned out nicely as well!
Date: 06/27/2005
Yep, there's that pig again. This time in '05 on the Hawkshead's halibut trip.
Date: 07/17/2005
Now that's a lingcod. Almost 60 lbs. of Seward gold!
Date: 08/15/2005
A A seward slam, not even including the silvers in the tote!
Date: 08/15/2005
Our last trip of '05 ends the season on a great note as one of our Anchorage regulars, Doug Smith, makes another run down the Ka
Date: 08/25/2005
Rio and Yumi with one of their 2005 kings.
Date: 07/26/2005
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