ANGLER: FishonBruceAK
TRIP DATE: 7/30
REGION: Anchorage
WATER: Bird Creek
SPECIES: Coho & Pinks
REPORT: I fished at the mouth at high tide. Whereas I was blanked, I did see about a dozen fish being caught/cleaned/carried out in the two hours I was there. Mostly small silvers and a pink or two. The catching rig seemed to be pretty evenly split between roe and small spinners. I tried roe at all levels of the water column and a pixie with no success. I did see a number of fish enter the creek about an hour after high tide, but they weren't interested in the eggs I splashed out in front of them, nor were they spooked. Hmmm. No sign of any bears.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Family Fishing on the Kenai
ANGLER: FishonBruceAK
TRIP DATE: 7/23
REGION: Kenai Peninsula
WATER: Kenai near Moose River
SPECIES: Reds, pinks, rainbow, dollies
REPORT: I know that his report is a little bit of old news but I thought I would still report it out anyways. My family and I bank fished on the Kenai near Moose River Wednesday through Sunday last week. Wednesday night the fishing was plentiful with hook ups every couple of minutes. As our stay wore on however, the fishing got slower and slower and slower. At least the weather was rainy and cold. I would have hated to have to deal with getting a suntan while flogging the water for multiple hours each day. Out of 21 potential fish based upon who fished what day, we put 13 in the freezer. Not horrible mind you, but it could have been oh so much better. Did hook into a couple of pinks, a rainbow and two dollies. One dolly was a thin torpedo of about 18 or so inches. So the fishing wasn't the best, but spending time out on the river with the family and friends more then made up for the lack of fish. Will be hitting Bird Creek for a couple of the evening tides this week to see a bout a silver or two. Fish On!!!
TRIP DATE: 7/23
REGION: Kenai Peninsula
WATER: Kenai near Moose River
SPECIES: Reds, pinks, rainbow, dollies
REPORT: I know that his report is a little bit of old news but I thought I would still report it out anyways. My family and I bank fished on the Kenai near Moose River Wednesday through Sunday last week. Wednesday night the fishing was plentiful with hook ups every couple of minutes. As our stay wore on however, the fishing got slower and slower and slower. At least the weather was rainy and cold. I would have hated to have to deal with getting a suntan while flogging the water for multiple hours each day. Out of 21 potential fish based upon who fished what day, we put 13 in the freezer. Not horrible mind you, but it could have been oh so much better. Did hook into a couple of pinks, a rainbow and two dollies. One dolly was a thin torpedo of about 18 or so inches. So the fishing wasn't the best, but spending time out on the river with the family and friends more then made up for the lack of fish. Will be hitting Bird Creek for a couple of the evening tides this week to see a bout a silver or two. Fish On!!!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
We Regret to Inform You...
July 22, 2008
Dear Jack,
On behalf of Fox and "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" we’d like to thank you for joining us for our Class of 2008-09 auditions. This season we saw the brightest, most enthusiastic group of soon-to-be-5th Graders yet, and we hope the experience was as fun for you as it was for us; we enjoyed meeting each and every one of you.
Of course, we are only able to pick five new classmates from among the thousands of kids who auditioned, and with regret we must inform you that you have not been to chosen to be a part of the new 5th Grader class.
We hope you’ll remember your trip to Hollywood fondly, and have lots of memories to share with your family and friends. Please accept our best wishes for much success in the future.
Warm regards,
Casting Director
Well, now we know. Becasue of the four weeks of silence, we felt fairly sure we knew the answer, but there was always a bit of hope held out that it could potentially happen. For certain we are not too disapointed, and Jack says he is OK as well. It will be interesting to see who made it. I guess for now Jack will have to live with being an Alaska kid who plays in the snow all winter and catchers fish all summer.
Fish On
-bruce "a.k.a. Not Smarter Than A Hip Wader"
Dear Jack,
On behalf of Fox and "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" we’d like to thank you for joining us for our Class of 2008-09 auditions. This season we saw the brightest, most enthusiastic group of soon-to-be-5th Graders yet, and we hope the experience was as fun for you as it was for us; we enjoyed meeting each and every one of you.
Of course, we are only able to pick five new classmates from among the thousands of kids who auditioned, and with regret we must inform you that you have not been to chosen to be a part of the new 5th Grader class.
We hope you’ll remember your trip to Hollywood fondly, and have lots of memories to share with your family and friends. Please accept our best wishes for much success in the future.
Warm regards,
Casting Director
Well, now we know. Becasue of the four weeks of silence, we felt fairly sure we knew the answer, but there was always a bit of hope held out that it could potentially happen. For certain we are not too disapointed, and Jack says he is OK as well. It will be interesting to see who made it. I guess for now Jack will have to live with being an Alaska kid who plays in the snow all winter and catchers fish all summer.
Fish On
-bruce "a.k.a. Not Smarter Than A Hip Wader"
Monday, July 21, 2008
Fish On With Jack and Bini
ANGLER: fishonbruceAK
TRIP DATE: 7/20
REGION: Kenai Peninsula
WATER: Kenai River near Sterling
SPECIES: Reds
REPORT: Fished Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Reds were slow to moderate coming through. Got two on Friday and Saturday, with many foul hookups. Flipped for about twenty minutes on Sunday. One bump and no splashers to be seen. Jack got his first unassisted sockeye, a nice medium sized hen.
TRIP DATE: 7/20
REGION: Kenai Peninsula
WATER: Kenai River near Sterling
SPECIES: Reds
REPORT: Fished Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Reds were slow to moderate coming through. Got two on Friday and Saturday, with many foul hookups. Flipped for about twenty minutes on Sunday. One bump and no splashers to be seen. Jack got his first unassisted sockeye, a nice medium sized hen.
Jack with his first "solo" fish.
Sabrina hooked into her first salmon, a tail dragger that headed for Timbuktu at mach 2.1. I hooked its twin just moments after her fish went wild. For about a minute or so we had sheer mayhem. Fortunately mine got off after I dropped my tip, thus letting me help free her's up as well. Hopefully next time we can put one in the net for her.
Sabrina looking to hook a sockeye
Seems like the fish have been running on the big side this year. Looking forward to the next surge!! Fish On......Bruce
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
So I'm 40 - What's It to You
Yup, I just passed that notorious milestone and am now over the hill. After several strong hints by me, the family suprised me with a very nice grill. Definately a plus because we have lot's of salmon and halibut to grill up. For those of you fishing fanatics that are tracking my blog (including the person from Germany who showed up in my logging stats), sorry I haven't had any new fishing trips for you to be jealous of. Being out of town for a few weeks, plus a slow start to the second run of reds, has led to a definate gap in my accounts of fishing Alaska.
To the person from Germany whose been reading this blog, have you ever fished at the Russian? During the first run, I always run into droves of folks from Germany and other nearby countries. Last year I talked shop with a guy from Austria. We swapped homemade flies for good chocolate. Mmmmm good. Anyway, if you have plans to come over, let me know.
Anyway, I have a grundle of fishing trips planned for the rest of the summer, especially targetting the lower Kenai for reds and Bird Creek for pinks and silvers. Stay tuned!!
Fish On
To the person from Germany whose been reading this blog, have you ever fished at the Russian? During the first run, I always run into droves of folks from Germany and other nearby countries. Last year I talked shop with a guy from Austria. We swapped homemade flies for good chocolate. Mmmmm good. Anyway, if you have plans to come over, let me know.
Anyway, I have a grundle of fishing trips planned for the rest of the summer, especially targetting the lower Kenai for reds and Bird Creek for pinks and silvers. Stay tuned!!
Fish On
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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