The Kenai River in 2025
A Look at the Kenai River Runs for 2025 by Dallas Voss, Explore Kenai For those who dream of fishing Alaska’s world-famous Kenai River or who are poised to access this Read More...
Alaska Coho Salmon
Fish Alaska Species Guide: Coho Salmon by Marcus Weiner In their ocean form, coho are silver, with white bellies and gums, and have small black spots on their backs and upper lobe Read More...
Anchorage, Alaska: An Urban Oasis in a Wilderness Setting
Anchorage is an urban city in a wilderness setting. Ship Creek is one of Anchorage's most prolific fisheries. © Visit Anchorage / Frank Flavin ANCHORAGE is a sprawling city set in a Read More...
Silver Lining: How To Avoid Pinks when Targeting Coho
© Nigel Fox, Alaska Drift Away Fishing by Nigel Fox This summer marks another pink year on the Kenai River, which means a couple million pink salmon will return to spawn Read More...
Top Places to Fish for Silvers in Alaska
Top Places to Fish for Silvers in Alaska Article & Photos by Melissa Norris “Twice as big as Texas yet with fewer roads than Delaware,” it reads on the Alaska Department Read More...
How to Fish for Silvers in Saltwater
How to Fish for Silvers in Saltwater By Marcus Weiner Coho fishing in the saltwater can often be spectacular. I’ve been lucky to witness wide-open bites in many salty locales around the Great Read More...
Chrome Combos
By Troy Leatherman Three clearwater braids forked from the silty main channel, dissecting an extended gravel plateau left uncovered ever since the higher flows of early summer. Upstream, on the farthest bank, just Read More...
Coho Rodeo
Finding a Sitka-Sized Haul of Lings, Rockfish, Flatties and of course, Big, Bright Bunches of Silvers. It's easy to forget just how special an Alaska fishing trip should be. It's even easier to Read More...
Float and Egg Fishing for Silvers
By JD Richey I’ve said it a thousand times…silver salmon can drive you nuts! Especially since they often hold in slow, snaggy, “bassy” water that’s typically best covered by casting hardware like spinners, Read More...
5 Tricks for Finicky Coho
Five Wacky Tricks for Finicky Coho by Greg Brush If you’ve fished silvers before, you likely know that they can be one of the most unpredictable salmon around. These great gamefish can try Read More...
Striking Silver
Blog Post by Scott Haugen This blog post comes to us from Fish Alaska contributing editor Scott Haugen, whose many angling books are available at his website. Silver salmon are one of Alaska’s Read More...
Salmon Sense of Smell
Blog Post by Scott Haugen The following blog post comes to us from Fish Alaska contributing editor and noted angler Scott Haugen, whose many books are available through his website. If humans had Read More...
Valdez Silver Salmon
Coho Salmon: Silvers Fishing for silvers is someof the most fun you can have and Valdez has no shortage of it. These fish can weigh from 6 to 20 pounds and are between 24 Read More...