YEEHAA Going North this August

[jdmidwest]

Fired up and ready to leave. Packed to NW airlines standards with a few pounds to spare. Driving to TN after work tomorrow and catching the plane at Memphis on Sat. May drop by and look for Elvis while I go thru.

Had to pick up a catfish pole, my buddy has lost his faith in the fly rod. Last time the spinning rods never came out. I don't plan on it this time unless we hit the open water of the ocean and need to fling a spoon. I am sure the fly fishing will be fine.

The rivers are getting some rain and the forcast is for more next week. The salmon were needing some more water to start pushing up stream. The fish gods are working right for the streams I have planned. I will see all new waters this trip if everything goes as planned.

The nice thing about our trip, no schedules, no reservations, no place to be. Touch down in Alaska, pick up a rental car, and go fishing. Just good friends having a good time in the best waters in the US.

I will post if I hit a wireless connection, maybe even send a few pics. Otherwise, I will catch up in about 10 days or so.

[duckydoty]

JD

Good luck to ya. I'll be heading up there for 2 weeks in 8 more days. If you can make a post in the next week, I would sure enjoy reading it.

Duckydoty

[AKflyfisher]

YOu should have a great trip looks like the weather is going to get better (overcast and cooler) then what it was for me so the fishing should be alot better. Good luck

[jdmidwest]

I'm back!

Got back to the house at 3:30 this morning, grabbed a nap and had a half day of work. Cleaning up equip tonight and catching up. Pics and a full report will follow later this week.

In Brief, this trip was better than last. We were on new water from the last time. The time of the year let me see more.

We had a cabin on the Portage River for salmon fishing, not the 20 mile. We fished the Quartz Creek and had a ball with the Dollies. We floated a new section of the Kenai from the last time. We saw the Alaska State Fair. I caught dollies, rainbows, silvers, pinks, and reds. I saw bears, moose, belugas, dall sheep, and bald eagles. I learned about the berries and flowers of Alaska that I missed on the last trip. We saw some new sights and places. Nonstop for 7 great days of fishing.

Best of all, 50 degree weather.................

[BrianK]

Sounds like a great trip.

Did I miss the full report somewhere else or are you still catching up?

b

[jdmidwest]

I posted the pics and the report under a new topic on Exotic Places. Pics and everything.

Alaska trip, Palmer to Kenai