Floating the Kenai River

From left: Brian (Martin’s son, my cousin), Doug (my uncle), Martin (my dad’s cousin, my uncle) Bob (my grandpa) – after the float trip



Martin took this one - thanks for the trip!

We fished the Kenai River, one of the best fishing spots in the world, in the middle of the red salmon run.

I caught one keeper - most of the fish were too far into the spawn for eating – but I didn’t count how many I pulled in total (although it was a tiny fraction of what Martin caught).

It took a couple hours driving from Anchorage, but when we finally got to the river's edge, we saw the clear water swarming with red sockeyes. After pulling in (and usually releasing) the 10-15 lb. beasts for about an hour, we loaded into the raft and floated/fished to where we had parked the second car.