Fly Fishing Kanektok River Alaska
June 2022
My first trip to Alaska, Seattle to Anchorage to Bethel to Quinhagak
Flight From Bethel To Quinhagak
First glimpse of the Kanektok River below
Getting excited
Base Camp is 18 miles upriver
geared up for the elements
Tying different flies for different species
I was asked to explain, how my creative realistic fly tying, turned into a midlife career change
We ate well, breakfast, lunch and dinner
Campsite sleeping tents
Hopefully the sky will clear tomorrow
Good start, nice little rainbow trout
Magnificent fish!
Dime bright Sockeye
Chrome Sockeye Salmon
Finally, sunshine for days!
Countless sockeyes on the march upriver, swimming past all day long
Chum Salmon beginning change from chrome to spawning colors
Chum Salmon and T shirt weather
Endless Sockeye action, salmon are fun sport using 8wt fly rods
Grateful to be a Guest on This River
Nice Grayling
Pretty fin
Caught many aggressive little Grayling
Fast action fishing, all catch and release
Great friend Jim Teeny, another great day!
Back to camp for dinner, where the sunsets for only an hour in June
Bear tracks, larger then my size 12 1/2 boots
Caribou antlers and wildflowers on the tundra
Fly Fishing Guide Tate Petersen
Steve Fisher founder of Urban Angler NYC with a slippery fish
Having Fun with Guide Robb Herrington
Pink Salmon
Sockeye
Beautiful Leopard spotted Rainbow Trout
Mousing for Rainbows is the most fun
Bright little gems fight hard too
Jim Teeny with a nice King
Jim Teeny and Graham Owen friends for decades
Cutler and Jimmy friends for decades
Small Jack King Salmon with Cutler Duncan 3rd generation Duncan guide
quick catch and release on my sturdy 10wt fly rod
King Salmon fight hard!
What a fantastic week!
Fun flight
Kanektok River - The Chosen River
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