Month: August 2022

I took four pictures of my first grayling, and the best one is above. I headed out on the Chena Hot Springs road and found a river bar with a long riffle, a short glide, and then another long riffle. There was a small slack portion about 4 feet wide by 10 feet long, just…

As stated in my previous post, I was alone in the road pull off when I got up at 10:30 AM. Rain was drizzling and the sky was overcast and threatening northward along the road. The wind was very strong and cold, and the Denali Highway for fishing Grayling was south of my position. I…

I ended yesterday by driving to Soldotna and spending the night in the Fred Meyer parking lot. I’m heading north to get out of 5+ days of rain and blown out rivers. Fairbanks is warm and clear for the next week, and halfway to Fairbanks is good Grayling water, and better weather. Seven hours, stopping…

Today it is raining hard. I canceled my walking guided trip for tomorrow as the Anchor River is chocolate brown. There is 100 % chance of rain tomorrow, and 80 % for Saturday, with 60% for each of the following 4 days. Since the Anchor River Coho run is about 2.5 weeks long, and losing…

Since I slept through high tide this morning as it was around 7:30 AM, I headed into Homer for lunch. There is a fantastic sandwich / coffee shop in Homer, called 59 Latitude. Sandwich and large moca for $17, and the sandwiches are the best I’ve had in a long time. I dropped by the…

I got into Homer and drove all the way to the end of the spit. Lots of tourist shops and fishing trip shops with a lot of cars for a Tuesday. I looked online for fly shops and found one just above the Anchor River. I made a reservation for a half day guided walking…

Time to Leave Tenderfoot Campground. I never thought to see if Summit Lake Lodge rented boats. This is a great lake for fishing, and even better with a boat. As it is raining, I can spend the night here (paid for), or at Quartz Creek Campground (paid for), or drive to Soldotna and sleep in…

I got up at noon to see a beautiful, windless lake, ready to be fished. However, I couldn’t hear well as my hearing aid batteries died overnight. I know I saw some spares, but it could take hours to find in the nooks and crannies of the van. A wise person would fish for a…

A nice Saturday to wake up, read, nap, brunch, and then fish. Just like every perfect day. I got out on the water at 5 PM, and the wind blew me to the north, instead of south, for the first time. Instead of having to work so hard to get back at the end of…

Reservations for Friday and Saturday nights at campgrounds are usually full. I drove over to Upper Summit Lake and was able to find the best campsite available.  Bathrooms close by (I’m Old), my personal launching ramp, and a tree to hide my float tube from the road.  Not too shabby at all.  Add for only…