“…we decided to take the camper out for a shake-down trip just after the Memorial Day holiday to avoid the crowded highway, and we fished a lake we hadn’t tried for several years. Kelly Lake, near Peterson and Watson lakes off the Sterling Highway south of Cooper Landing, made for a nice free camping spot right on the lake side for easy kayaking and fishing. I caught this mini-Rainbow on our Swiss friends tried & true “Egg Surfing” technique. Size doesn’t matter nearly as much as technical success–at least that’s what I told myself after taking this “usie” with mini-me, not as easy to do as you float on a lake in a kayak if you like to capture the mountain background and keep the horizon level! Looks bigger upside down don’t you think?!”
Rainbows on Kelly Lake
About the Author: The Alaska Dream
Our family of six has been living the Alaska Dream on the world famous Kenai River for the past 15+ years, enjoying the bounty of the land & sea in everything we do! All of our children were born in Alaska, and both of us have lived here for 30+ years. We love sharing the Alaska Dream with visitors from around the corner and around the world and we especially love to help families and children catch their 1st salmon, halibut or rainbow trout and learn how to care for it all the way through the process of cooking it in delicious gourmet Alaska fashion. Enjoy reading our Alaska Fishing Report, Cooking Alaska Fish & Game, Alaska Photo of the Week and other sections of our website The Alaska Dream and we hope to have the chance to help you experience YOUR Alaska Dream someday too!
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