Some years they come thick for days, some years not at all. For 2018 we saw two days of a thick black line of Hooligan (smelt) running and bubbling right along the Kenai River shore so close you could catch them by hand — a net wasn’t even really sporting! We smoked some, cooked some on the fire, and enjoyed just enough to tide us over until the salmon follow upstream. Summer is just around the corner now.
Hooligan Again!
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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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