Crooked Creek Retreat

Kenai River and the surrounding waters are rich with fish. The options range from trophy rainbow trout to 100 plus pound King Salmon. The key is timing. There are a lot of clear water streams that feed into the Kenai River, and each of those is the home to some amazing fish. Expect:

'¢ Trophy Rainbows (up to 18 pounds)
'¢ Dolly Varden (impressive fighters)
'¢ Arctic Char ( beautiful on a dry fly)
'¢ Arctic Grayling (Smart, gorgeous, and fun)
'¢ Salmon: King, Silver, Pink, Sockeye, and Chum
'¢ Steelhead (Try those on a Pink Egg Sucking Leech fly)

The lodge supplies you with all of the equipment you will need including waders, quality rods, an awesome assortment of flies, lures, spoons and jigs. The trips include fly outs to Kustration or Wolverine and Big Lakes. The guides are experienced and flexible. It's your adventure you name the fish and they will help you to:

'¢ Find the fish
'¢ Teach you how to fish for it.
'¢ Show you how to fish for it
'¢ Help you land it.

There is a reason that the Crooked Creek Lodge has such remarkable ratings from its guests. The service is not just about you. It is about you and your fishing vacation. They leave no stone unturned, and they are masters of making you feel at home. While you fish, they make your fishing dreams come true. While you are recovering from fishing, they are spoiling you rotten.

When you talk about Ocean fishing in Alaska, most people are talking about Halibut. Crooked Creek has halibut fishing and yes, you can do that too. However, the ocean is full of amazing fish, and most of them seem to be attracted to Alaska and the tidal waters around Cook Inlet. Expect:

'¢ Halibut - Chickens under 100 pounds and Barn Doors 100-1000 pounds.
'¢ Salmon Fishing - The massive Kings, Silvers, and Sockeye salmon all gather in Cook Inlet before heading up the Kenai River.
'¢ Sea Bass
'¢ Rock Fish (try those with a fly rod!)
'¢ Yellow Eye
'¢ Ling Cod (Monstrous Fighters)