Alaskan Gamefisher - Kenai River 

Mel was very friendly and helpful in showing us techniques that caught fish!

Although fishing was for King Salmon, Mel also setup so we could fish a few hours for sockeye salmon which we greatly appreciated.

Was out on the River all day great time had by all!!

We were not informed on what gear we would need to have when meeting the boat,.so we didn't have the proper gear.. This was our first experience fishing in Alaska we had no clue what was needed or what to expect. The guide was very unprofessional in the comments he made. He ended up losing 12 fish that were caught throughout day, they ended up being pulled out into the river because the stringer was not tied up properly. We lost all of them. We did end up with 5 more to bring home. The guide offered to take us out for free the next day but we would have to buy fishing licenses again. And after listening to politics and his comments all day, we opted to not go back out.

Advertisement was deceptive, indicated “live bait”. While fishing we were told, no live bait could be used. I paid for a full day, packed food, and got 4 day licenses with king salmon stamps and fished 6 hours in the cold rain without so much as a single bite of any kind! Tad was very nice to offer extra clothing to keep us warm and offered to keep fishing. Howeve, I’ve since talked to 4 locals to find out salmon really haven’t been biting on the Kenai for the last couple of years. I wasted alot of money for the worst fishing trip of my life. I wish i could get at least a partial refund, but i doubt that will happen.