The Alagnak has many small holes and thousands of islands for fish to hold. Put this all together and you've got one heck of a river. As good as a fly rod works, a spinning rod will work even better and is easier to control a fast hard running fish, of which there are many.

     The Alagnak's total Salmon run has well over a million fish, highlighted by fresh chrome Sockeyes, with July having the heaviest numbers. Our 2009 escapement was estimated at a whopping 970,000 fish, one of the highest counts ever. While Sockeye river runs up the Kenai, Russian and Kvichak rivers have fluctuated over the years, the Alagnak has been very consistent, in fact you can keep 5 a day.

           The Sockeye is my favorite fish, pound for pound, and the hardest, fastest, most acrobatic fish going, and by far the best eating. I am the man who developed the fly and methods to catch these fish in the mouth till your arms fall off. In fact 99% of our Sockeye landed will be fair hooked. In July a good fishermen could easily hook 200 of these chromers in a single day.