Originally Posted by
mems
Aloha, I have an opportunity to fish the trout opener in June this summer. I got a free trip to Anchorage to take a class for teaching, and am going to extend my trip and fish a couple of days with a pair of Alaskan guides. They were here in Hawaii for their honeymoon and we went out for bonefish. They invited me to do a couple of floats with them. My question is, do I really need a 10 foot 8wt rod for trout on the Kenai river? I am going to bring one, they said it works best for indicator fishing, but also plan on bringing a 9 foot 8wt and a 9 foot 6wt rod for some streamer fishing. I will post a story when I get back, should be fun. Mems.
“Need” is always kind of a strong term when we’re talking about trout fishing, but I think you might be glad to have an 8wt. I admittedly have only fished the Kenai a handful of times, and usually with a 6wt for trout and dollies. I don’t really enjoy the indicator thing that much, so on my last trip I pretty much used my 9’6” 8wt and focused on fishing flesh patterns that I knew would also entice a grab from a silver. I am really glad I went with the 8wt as I hooked into a huge rainbow that I really had to work to land, anything lighter and I might have been able to land it but it would have likely taken a loooonng time. Ended up being a fair bit bigger than any of the salmon we caught on the trip, go figure!
I think a 9’ 8wt would be fine too, especially if you are fishing from a boat. Pretty great opportunity, so definitely jump on it.
Good luck,
JB
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