THE LARGEST CHINOOK SALMON IN THE WORLD

 With the drastic demise of Alaska giant King (Chinook) salmon, many of us wondered if we missed the opportunity of landing the King of our dreams. In recent years, the Kenai River in Alaska was the place to land a huge trophy.  Currently, the all tackle record sits at 97 lb 4 oz by Les Anderson out of the Kenai.  However, due to unknown reasons the fishery has not produced these monster Kings recently.

About a year ago, a good friend from Argentina told me of gigantic Kings being landed on the Caterina River.  Rio Caterina sits in the Los Glaciares National Park in the Santa Cruz Providence.  The river is crystal clear, little to no fishing pressure, and breath taking scenery.  My friend informed me that numerous Kings in the 70 to 80 lbs range are landed with a few pushing the scales OVER 100 LBS!!!  Guests stay at the exclusive Estancia Cristina which is a luxurious ranch in the National Park with sole access via boat navigating the north branch of Lake Argentino and the Cristina Channel.  Rumors are there is a very limited time to get into this magical fishery.  The season lasts January through March.  Only 6 rods are booked per stay.  So if a triple digit Chinook Salmon is on your wish list, the Cristina River in Argentina might be your final opportunity.  For more information, contact

Carlos at carlos@jurassiclake.com

Llew at scllewellyne@gmail.com

VENICE REDFISH AUGUST 9 TO 11 2022

 Bull redfish have become an annual desired species among the guidance of Captain Keith Kennedy of BORN TO FISH CHARTERS.  Captain offers all exclusive trips including lodging, meals, and all tackle.  Fly to New Orleans and rent a car for the 90 minute drive to Venice.  On August 8, my brother Bill and I flew to New Orleans for 4 days of fishing bull reds.  The bite was reported to be slow the past few weeks due to large amounts of rain and cooler than normal water temperatures.  We fished plastics such as Havoc Sickfish and Storm Seeker Shads behind Blabbermouth popping corks.  The bite was tough the first 1 1/2 days with a few hours lost motoring into the reeds to wait out thunderstorms.  Keith motored to Redfish Bay and we were greeted with numerous bull reds.  The follow day we again motored back to Redfish Bay, dodged thunderstorms, but caught some good bulls.  Our last day, Friday, was met by an all day thunderstorm so we decided to cancel.  In all the numbers were down but Capt. Keith still managed to put us on some big reds.  I am convinced with a few days of hot, calm days the bite will be on.  Venice offers world class fishing at a fraction it costs for International trips.  Book now as Keith has a few openings in prime weeks.