Things You'll Need:
- Fishing guide
- Heavy-duty pole and reel
- Motor boat
- Drift boat
- Fishing license
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Step 1
Find an experienced fishing guide. A guide can find the king salmon and lessen your wait to catch the monster fish.
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Step 2
Learn how and where to obtain a fishing license in Alaska. Your guide is not responsible for licensing you to fish legally. A guide takes to you to where you can catch a monster fish—your responsibility is to be legally cleared to do so.
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Step 3
Schedule your fishing vacation during the 24 hours of daylight in Alaska. This will give you plenty of time to fish for the big one.
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Step 4
Work with your guide when trolling. King salmon are often snagged while trolling along the banks of the Kenai River.
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Step 5
Set downriggers at various depths to increase the chances of catching a monster fish. Experienced guides use downriggers, T-spoons, Kwikfish and flashers regularly to catch the king salmon.
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Step 6
Recruit a guide that can handle a boat well. When the guide can maneuver the boat in a backward trolling motion, it is easier to catch a monster fish.
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Step 7
Decide with your guide if you want to fish from the banks of the Kenai River instead of on a boat. If you hook a King Salmon fishing on the banks, run once you have hooked it. Running gives you momentum and will help you win your fight.
