Guided Walk-in Fishing Trips
for Salmon, Steelhead & Trout

River Fishing Alaska's
Lower Kenai Peninsula

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Silverfin Guide Service offers an exciting variation to the usual charter boat fishing, where we walk-in, wade and fish in the local area streams, rivers, or from the shore of the Homer Spit Lagoon, rather than from a boat. We fish mostly for King and Silver Salmon, Steelhead and Trout. Fishing these Alaskan waters can be phenomenal, whether hooking into a 25 pound King Salmon, or fighting a 10 pound Silver Salmon.

Do you want to go fishing, but are unfamiliar with the regulations and how to fish the lower Kenai Peninsula? Let Silverfin Guide Service show you how and where to fish, by producing a quality, fun, educational fishing adventure for the family, fishing enthusiast or novice.

Our goal is to provide the best fishing experience possible, near area roads, keeping costs reasonable. We can take up to six people at one time, or more if all from one party.

Gary Sinnhuber, (owner/lead guide), has been successfully stream fishing the waters of lower Kenai Peninsula since 1989. As a registered guide, Gary is insured and permitted for fishing the area state parks, and is a member of the Homer Chamber of Commerce. Gary learned how to fish the creeks and rivers for trout and salmon as a young boy, growing up in coastal Oregon, thanks to the patient teaching of his father. His close friend, and associate guide, Keisuke Matsumoto, has been helping Gary since the summer of 2003.

Gary's daughter, Rose, fights a King Salmon, while Dad coaches her.

Fishing May through October, Silverfin Guide Service provides all necessary gear, including rods, reels, premium bait or flies, and hip waders. We can bank fish at the easily accessible Homer Spit Lagoon, where fish are usually plentiful, or scenic rivers, including the Ninilchik and Anchor Rivers, and Deep Creek, where every bend in the river gives promise to another fish. Combination trips including rivers and the Homer Spit are also available.

Optimum fishing time will vary with the tides and time of day. Silverfin Guide Service will determine the best time and place to maximize your catch, and will customize your trip, according to your needs, by the hour (3 hour minimum), half day, extended half day, full day, or anywhere in between.

Items you will need to bring with you: Warm clothes in layers, including extra warm socks, raincoat, a sack meal or snacks, an Alaska sport fishing license and King Stamp, if fishing for King Salmon. A fishing license and King Salmon stamp can be obtained at several locations in Homer, or online at the Alaska Department of Fish & Game website.

The fish will be bled and cleaned. Nearby fish processing facilities can cut, package, freeze and ship your catch, if so desired. Coal Point Trading Company on the Homer Spit can take care of all your processing needs.

Guided clamming trips are also available, when low tides are at their lowest stage. Silverfin Guide Service will provide all the gear needed for clamming, and will lead you to the productive clamming beaches. We will teach you how to successfully spot the clams, and dig them out of the sand, without breaking their shells. We also will demonstrate proper cleaning techniques and/or explain necessary preparation for cooking.

Silverfin Guide Service is ready to take you fishing, and we are always happy to answer any questions you may have. We hope to hear from you soon.