Aaron Cooper
Fishing For Sockeye Salmon on the Kenai River
November 22, 2023 by Aaron Cooper
The term Sockeye Salmon finds its origins in the Salish language, where "Sockeye" translates to "red salmon."
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February 19, 2023 by Aaron Cooper
How Common are Red or Sockeye Salmon?
Sockeye Salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, or what we here in Alaska call Red's, are a pacific salmon that returns every year to river systems up and down the west coast. Sometimes traveling nearly a thousand miles upriver to places like Red Fish Lake in Idaho, regions such as Bristol Bay, or one of the many famed rivers across the region such as the Kenai just to name a few. Uniquely Sockeye salmon only return to rivers fueled by a lake.
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December 27, 2022 by Aaron Cooper
Welcome
To the first of who knows how many in a series of, ACE’s blog. I’m Aaron Cooper creator of said blog and owner of ACE Fishing Adventures located on the banks of the famed Kenai River in the heart of South Central Alaska. For over 20 years I have called this river and town my home, its where we reside year round, raise our kid’s and make a living doing what we love. I first started in this industry in 1993, gear boating for a large outfitter in Montana, from that point on I knew deep down that making a living in the outdoors was where I needed to be.
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