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Wright & McGill on the Kenai

Posted on: Jul 07, 2010

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As the season nears, many fisherman start to prepare for the famous rainbow trout season on the Kenai River in Alaska. The season officially opened on June 11th, but the King Salmon run over powered it and made it second in line. Many anglers, like John Whitlatch from Reel Adventures, are counting down the seconds until August 1st at 12:01 am when the real rainbow season kicks in.

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Monster rainbow trout caught on the Kenai River in Alaska by John Whitlatch from Reel Adventures.

Using the 11′ 6″  Wright McGill float rods and the Sabalos 2500 reels, John plans on landing numerous monster lunker rainbows like the one pictured above. “I prefer a 10′ 7 wt. Wright and McGill rod to tame these fish, even from a boat,” said John. “They are big and strong, anything less and you are likely to end up with a handful of toothpicks that used to be your 6 wt.”

John, a veteran angler on the Kenai, has been planning and preparing for this trip for months. He doesn’t just look forward to the trip, he is passionately excited about catching these truly beautiful trophy fish!

Catch the whole story and read up on all of John’s techniques and ideas. To go directly to the story, click here.

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