The silver salmon of Alaska has been touted as the greatest game fish of Alaska. In fact, the silver salmon fishing record of the State of Alaska is a heavy 26-pounder. The average weight range on the river of Kenai as well as its stream systems is from 9 to 24 pounds. Actually, the Alaska silver salmon's life cycle is very much similar to the life cycle of king salmon.

Silver salmon normally stay in the Alaska freshwaters for about a year or two at the most before they migrate toward the saltwater to spend at least 1 to 2 years swimming to the Kenai coast water or the Alaskan Gulf. Even in their young stage in freshwaters, the silver salmon of Alaska is such an aggressive and voracious eater and are much known to fight and consume each other; such aggressive and violent tendencies can be their undoing as a major game fish.

Around the salt waters by the Kenai Peninsula like the Resurrection Bay, trolling at different depths with the assistance of diving gadgets and aids and down riggers attached to cut herring rigs and flashers, T-Spoons and huge Pixee and Vibrax Spoons all work quite efficiently. Casting such spinners and spoons from the seashore by the mouth of the freshwater streams also works well. In Alaska's Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet, trolling, jigging and even trolling during high tide situations by the mouths of various silver salmon streams and spawning rivers likewise can offer some exciting angling adventure using large Vibrax, Mepps and Pixees.

Fresh water anglers who want to engage in silver salmon fishing from the stream or river banks should search for some pockets of slack water and other areas that are close to the bank as the water there usually run quiet and slow. Such waters are a favorite of the Alaska silver salmon as they detest being in fast and raging water.

If you are a spin or conventional angler, casting from the shore or from your boat in shore utilizing flashy spinners and spoons will generate great fishing activity. You must use steels and rods that are capable of supporting 15-pound test lines to achieve excellent results. From your anchored boat, a rig of cured salmon roe and sufficient supporting weight that will keep your bait down in place can actually produce Alaska silver salmon. Indeed, for every fly fishing fisherman, the silver salmon of Alaska is the perfect choice.