A few rainbows have been reported at more than 10 pounds. For some 'real Alaska,' paddle a canoe through the Kenai Canoe Trails system. Located in the vast Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, the system consists of the Swan Lake Canoe Trails and the Swanson River Canoe Trails, a total of 70 lakes. Most contain native rainbows and Dolly Varden. Several local outfitters rent canoes, and a few guides specialize in canoe or float-tube fishing trips.
Lakes are a great place to take small children.
With a stick, a piece of line, a small hook and a salmon egg, they can entertain themselves for hours. Many a first fish has been caught in the shallows of a lake. While the ice is receding from the banks in the spring and just before freeze-up in the fall are good times to fish along lake shorelines. Rain-bow trout can be caught on both wet and dry flies, as well as on small spoons and spinners. In summertime, when water temperatures rise, most larger fish move to deeper water and can be caught by trolling deep.