Soldotna Fire Engine #47 (Smoker of the Year Contest entry)

This angler, we’ll call her “Pamela Anderson”
(the angler’s true identity was asked to be concealed),
hooked this bright red fire engine on Alaska’s Kenai River
while fishing with guide CW this summer.

In CW’s words:

Our day consisted of a few bites and this animal in the box. I don’t want to say anything bad about this fish considering it was big and bad and fought like a true
Kenai King. This King daddyo hit a back trolled k-16 like a freight train.

Now, some folks will argue that many Kenai River kings come straight out of the salt with red flanks but you can tell this fish had been around for awhile.

Check out the kype, the extremely skinny belly and that nice notch in the tail. Sweet!

Check out the Smoker of the Year Contest link to the left for contest details.

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