About ACE Fishing Adventures
Welcome and thank you for your interest in ACE Fishing Adventures. My family, Shawna, Tait, Evelyn, Clayton, and I, Aaron Cooper, would like to welcome you to Aaron Cooper's Extreme Fishing Adventures LLC. Together, as a family, we have set out to provide the best available fishing charter business on the Kenai Peninsula. From the beginning, it was our goal to make a business that caters to our fishing charters and packages to suit your specific needs. We know that each family and vacation is different, and by not having a set schedule, we are able to help customers build the perfect Alaska fishing experience that you will be sure to enjoy. We continue to conduct business this way so that we are able to help you plan a vacation that suits your needs and not our own. We strive to make every day you spend on the water with us or on the peninsula with someone of our recommendation the very best possible. It is not cheap to go on vacation, especially in the summer in Alaska. For this reason, we will not, and have not, endorsed or set anyone up with a business that we wouldn't put our own family with. It is because of this that you can be guaranteed that everything we do will be custom-tailored to your desires.
From the Clearwater to Alaska
I grew up in the southeast corner of Idaho, hunting, fishing, skiing, and everything else that I could do in the outdoors. While attending college at the University of Idaho, Idaho State University, and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, every chance that I had between studying was spent in the field. I also guided and worked in the fly shop for Montana River Outfitters on the Missouri River out of Wolf Creek, Montana, fly fishing for the river's famous rising trout. Fly fishing has been one of my true passions since I was old enough to stand, and fly fishing for rising trout especially. However, nothing has rivaled the kindred spirit I have quite as much as fishing for Salmon and Steelhead. After college, I spent a winter in New Zealand, traveling the country and fishing at every opportunity I had.
Upon my return from New Zealand, steelhead season was just beginning in Idaho, at which time I made sure to hit every fishing hole along the greater Salmon and Clearwater watersheds. Without having my fill of fishing for these elusive anadromous species, I decided to find a job in Alaska, another state that I had fished on occasion prior and could not wait to get back to once again. I applied at one of the finest lodges on the Kenai River, and within the month, I found myself driving the Alaskan highway with Shawna, whom I had met years earlier while attending Idaho State University. It was here at this lodge that I was introduced to the river that I am so fond of today, the Kenai. I was trained by some of the most experienced and finest fishermen on the water, and I like to think that I also have brought with me some of my own tricks to fool these huge salmon that thrive in the Kenai River system. You may have even seen me during this time as I appeared on an episode of Let's Go Fishing!
It was also during this time period that I attended AVTEC in Seward, Alaska, one of the most revered marine training facilities in the US. I studied for a spring semester in order to attain my US Coast Guard Master of Motor Vessels or, for short, my USCG Captain's license. I also hold a current and yearly First Aid/CPR and infant CPR card, along with all of the other mandatory licensing and insurance requirements for local, state, and federal entities.
After a couple of years at the lodge and with the influence of many of my past clients and friends, I decided to take the leap and go into the industry for myself. It was at that moment that ACE Fishing Adventures was conceived. In the early years, our operation primarily focused on fishing the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers along with a few stints in the Bristol Bay region, primarily fishing its famed Trout waters and the Nushagak River for King Salmon.
Ready To Fish With ACE Fishing?
ACE Fishing Adventures has since evolved into a year-round operation focusing on all the fantastic fishing the Kenai Peninsula has to offer, from year-round King Salmon in Homer, summer halibut fishing on the Kenai Peninsula, incredible Silver Salmon fishing in Resurrection Bay out of Seward in July to of course our first love, the Salmon and Trout of the Kenai and Kasilof rivers. It truly is a dream come true doing what I love, watching a new friend's face while hooking into a salmon for their first or fiftieth time, or just simply watching the sunrise over the Kenai Mountains. I have always believed that you get what you pay for, and along with my guide service, my equipment is nothing but the finest the industry has to offer. I only use the best quality equipment on the market today, even if that means paying the extra buck for it. However, in the long run, you and I will both be happier if the chosen equipment is on board.
I appreciate you taking the time to learn a little more about my family, myself, and my operation and I thank you again for your interest in ACE Fishing Adventures. I look forward to the possibility of helping you plan your dream fishing vacation to Alaska, we will see you in the boat this summer.
Aaron Cooper
Owner/Guide
Aaron Cooper Extreme Fishing Adventures, LLC
