Salmon Chaser Charters, Cooper Landing

In the more than 50 years that Tom Corr has spent fishing, he's reeled in his fair share of milestones. In the Kenai Peninsula alone, where Corr has hunted trout since the early 1980s, he’s caught rainbows of up to 15 pounds, silvers of up to 20 pounds, and kings of up to 85 pounds—much heavier than even the local toddlers trying to eat the worms straight from the fishing line.

Today, Tom continues to lead drift-boat fishing adventures up and down Alaska’s rivers as the owner of Salmon Chaser Charters. To carry out regular trips throughout the peninsula's myriad fishing troves, Corr surrounded himself with other exuberant guides, each bringing his own experience and wisdom to luring, catching, and arm-wrestling huge fish into submission. During outings, the guides venture into the scenic waters of the Kasilof River and Kenai River—an area famous for its bustling fish population from August to October.