A Quick Overview Of What And When
- King Salmon (Chinook)– First run: mid-May to early July; Second run: early July to season closure on July 31
- Red Salmon (Sockeye) – First run: late May to early July; Second run: mid-July to mid-August
- Silver Salmon (Coho)– First run: late July to late August; Second run: early September through Coho season closure on November 30
- Rainbow Trout – June 11 through April 14
- Dolly Varden – June 11 through April 14
- Pink Salmon (Humpys) – Late July through mid-August every even year
A Breakdown Of Individual Months
May
- King Salmon – Kenai River, Kasilof River, Ninilchik, Deep Creek, Anchor River, and by offshore trolling in Cook Inlet
- Halibut – Cook Inlet waters
- King Salmon – Kenai River, Kasilof River, Ninilchik, Deep Creek, Anchor River, and fly-outs to the Chuit River
- Sockeye Salmon – Upper Kenai River at Russian River and Wolverine Creek Fly-outs
- Halibut – Cook Inlet waters
- Rainbow Trout/Dolly Varden – Mouth of Kenai River to lower Skilak Lake
- King Salmon – Kenai and Kasilof Rivers
- Sockeye Salmon – Kenai River, Kasilof River, Russian River, and fly-outs
- Silver Salmon – Kenai River, Kasilof River, and fly-outs
- Halibut – Cook Inlet waters
- Rainbow Trout/Dolly Varden – Lower and upper Kenai River
- Halibut, Ling Cod, Yellow Eye, and Sea Bass – Homer or Seward
- Silver Salmon – Kenai River, Kasilof River, and fly-outs
- Sockeye Salmon – Middle and upper Kenai River
- Halibut – Cook Inlet waters
- Rainbow Trout/ Dolly Varden – Lower, middle, and upper Kenai River
- Halibut, Ling Cod, Yellow Eye, and Sea Bass – Homer or Seward
- Silver Salmon – Kenai River, Kasilof River, and fly-outs
- Halibut – Cook Inlet waters
- Rainbow Trout/ Dolly Varden – Mid and upper Kenai River
- Halibut, Ling Cod, Yellow Eye, and Sea Bass – Homer or Seward
- Silver Salmon – Kenai River
- Rainbow Trout/ Dolly Varden – Mid and upper Kenai River
An Overview Of Alaskan King Salmon (Chinook)
The Kenai Peninsula has many rivers that have thousands of Chinook entering them every year. Alaskan Kenai River fishing holds 8 out of the top 10 record King salmon in the world, with the world record being 97.4 lbs.
It’s common to catch fish weighing between 60 and 80 lbs., with the majority of the fish averaging 30 to 50 lbs. The Kenai King salmon are some of the hardest fighting fish in the world. Plan on fighting one of these massive fish anywhere from a half hour to an hour when in the tidal waters.
The methods that we use for fishing these monsters are back-trolling and back-bouncing. Both of these methods are very effective for catching monster fish and are easy to learn with a guide.
King salmon have two different times they enter the Kenai River. The first run starts at the beginning of May and finishes at the end of June. The second run begins the first part of July and runs through the middle of August. The Alaskan Department of Fish & Game will close the season down for king salmon on the last day of July.
When you are fishing for massive King salmon, keep one thing in mind: the guide that you’re with deals with these fish everyday and knows what that fish is going to do before you do. It is always good to listen to everything that the guide has to tell you when he gives you instructions.
Don’t miss out on the chance to hook into one of the last breeds of this strain of King salmon found nowhere else in the world.
It’s common to catch fish weighing between 60 and 80 lbs., with the majority of the fish averaging 30 to 50 lbs. The Kenai King salmon are some of the hardest fighting fish in the world. Plan on fighting one of these massive fish anywhere from a half hour to an hour when in the tidal waters.
The methods that we use for fishing these monsters are back-trolling and back-bouncing. Both of these methods are very effective for catching monster fish and are easy to learn with a guide.
King salmon have two different times they enter the Kenai River. The first run starts at the beginning of May and finishes at the end of June. The second run begins the first part of July and runs through the middle of August. The Alaskan Department of Fish & Game will close the season down for king salmon on the last day of July.
When you are fishing for massive King salmon, keep one thing in mind: the guide that you’re with deals with these fish everyday and knows what that fish is going to do before you do. It is always good to listen to everything that the guide has to tell you when he gives you instructions.
Don’t miss out on the chance to hook into one of the last breeds of this strain of King salmon found nowhere else in the world.