Kenai River Late-Run King Salmon Just Meet Recovery Goal

After several years of falling short of minimum escapement objectives, the 2025 late run of Kenai River king salmon narrowly met the recovery threshold of 14,250 large kings (greater than 34 inches). By the final day of counting, the cumulative sonar estimate stood at 15,015 fish. This benchmark was established under the Kenai River Late …

Kenai Sees a Stronger Silver Salmon Return in 2025

The 2025 silver salmon run on the Kenai River has been noticeably stronger than in 2024. Last year, anglers faced bait closures and reduced limits, but this season brought a robust return that provided excellent fishing opportunities. Key highlights: Bait opened Aug. 16, right as fishing pressure shifted from sockeye to silvers, with fresh coho …

2025: A Record Run of Kenai Sockeye

The summer of 2025 produced the largest return of sockeye salmon to the Kenai River since modern sonar counting began in 1987. By August 19, a staggering 4,252,497 sockeye had passed the Alaska Department of Fish & Game sonar station at river mile 19. The surge began on July 16 with a daily count of …

Kenai River Fishing Report: 2024 Year in Review

Kenai River Sockeye Fishing: 468,000 fish in three days! With the 2024 fishing season officially behind us, it’s finally time to look back and recap another blockbuster season for us at Alaska Fishing.   Cindy and I are profoundly grateful for all the amazing customers, both new and old, and also for our incredible help as …

Swan Lake Fire smoke rising from the mountains

After a very mild winter and another hot and dry spring here on the Kenai Peninsula, we experienced a very large fire that began in early June and continued well in August and early September. The fire began on June 5, 2019 and was caused by lightning in a remote area of the Kenai National …

A King for a Queen

Running a fishing business on the world famous Kenai River may seem like a dream job to some but those that have “lived this dream” know it’s not always about bent rods and screaming drags.  Fact is even though we love to fish, during the peak of the season and the business, we really get …

Views of the Kenai River

These pictures are taken from our riverside property using a panoramic camera to capture both upriver and downriver views.  We hope you enjoy seeing how different the river looks at different times of the year. March 10, 2019 January 2, 2019 February 2, 2018 October 1, 2017 May 30, 2017 May 4, 2017 April 14, 2017 …

Kasilof River Fishing Guides

The Kasilof River, known as the “little brother of the Kenai”, is located just south of the Kenai River by 11 miles and is slightly smaller in size.  It begins at Tustamena Lake, the largest Lake on the Kenai Peninsula and flows northwest for 17 miles before dumping into Cook Inlet.  The Kasilof is considerably …