2025 Cook Inlet Sockeye Salmon Forecast is 6.9 Million Fish!

The 2025 Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Return is projected to be 25% higher than the ten year average. ADFG Advisory Announcement For Immediate Release: January 27, 2025 CONTACT: Kyle Gatt, Research Biologist (907) 260-2923 Jack Erickson, Regional Research Coordinator (907) 267-2376 According to an advisory announcement dated January 25, 2025 the projection for the 2025 …

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 …

Alaska Fishing Report: 2023 Year In Review

2023 was a standout season for a number of reasons but most notably for lots and lots of sockeye and lots and lots of rain.  I have said it before and will say it again, each and every season seems to have its own distinct personality and flavor and no two seasons ever seem to …

Alaska Fishing Report: July 31, 2022

Well, I have said it before and I will say it again, no one season in 33 years of guiding here on the Kenai Peninsula is ever the same and this year is certainly unique in several ways.  Our season started like it always does on the Kasilof River in pursuit of king salmon.  Due …

Alaska Fishing Report: September 5, 2021

Alaska Fishing Report: September 5, 2021 As we turn the corner on the final couple months of our 2021 fishing season, it is time to look back on two of the busiest and most incredible two months we have seen in 31 years here on the Kenai River.   After a less than normal but still …

Kenai river fishing report 2021

As we approach summer solstice and start the inevitable slide back toward winter it is time to take a look back on a very busy start to our 2021 Alaska fishing season.  As always we started the journey on the glacier fed Kasilof river; chasing fresh from the ocean king salmon.  It was a very …

Alaska Fishing Report: September 1, 2020

Fall is definitely in the air.  The leaves are beginning their seasonal transformation and eventual demise.  North winds are starting to blow, and millions of salmon of all species are filling the gravel with their prodigy before also perishing from their effort.   Late season is always a very exciting time as you look back on …

Alaska Fishing Report: July 1, 2020

We are almost a third if the way into our 2020 fishing season and it has certainly been one to remember.  This is our 30th year guiding here on the Kenai Peninsula and by far this has been the most uncertain, different, yet unique season yet.  Without a doubt Covid has played a major role …