Oddly enough, Pink salmon on the Kenai River return only on even years. The smallest and most abundant of the Pacific Salmon, Pinks or Humpback Salmon have a strict two-year life cycle. From the moment they emerge from the gravel in early spring, juvenile pinks head for the salt where they mature for a full …
King salmon fishing on the Kasilof was as good in 2016 as we have seen in well over a decade. We are looking forward to more great action in 2017, but meanwhile, enjoy these pictures from 2016: [su_custom_gallery source=”media: 5813,5804,5801,5800,5795,5794,5792,5790,5782,5769,5761,5755,5753,5748,5746,5745,5695,5692,5690,5688,5686,5685,5682,5679,5676,5673,5672,5671,5670,5669,5667,5666,5664,5662,5660,5659,5657,5655,5654,5651,5650,5648,5647,5645,5644,5642,5641,5618,5617,5619,5621,5625,5616,5613,5610,5608,5596,5591,5592,5594″ limit=”100″ link=”lightbox” width=”230″ height=”130″ title=”never”]
2016 was definitely an encouraging year for Kenai River Kings. Both the early and late runs saw improved numbers as well as a good number of larger kings. We proudly released the vast majority of the kings we caught this year. Please enjoy the pictures below: [su_custom_gallery source=”media: 5996,5995,5994,5993,5992,6001,5991,5990,5989,5988,5987,5986,5985,5983,5982,5980,5979,5978,5971,5970,5969,5968,5967,5966,5965,5964,5962,5961,5960,5984,5976,5975,5974,5973,5972,5959,5946,5945,5944,5943,5942,5941,5940,5939,5938,5933,5932,5906,5905,5907,5909,5910,5911,5915,5919,5920,5922,5924,5925,5903,5902,5901,5900,5898,5897,5896,5895,5894,5893,5892,5891,5883,5884,5885,5887,5888,5889,5890,5877,5876,5875,5874,5870,5868,5867,5863,5862,5861,5860,5845,5847,5858,5859,5831,5824,5823,5822,5821,5820,5789,5788,5787,5743,5742,5740,5737,5733,5728,5726,5725,5723,5720,5718,5714,5713,5708,5706,5701,5696,6016,6015,6014,6013,6012,6019,6020,6018,6022,6021,6004″ limit=”200″ link=”lightbox” width=”230″ height=”130″ title=”never”]
With the 2016 season officially behind us, it’s time to take a look back on yet another epic summer of Alaska Fishing. Without a doubt the most memorable aspect of this past season was the stronger king salmon returns. After three relatively dismal seasons and numerous restrictions, the more “normal” numbers of king salmon were …
With the fall leaves in full display, it is definitely September here on the Kenai River. The transition from August to September came very fast and we spent the majority of latter August fishing below Skilak Lake for both silvers and for trout. Getting to witness the vast sockeye spawn as well as a good …
The end of August is now in sight and we are entering the final phase of our 2016 fishing season. The early run of silver salmon on the Kenai has mirrored many of the August silver fisheries statewide with relatively modest returns. We primarily targeted sockeye salmon until mid-month as the red run continued to …
Low and behold, July came and went in rapid fashion and it was certainly unique and memorable in a number of ways. Before we look forward to the fall and the final few chapters of our fishing season, lets recap what we have seen over the past several weeks since our last report. The final …
As always, July on the Kenai Peninsula has been very busy and filled with great memories and lots of fish. With this being our busiest time, it is always a very tough stretch for us as lack of sleep and long days definitely begin to take their toll. That said, we are always very thankful …
A lot has happened in the two weeks since our last report in late June. We turned the corner into July and a big slug of Kenai sockeye and king salmon we right there waiting for us! The Kenai normally does not see peak numbers of late run sockeye until the second and third week …
June is quickly coming to a close and that means July is just around the corner. Before we transition to this next phase of the season, let’s take a look back on the past couple of weeks and one of the best early runs of king salmon we have seen in several years. The Kasilof …
