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Location: Russian River
Species: Sockeye - Late Run
Method: Weir

The selected years are color-coded in the graphs below:

  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
Daily Counts
Cumulative

Description: The weir is located at the outlet of Lower Russian Lake, about 78 miles from the mouth of the Kenai River. It takes approximately 7 to 10 days for sockeye salmon to travel from the lower Kenai River to the weir depending on water levels. Travel times are estimates and can vary significantly from this depending on conditions. The current weir-based early-run sockeye salmon sustainable escapement goal (SEG) is 22,000-44,000 and was adopted in 2011. The late-run sockeye salmon stock was managed to achieve an SEG of 30,000-110,000 (years 2005-2019). In 2020, the new SEG range was adopted for the late-run Russian River sockeye salmon and is now 44,000-85,000.

Biological Escapement Goal for Sockeye - Early Run: 22,000 - 42,000
Sustainable Escapement Goal for Sockeye - Late Run: 44,000 - 85,000 (Graphed above)

Contact: Northern Kenai Sport Fish Assistant Area Manager,
(907) 262-9368

Weekly Sportfish Fishing Report for this area

56 records returned for the years selected. Dashes indicate days with no count.
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Date
2021
Count
2021
Cumulative
2021
Cumulative
2020
Cumulative
2019
Cumulative
2018
Cumulative
2017
Notes for
2021
Sep-08 - 123,950 78,832 64,585 71,052 45,012  
Sep-07 150 123,950 78,816 64,585 71,052 45,012 Water depth 6.0". Weir pulled at ~11:00 a.m. Last day of counts.
Sep-06 600 123,800 78,499 64,585 71,052 45,012 Water depth 6.0"
Sep-05 597 123,200 78,169 64,585 70,812 45,012 Water depth 6.25"
Sep-04 482 122,603 77,624 64,585 70,388 44,921 Water depth 6.5"
Sep-03 760 122,121 77,109 64,585 69,654 44,742 Water depth 6.125"
Sep-02 1,014 121,361 76,466 64,585 68,956 44,524 Water depth 5.88"
Sep-01 1,323 120,347 75,571 64,585 68,240 44,127 Water depth 6.13"
Aug-31 1,619 119,024 74,640 64,585 67,451 43,527 Water depth 6.0"
Aug-30 1,188 117,405 73,650 64,585 66,282 42,770 Water depth 6.13"
Aug-29 1,265 116,217 72,688 64,585 65,003 41,890 Water depth 6.25"
Aug-28 1,375 114,952 71,600 64,585 63,883 41,299 Water depth 6.5"
Aug-27 1,656 113,577 70,563 64,585 62,677 40,674 Water depth 6.88"
Aug-26 1,621 111,921 69,490 64,585 61,300 39,947 Water depth 6.75"
Aug-25 2,132 110,300 68,052 64,585 59,788 39,206 Water depth 6.75"
Aug-24 2,481 108,168 66,790 64,585 58,485 38,568 Water depth 6.75"
Aug-23 2,166 105,687 65,558 64,585 57,020 37,816 Water depth 7.25"
Aug-22 1,552 103,521 63,566 64,585 55,544 36,353 Water depth 7.0"
Aug-21 2,422 101,969 61,748 64,585 54,010 35,295 Water depth 6.75"
Aug-20 3,627 99,547 59,485 64,585 52,612 34,544 Water depth 6.88"
Aug-19 2,830 95,920 57,374 64,585 51,399 33,620 Water depth 7.25"
Aug-18 2,935 93,090 55,477 64,585 49,871 32,924 Water depth 7.25"
Aug-17 4,032 90,155 53,319 64,277 47,486 32,018 Water depth 7.4"
Aug-16 3,584 86,123 51,464 62,135 45,174 31,274 Water depth 7.4"
Aug-15 3,481 82,539 49,316 60,083 43,357 30,102 Water depth 7.5"
Aug-14 4,019 79,058 48,066 57,834 41,960 28,673 Water depth 7.88"
Aug-13 4,618 75,039 46,844 55,043 40,139 26,935 Water depth 7.88"
Aug-12 4,010 70,421 45,525 51,310 38,171 25,517 Water depth 8.0"
Aug-11 4,522 66,411 43,960 47,568 36,610 24,061 Water depth 8.25"
Aug-10 4,824 61,889 41,720 45,053 34,795 22,780 Water depth 8.25"
Aug-09 5,084 57,065 38,940 42,600 33,048 21,591 Water depth 8.25"
Aug-08 4,921 51,981 35,783 41,287 31,388 20,563 Water depth 8.1"
Aug-07 5,263 47,060 33,623 40,023 29,204 19,440 Water depth 7.6"
Aug-06 5,268 41,797 31,965 38,007 27,863 18,188 Water depth 7.75"
Aug-05 3,876 36,529 29,786 35,891 26,688 16,346 Water depth 7.8"
Aug-04 4,026 32,653 26,852 33,840 24,725 14,610 Water depth 8.0"
Aug-03 4,899 28,627 25,311 31,286 23,764 12,987 Water depth 8.0"
Aug-02 3,160 23,728 23,396 28,838 22,854 11,083 Water depth 8.25"
Aug-01 1,703 20,568 22,412 24,537 22,192 10,078 Water depth 8.5"
Jul-31 1,503 18,865 21,257 22,837 19,232 8,971 Water depth 8.75"
Jul-30 1,002 17,362 19,391 20,931 17,812 8,287 Water depth 9.0"
Jul-29 1,596 16,360 18,031 19,012 15,624 7,796 Water depth 9.0"
Jul-28 2,481 14,764 15,301 17,450 13,557 7,187 Water depth 9.0"
Jul-27 1,208 12,283 12,975 16,322 11,821 6,660 Water depth 9.6"
Jul-26 958 11,075 11,863 14,988 10,402 6,247 Water depth 9.75"
Jul-25 778 10,117 11,095 13,989 9,158 5,972 Water depth 10.0"
Jul-24 510 9,339 10,474 12,808 8,562 5,772 Water depth 10.25"
Jul-23 1,213 8,829 8,730 10,792 8,125 5,479 Water depth 10.75"
Jul-22 691 7,616 7,834 9,429 7,296 5,033 Water depth 11.0"
Jul-21 959 6,925 6,485 8,218 6,094 4,533 Water depth 11.4"
Jul-20 1,241 5,966 5,275 7,402 4,084 3,738 Water depth 11.75"
Jul-19 1,122 4,725 3,952 6,658 2,232 3,394 Water depth 11.5"
Jul-18 1,020 3,603 2,837 4,772 1,727 2,434 Water depth 11.25"
Jul-17 826 2,583 2,205 3,185 940 1,755 Water depth 11.0"
Jul-16 788 1,757 1,404 1,458 425 971 Water depth 10.8"
Jul-15 969 969 610 819 204 338 Water depth 10.8"