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

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

  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
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 (Graphed above)
Sustainable Escapement Goal for Sockeye - Late Run: 44,000 - 85,000

Contact: Area Management Biologist,
9072602920

Weekly Sportfish Fishing Report for this area

41 records returned for the years selected. Dashes indicate days with no count.
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Date
2025
Count
2025
Cumulative
2025
Cumulative
2024
Cumulative
2023
Cumulative
2022
Cumulative
2021
Notes for
2025
Jul-14 - 33,327 34,677 66,818 61,098 46,976  
Jul-13 - 33,327 34,369 66,250 60,015 45,553  
Jul-12 - 33,327 34,145 65,739 58,992 44,393  
Jul-11 - 33,327 33,815 65,234 58,176 43,771  
Jul-10 - 33,327 33,588 64,367 57,321 43,054  
Jul-09 812 33,327 32,954 63,137 56,636 41,911 Water level 12.75"
Jul-08 289 32,515 31,899 61,703 55,871 40,535 Water level 12.75"
Jul-07 479 32,226 31,372 59,941 55,353 39,518 Water level 13.125"
Jul-06 539 31,747 31,228 58,120 54,637 38,015 Water level 13.25"
Jul-05 728 31,208 31,076 57,412 53,366 36,829 Water level 13.50"
Jul-04 1,558 30,480 30,942 56,394 52,245 36,047 Water level 13.50"
Jul-03 1,670 28,922 30,735 55,515 51,259 35,226 Water level 13.75
Jul-02 1,418 27,252 29,670 53,832 49,816 34,211 Water level 13.75"
Jul-01 1,991 25,834 28,656 51,634 48,086 32,729 Water level 13.5"
Jun-30 1,064 23,843 27,518 49,711 47,034 30,791 Water level 13.75"
Jun-29 1,006 22,779 26,614 47,589 46,256 28,338 Water level 13.75"
Jun-28 803 21,773 25,378 45,596 43,597 26,016 Water level 14.125
Jun-27 1,287 20,970 24,233 43,200 40,356 24,209 Water level 14.75"
Jun-26 1,046 19,683 23,298 41,450 36,881 22,124 Water level: 15.25"
Jun-25 1,534 18,637 21,606 39,753 32,028 19,819 Water level 15.75
Jun-24 1,815 17,103 18,828 37,517 27,430 17,713 Water level 16.25"
Jun-23 1,389 15,288 15,482 34,957 21,933 15,594 Water level 16.5"
Jun-22 1,650 13,899 14,098 31,920 17,334 13,539 Water level 16.25"
Jun-21 2,120 12,249 13,324 30,430 13,080 11,047 Water level 15.5"
Jun-20 2,480 10,129 12,316 25,555 11,072 9,154 Water level 14.625"
Jun-19 2,473 7,649 11,303 19,578 9,157 7,337 Water level 13.875"
Jun-18 1,062 5,176 9,653 15,847 6,554 5,427 Water level 13.625"
Jun-17 1,706 4,114 8,562 12,946 4,077 4,068 Water level 13.875"
Jun-16 1,320 2,408 7,165 10,380 1,814 2,868 Water level 14"
Jun-15 236 1,088 5,760 8,115 1,074 1,738 Water level 14.25"
Jun-14 196 852 4,597 5,953 455 847 Water level 14"
Jun-13 367 656 3,657 3,696 66 189 Water level 13.63"
Jun-12 117 289 2,548 2,166 9 91 Water level 13.875"
Jun-11 131 172 1,502 1,277 0 11 Water level 14"
Jun-10 40 41 744 545 0 11 Water level 14.5"
Jun-09 0 1 287 212 0 11 Water level 13.5"
Jun-08 0 1 53 18 0 11  
Jun-07 0 1 0 0 0 5  
Jun-06 1 1 0 0 0 2  
Jun-05 - - 0 0 0 0  
Jun-04 - - 0 0 0 0