Area Sport Fishing Reports
Northern Kenai
Archived Sport Fishing Report
July 27, 2017
Week of July 27 to August 2
Emergency Orders and Regulation Reminders
- Emergency Orders are in effect for the following areas:
- In Stormy Lake: The retention of Arctic char/Dolly Varden is prohibited all year long, as part of an effort to restore this native fish.
- In Soldotna Creek Drainage Lakes: The retention of species other than northern pike is prohibited all year long in East/West Mackey, Union, and Derks Lake, as part of an effort to restore native fish.
- The 2017 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet is available at Fish and Game offices as well as from many sport fishing license vendors. The regulations can also be viewed or download from the department’s web page.
Salmon - Kenai & Kasilof Rivers
- Fishing for late-run king salmon on the Kenai continues to be very good. Fishing for kings closes at the end of the day on July 31. Bait is only allowed downstream of the Slikok sanctuary markers. Most anglers are catching kings on large plugs wrapped in sardines or with cured salmon roe while back-trolling.
- Fishing for late-run king salmon on the Kasilof continues to be good with increased passage of kings into the river.
- Fishing for sockeye salmon on the lower Kenai is good with increased passage of fish over the last four days. Fishing should continue to be good for the foreseeable future.
- Fishing for sockeye salmon in the Upper Kenai and Russian River Rivers is slow. Fishing should improve later when late-run sockeye make their way to the Upper Kenai area.
Resident Fish - Kenai & Kasilof Rivers
- Fishing for rainbow trout and Dolly Varden in these waters is very good.
Lake Fishing
- Lake fishing for rainbow trout has been good.
Northern Pike
- All public accessible lakes on the Peninsula have had invasive pike removed.
Personal Use
- Personal use dip netting on the Kasilof River has been good recently with higher levels of fish abundance.
- Personal use dip netting on the Kenai River has been good as numbers of sockeye have increased over the last four days.