Area Sport Fishing Reports
Southern Kenai/LCI

Archived Sport Fishing Report

June 08, 2022

Freshwater Fishing

• The Anchor River and Deep Creek will be closed to sport fishing through July 15, 2022. Please refer to the emergency orders below for more info.
• The Ninilchik River will be open from Saturday, June 11 through Monday, June 13, 2022. No bait is allowed. Except slow to fair fishing over the weekend. Please refer to the emergency orders below for more info.
  • The Ninilchik River water conditions are low and clear and should be in great condition for fishing this weekend.
  • Fishing with spinners, flies, jigs, spoons, and plugs will all work. Remember you can only have one single hook on your tackle and no bait is allowed. See the emergency order below for more info. Make sure your gear is close to the bottom where king salmon are holding. Try early morning hours and in the lower river during the incoming tide.

Saltwater Fishing

Halibut

• Halibut fishing has been really good for early season fishing with a fair number of decent-sized fish being caught. Offshore locations are producing the best.
• The Anchor Point and Deep Creek tractor launches are now operational.
• Try drifting to find fish before setting the anchor.
• Anglers also tend to be successful anchoring in shallower water between Bluff Point and the Anchor Point light this time of year. Catch rates tend to be slower for this approach but produce above-average size fish.
• Herring on a circle hook is the most popular bait; however, octopus, salmon heads, and jigs also work well.

King Salmon

• Trolling for king salmon fishing was slow last week. Anglers were finding fish scattered throughout Kachemak Bay from Bluff Point, Bear Cove, and Point Pogibshi. Please refer to the emergency orders below for more information on king salmon restrictions in Cook Inlet saltwaters.
• Most anglers use downriggers and fish with troll-sized herring or spoons behind flashers.
• Fishing remains slow at Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit Try soaking eggs under a bobber or casting spinners.
• A few king salmon have been entering the Seldovia slough and lagoon with every tide, but the fishing remains poor. Try fishing at the start of the lagoon at high tide for the best chance of catching one of the few king salmon.

Other Saltwater Fishing

• Surf fishing has provided anglers consistent early fishing in Cook Inlet for a variety of fish. Most popular locations have been Clam Gulch, Whiskey Gulch, and the tip of the Homer Spit.

Emergency Orders

Please review the emergency orders and advisory announcements below in their entirety before heading out on your next fishing trip.

• Emergency Order 2-KS-7-25-22 restricts the use of bait in the Ninilchik River effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 11 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2022. All other preseason regulations outlined on page 71 of the 2022 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulation Summary booklet remain in effect.
• Emergency Order 2-KS-7-24-22 closes the Anchor River and Deep Creek to all sport fishing effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 11 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2022.
• Emergency Order 2-KS-7-10-22 reduced the king salmon annual limit north of Bluff Point from five to two fish and closed king salmon fishing within one mile of shore in Cook Inlet saltwaters. This emergency order is effective from 12:01 a.m. Sunday, May 1 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2022.
• Emergency Order 2-RCL-7-01-22 and 2-RCL-7-02-22 closed all EASTSIDE Cook Inlet beaches to clamming for all species from the mouth of the Kenai River to the southernmost tip of the Homer Spit in 2022.

Don’t forget to purchase your 2022 sport fishing license and king stamp! You can purchase your 2022 sport fishing license and king stamp through the ADF&G online store and print it off from the comfort of your own home. Also, make sure to review emergency orders, advisory announcements, and the 2022 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for the area you are fishing in before you head out.

For additional information, please contact the ADF&G Homer office at (907) 235-8191.