Area Sport Fishing Reports
Northern Kenai

August 26, 2025

Freshwater Fishing

• Russian River weir was installed on June 2, and the total escapement count for the Late-run is 63,692 sockeye as of August 25, 2025.
• Quartz creek has been a popular destination to pick up resident Dolly Varden. Try fishing beads or flesh fly patterns.
• Kenai River coho salmon fishing has been good and will only get better in the coming days. Anglers are reminded that any king salmon incidentally caught must be released immediately and must not be removed from the water.
• Kenai River late-run sockeye salmon fishing continues to produce fish. Anglers are having success fishing between the Moose River and Skilak lake, as well as at the Russian River and confluence area.
• Kasilof River coho salmon fishing is doing well. Anglers have been having success pulling plugs and casting spinners.

Saltwater Fishing

Halibut and cod fishing from local beaches has been picking up as the summer season progresses

Local Lakes

.Local lakes continue to be fishing well. Try fishing Hidden Lake for lake trout.

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

• Emergency Order 2-RS-1-47-25 increases the bag and possession limits for salmon, other than king salmon, 16 inches or longer, from three per day and six in possession, to six per day and twelve in possession, in the Kenai River from its mouth upstream to an ADF&G regulatory marker located at the outlet of Skilak Lake.
• Emergency Order 2-RS-1-44-25 increases the bag and possession limits for salmon, other than king salmon, to six fish per day and twelve fish in possession, of which only one per day and one in possession may be a coho salmon, in the area of the Kenai River upstream from Skilak Lake to the Sterling Highway Bridge at the outlet of Kenai Lake, including the Russian River from its confluence with the Kenai River upstream to an ADF&G marker located approximately 600 yards downstream from the Russian River falls.
• Emergency Order 2-RS-1-26-25 increases the bag and possession limits for sockeye salmon, 16 inches or longer, to six fish per day and twelve in possession in all waters of the Kasilof River open to salmon fishing.

Don't forget to purchase your 2025 sport fishing license and king stamp! You can purchase and display your fishing license and king stamp, record your annual harvest (i.e. king salmon), access sport fishing regulations and locations, and so much more on your mobile device. Download the ADF&G Mobile App today. You can also purchase licenses through the ADF&G online store and print it off from the comfort of your own home. Make sure to review emergency orders, advisory announcements, and the 2025 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for the area you are fishing before you head out.

For additional information, please contact the Soldotna Office at 907-262-9368