The Alaska King Salmon is the largest
species of Pacific Salmon. The present
Alaska state sport fishing record
is 97.25 lbs taken on the Kenai River.
In fact, of the top 10 king salmon
record holders 9 of these fish were
taken in the Kenai River.
Our King Salmon spend from 2-6 years
in the ocean so their size in a run
vary. The State of Alaska average
for this salmon is about 20lbs, however,
Kenai King Salmon are typically in
the 50 lb range. No other salmon draws
as much attention to the Kenai Peninsula.
We believe that our King Salmon are big
because of there genes That's why we have
lots of programs to help build up and keep
the genes of those big Kenai Kings going.
One program is our catch and release. (see
catch
and release page for more details).
The Kenai Peninsulas is home to 5 native
rivers that have runs of king salmon.
The Kenai is the largest of the 5 rivers
and has the largest salmon, they run from
20 to 60lbs with a lot of fish over 70 and
every year some lucky guest will hook into
a king over 80lbs.
The Cook Inlet River Kings May
10th - June 10th - We start out
our Season in May off of Deep Creek. The
migration of our river kings allows us to
start catching them along the coast line.
The kings begin their return to their spawning
streams. They will generally follow the
Kenai Peninsula coastline until they get
to their waterway and head up the stream
or river of their hatch until they reach
their original spawning beds.
Halibut King Salmon Combos May
18th to June 10th - If you book
early, you can book a combo trip for Halibut
and Kings. This is the best trip for your
money, Book early for best dates.
Feeder and White Kings (March to
May)
We start fishing this up and growing fishery
around March and fish until May. These kings
are the favorites to most locals because
not only are these the first kings of the
season but they are very tasty.
This can also be a combo trip. While fishing
for these kings you can also catch rock
fish and possibly a halibut or two.
To see how you can get a free mounted King
Salmon, look at our Release
a Hog program page.
Call us today at 1-888-462-1521 Email us: swifter@alaska.net
Alaska Fishing and Lodging - P.O. Box 2357, Soldotna, Alaska 99669
Call us today at 1-888-462-1521 Email us: swifter@alaska.net