Alaska Fishing Calendar - Kenai Fishing Seasons
Kasilof River Guided Fishing & Kenai River Guided Fishing
MAY
- King Salmon - King Salmon start entering the rivers mid-May and are readily available in the saltwater
- Rainbow Trout/Dolly Varden – Kenai River below Dot’s Landing (By Request Only)
- Halibut – Homer, Seward and Cook Inlet Ocean Fishing
- Halibut Combo in Cook inlet for King Salmon and Halibut is at its peak! The best fishing in May and early June hands down
JUNE
- King Salmon – Kasilof and Kenai are both fishing very well for King Salmon
- Trout/Dolly Varden – Upper and Middle Kenai River (Starting June 11th), Below Dot’s Landing (Prior to June 11th)
- Sockeye Salmon – Upper Kenai River at Russian River Confluence, Kasilof fishing well towards the end of the month
- Halibut – Homer, Seward and Cook Inlet Ocean Fishing
JULY
- King Salmon – Peak run timing for Kenai and Kasilof second run King Salmon
- Rainbow Trout and Dolly Vardon start fishing very well towards the end of the month when the bulk of the sockeye move upriver
- Sockeye Salmon – Kenai River, Kasilof River, and Russian River, peak run timing for the major rivers are mid-month through the end of the month
- Halibut Fishing Cook Inlet - Produces very well
- Ling Cod season opens July 1st fishing out Homer, Seward, and Whittier
- Rock Fish Yellow Eye, and Sea Bass – Homer, Seward, and Whittier
AUGUST
- Rainbow Trout/ Dolly Varden – Upper, Middle, and Lower Kenai River peak timing
- Silver Salmon – Kenai River or Kasilof River
- Sockeye Salmon – Upper and Middle Kenai River
- Halibut, Ling Cod, Yellow Eye, and Sea Bass – Homer, Seward or Cook Inlet Ocean Fishing
SEPTEMBER
- Rainbow Trout/ Dolly Varden – Upper and Middle Kenai River at its best
- Silver Salmon – Kenai River or Kasilof River
- Halibut, Ling Cod, Yellow Eye, and Sea Bass – Soldotna, Homer, Seward or Cook Inlet Ocean Fishing
- Steelhead start peaking towards the end of the month in the Anchor, Deep Creek, Ninilchik, and Kasilof
OCTOBER
- Rainbow Trout/ Dolly Varden – Upper and Middle Kenai River
- Silver Salmon – Kenai River
- Steelhead peak in the rivers to the south of us, Anchor River, Deep Creek, Ninilchik, and Kasilof
