The final 21 miles of the Kenai River is commonly referred to as the Lower Kenai. We’ve struggled with our king fishery in recent years, but it is a prolific and bountiful area that we all need to work towards maintaining. And standing out even among all the amazing options, the Kenai River is a jewel, even with all the pressure and strain it receives. Whether you like to bait cast, fly fish or enjoy the adventures of deep-sea fishing the Kenai Peninsula is truly a fisherman’s paradise. Lingcod and rockfish are also available and quite delicious as well as salmon in the saltwater, and some steelhead. You can drive down the road a bit for a chance to land a barn door sized halibut. Weighing in at a whopping 97.4 pounds, the Kenai Peninsula has proven to be fertile ground for sportfishing.īeyond the river there are the many lakes that dot the Kenai Peninsula containing grayling, pike and burbot.
Most people know the world-record king salmon caught in freshwater was caught on the Kenai River. Following these salmon are huge rainbow trout and Dolly Varden that feed off the salmon eggs released during spawning season. The Kenai River delivers tremendous runs of king, sockeye, pink and silver salmon. Be aware that there are two areas closed to fishing in this section, Morgan’s Landing and Funny River. Portions of the river in this area can be up to 15 feet deep.ĭownstream of the Naptowne Rapids is the Isaac Walton Park boat launch at the Moose River confluence in Sterling.
You can also utilize the put-in at Bing’s Landing and jet upriver. The first four miles of the middle river flows within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge with the only access point for boats at the lower Skilak Lake landing. According to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources roughly 14% of the Kenai River’s guide services operate on this section of the river, making it the least utilized section of the River.įor a distance of about 10 miles from Skilak Lake to Naptowne Rapids there are a number of quality trout and salmon holes including Rainbow Alley, Super Hole, and Thompson’s Hole. The middle Kenai River is the longest of the three sections and flows from the outlet of Skilak Lake to the Sterling Highway Bridge. Visit and fish the world renowned Kenai River
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