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Fish echoes are processed
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If you are planning a Kenai River Fishing Trip this year you may want to check out AFW site [click here]. Side-looking sonar has been used to assess Chinook salmon returns to the Kenai River since 1987. Sonar estimates of in river return provide the basis for estimating spawning escapements, implementing management plans that regulate harvest. Another sonar project is located on the Anchor River.
Anglers may find a few early king salmon available in both the Kenai and Kasilof rivers. Typically, king salmon show up in these river systems in catchable numbers by mid- to late May.
Resident Fish in the Kenai River are limited by the seasonal closures to protect spawning rainbow trout. Fishing for Dolly Varden is open on the mainstem Kenai River from its mouth upstream to the Upper Killey River. Check online with the Alaska Sport Fish Division for regulations and closures on the Kenai http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/weekly/update.cfm?area_key=5
Effective May 15th
Emergency Order effective 12:01 a.m., Saturday, May 15. The Emergency Order applies to all sport-caught Kenai River king salmon, regardless of size.
Once the Emergency Order goes into effect, anglers may not fillet, mutilate, remove the head, or otherwise disfigure a Kenai River king salmon in such a manner that would prevent determination of the length of fish. Anglers may fillet king salmon after the fish are offloaded from the vessel or removed from the shoreline fishing site. “Shoreline fishing site” means the point on the shoreline where the fish is hooked and removed from the water, at which time it becomes part of the angler’s bag limit. |
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