Welcome to Kenai River King Salmon Fishing!
Home of World Class King Salmon Fishing. The Kenai River is world renown for Alaska King Salmon fishing for one reason. Alaska's Kenai River has the impressive distinction of producing the world's largest sport-caught king salmon at 97lbs!
Les Anderson of Soldotna, admiring his World Record catch (in the rain suit) while a friend holds it up for photos. This picture was taken in the early afternoon. The official weight in the record books is 97 pounds 4 ounces. The fish was not weighed until several hours after it was caught and the Alaska Depertment of Fish & Game estimates that due to these several hours of weight loss,from the loss of moisture, (water weights 8.3 pounds per gallon) the fish may have broken the hundred pound mark if it had been weighed right after being caught.
These mighty fish tend to start entering the Kenai River around the first week of May. Steady action can usually be expected around the middle of May. Les Anderson's world record was actually landed on May 17th, 1985 If you would like to see Les's world record king in person when you get to Alaska, the fish mount is on display at the Soldotna Visitor Center next to the Soldotna Bridge
Every year we know that a potential new world record King Salmon may pass up the river right under your boat because there are fish hooked that are so large and incredibly strong that they have never been landed. The commercial fishing boats offshore have caught several over a hundred pounds but no angler in the river has yet!
Every year these monster Alaskan Kings tip the scales at over 70,even up to 90 pounds. Their sheer strength and size of these Super Kings is unmatched and those that have done battle with these big fish will tell you the fishing experience is never to be forgotten. Rapidly changing conditions in this kind of Alaskan King Salmon Fishing requires extreme mobility, very refined techniques and a strategic knowledge of the rivers patterns and being able to anticipate the fish. Not a job for rookies and weekender guides.
Fishing the Kenai River with an experienced fishing guide greatly increases your chances of landing a monster Kenai King and in my opinion is the only way to go.
The Kenai King Salmon can also be very difficult to catch and fishing from a boat is paramount. The Kenai is a very specialized fishing area where it has been accurately portrayed that 10 % of the guides catch 90 % of the king salmon.
You don't want to go after the crown jewel of Alaska King Salmon Fishing with an inexperienced guide! If I give you the name of the best guide on the Kenai River he will be all booked up and I'll have to fish the rest. Let me think about that for a day or two, til then we can only dream of World Record Alaskan King Salmon because the Kenai is frozen over right now. Happy Hookin, Gary
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