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Suggestions before you make any definitive plans for your
hunting or fishing vacation:

1. You should consult with your Alaska fishing guide, hunting guide, or lodge for the seasons and regulations in the area where you are going to be hunting or fishing, and

2. You should also check Alaska Dept of Fish & Game regulations and seasons at:
- for Sport Fishing by area map, click here.
- for Hunting Game Management Units (GMU), click here.

Fishing Regulatory Areas:

Hunting (GMU) Regulatory Areas:

FISHING SEASONS
vary by region of Alaska, but are generally as follows,
AND SUBJECT TO ADF&G REGS:

May 1 - Sept 30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Halibut
May 1 - July 20~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Saltwater Kings
May 1 - July 31~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Kenai River Kings
June 10 - August 15 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Sockeye Salmon
June 10 - Oct 31 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Rainbow Trout
August 15 - Sept 30 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Silver Salmon
August on even years ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Pink Salmon

Note: if you are fishing for king salmon, you need both a license and a "king stamp".

FISH RUN CHARTS (Selected species and areas)

Kenai and Kasilof Rivers Red (sockeye) Salmon

First Run: Starts early June
Second Run: Starts early July
Peak: Last 2 wks of July and 1st wk of August

In season Fish Escapement Estimates for the Yentna, Kenai, Kasilof
and Crescent Rivers by ADF&G may be helpful for trip planning as well as
a map of the Kenai River and/or maps for other areas of Alaska.

The ADF&G late run Kenai River sockeye salmon fish count for 2011
and run timing can be seen from the below table:

Date	Count	Cumulative
Aug-13	10,029	1,599,217
Aug-12	12,204	1,589,188
Aug-11	11,326	1,576,984
Aug-10	16,524	1,565,658
Aug-09	12,198	1,549,134
Aug-08	6,114	1,536,936
Aug-07	17,316	1,530,822
Aug-06	22,086	1,513,506
Aug-05	11,220	1,491,420
Aug-04	10,074	1,480,200
Aug-03	10,396	1,470,126
Aug-02	20,707	1,459,730
Aug-01	21,714	1,439,023
Jul-31	18,240	1,417,309
Jul-30	30,384	1,399,069
Jul-29	36,540	1,368,685
Jul-28	55,470	1,332,145
Jul-27	73,092	1,276,675
Jul-26	77,982	1,203,583
Jul-25	79,518	1,125,601
Jul-24	110,772	1,046,083
Jul-23	106,313	935,311
Jul-22	37,974	828,998
Jul-21	90,426	791,024
Jul-20	113,178	700,598
Jul-19	87,978	587,420
Jul-18	177,053	499,442
Jul-17	230,643	322,389
Jul-16	27,826	91,746
Jul-15	2,916	63,920
Jul-14	6,400	61,004
Jul-13	3,822	54,604
Jul-12	3,102	50,782
Jul-11	3,510	47,680
Jul-10	6,846	44,170
Jul-09	6,522	37,324
Jul-08	4,737	30,802
Jul-07	5,302	26,065
Jul-06	4,647	20,763
Jul-05	4,272	16,116
Jul-04	2,244	11,844
Jul-03	3,084	9,600
Jul-02	4,260	6,516
Jul-01	2,256	2,256

For comparison, the ADF&G 2010 sockeye run count data for the Kasilof River, the Kenai River, and the Crescent River is as follows: (Fish count data for other rivers and streams in Alaska can be seen at the Fish and Game website.)

2010 Date	Kasilof River		Kenai River		Crescent River
	Daily	Cum	Daily	Cum	Daily	Cum
19-AUG	0	267,013	3,223	970,662	0	86,333
18-AUG	0	267,013	4,951	967,439	0	86,333
17-AUG	0	267,013	5,842	962,488	0	86,333
16-AUG	0	267,013	12,816	956,646	0	86,333
15-AUG	1,493	267,013	13,282	943,830	0	86,333
14-AUG	1,468	265,520	9,588	930,548	0	86,333
13-AUG	1,437	264,052	8,860	920,960	0	86,333
12-AUG	1,280	262,615	6,151	912,100	0	86,333
11-AUG	1,013	261,335	6,641	905,949	0	86,333
10-AUG	705	260,322	10,571	899,308	0	86,333
09-AUG	1,297	259,617	12,061	888,737	0	86,333
08-AUG	2,179	258,320	12,310	876,676	0	86,333
07-AUG	1,829	256,141	12,468	864,366	0	86,333
06-AUG	3,167	254,312	11,560	851,898	0	86,333
05-AUG	2,472	251,145	10,749	840,338	671	86,333
04-AUG	1,271	248,673	14,140	829,589	424	85,662
03-AUG	1,784	247,402	36,317	815,449	557	85,238
02-AUG	5,603	245,618	22,139	779,132	929	84,681
01-AUG	2,684	240,015	14,314	756,993	774	83,752
31-JUL	3,615	237,331	11,525	742,679	641	82,978
30-JUL	2,363	233,716	13,699	731,154	857	82,337
29-JUL	2,849	231,353	14,228	717,455	658	81,480
28-JUL	5,741	228,504	19,323	703,227	605	80,822
27-JUL	3,409	222,763	16,316	683,904	909	80,217
26-JUL	1,427	219,354	19,031	667,588	1,542	79,308
25-JUL	2,513	217,927	41,089	648,557	1,280	77,766
24-JUL	7,142	215,414	16,973	607,468	2,066	76,486
23-JUL	5,453	208,272	35,123	590,495	1,937	74,420
22-JUL	6,177	202,819	38,757	555,372	1,619	72,483
21-JUL	7,247	196,642	48,840	516,615	1,616	70,864
20-JUL	8,371	189,395	55,883	467,775	2,652	69,248
19-JUL	7,727	181,024	82,804	411,892	1,976	66,596
18-JUL	16,532	173,297	68,553	329,088	2,588	64,620
17-JUL	22,498	156,765	62,316	260,535	2,149	62,032
16-JUL	12,513	134,267	47,016	198,219	2,615	59,883
15-JUL	7,485	121,754	22,652	151,203	1,731	57,268
14-JUL	6,729	114,269	16,904	128,551	2,477	55,537
13-JUL	4,078	107,540	24,412	111,647	2,315	53,060
12-JUL	7,298	103,462	14,434	87,235	2,892	50,745
11-JUL	2,457	96,164	8,548	72,801	3,954	47,853
10-JUL	3,230	93,707	5,544	64,253	2,600	43,899
09-JUL	1,541	90,477	5,978	58,709	3,032	41,299
08-JUL	2,671	88,936	8,097	52,731	1,077	38,267
07-JUL	2,475	86,265	5,013	44,634	2,491	37,190
06-JUL	1,097	83,790	11,232	39,621	2,952	34,699
05-JUL	6,044	82,693	10,209	28,389	2,254	31,747
04-JUL	3,289	76,649	6,092	18,180	2,678	29,493
03-JUL	3,863	73,360	3,241	12,088	1,801	26,815
02-JUL	2,134	69,497	4,557	8,847	2,314	25,014
01-JUL	2,286	67,363	4,290	4,290	2,393	22,700
30-JUN	6,758	65,077	0	0	2,571	20,307
29-JUN	3,017	58,319	0	0	2,692	17,736
28-JUN	1,991	55,302	0	0	4,011	15,044
27-JUN	8,073	53,311	0	0	2,690	11,033
26-JUN	7,165	45,238	0	0	4,092	8,343
25-JUN	5,757	38,073	0	0	1,144	4,251
24-JUN	9,481	32,316	0	0	3,107	3,107
23-JUN	9,993	22,835	0	0	0	0
22-JUN	4,493	12,842	0	0	0	0
21-JUN	2,116	8,349	0	0	0	0
20-JUN	698	6,233	0	0	0	0
19-JUN	672	5,535	0	0	0	0
18-JUN	570	4,863	0	0	0	0
17-JUN	646	4,293	0	0	0	0
16-JUN	1,124	3,647	0	0	0	0
15-JUN	2,523	2,523	0	0	0	0

 

Sample sockeye run count data for the Kenai River for some prior years for further comparison is as follows and indicates that run times vary from year to year, but only by a few days in most cases although 2005 and to a lesser extent 2007 was skewed by a strong later run:

Updated Kenai River Sockeye Count >>>

Kasilof River First Run: Mid June
Second Run: Mid July

SouthCentral Alaska - Saltwater King Run

Kenai River Early King Salmon Run

Kenai River Late King Salmon Runs

Southeast Alaska King / Chinook Salmon Saltwater Fishing
begins in mid May and peaks in July.

SAMPLE HUNTING SEASONS
(Actual seasons are not set by ADF&G until the Spring of each year):

· Caribou (Units 9B, 17B, ): Opens August 1st, closes September 30th.
· Moose (Unit 9B, 17B & C): Opens September 5th, closes September 15th. New
restrictions on the rivers for non-residents in Unit 17.
· Moose (Unit 19B): Opens September 1st, closes September 25th. Closed to Non-residents.
· Black Bear (Units 9B, 17B, 19B): No closed season.
· Sheep (various units): Opens August 10th.

For detailed information on regulations and seasons, see
the ADF&G website.

 DISCLAIMER. Fishing and hunting seasons in Alaska vary widely by area
and are strictly enforced by Alaska's Dept. of Fish & Game (ADF&G) with closures occurring sometimes with little or no notice. Accordingly, the following information on seasons is only to give you a general idea as to when things occur up here and should NOT be relied upon for any particular area or purpose.

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