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Alaska Department
of
Fish and Game
FISHING
REPORTS
for:
Bristol
Bay, SouthCentral, Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island
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Alaska Department
of
Fish and Game
FISH
COUNTS
for:
SouthCentral, Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island
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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.
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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 |
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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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