25 Mar 2009
Welcome to Kenai River Front Properties
Looking for Kenai River front properties for sale? Then you have come to the right place. Whether you are looking for the perfect home overlooking the Kenai River, or you just want a quite lot on the upper Kenai to build a cabin on so you can do some trophy rainbow fishing, we can help you find it! Crane & Associates Realty has the knowledge & experience to turn your real estate dreams into a reality on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
This video is composed of pictures taken from the Soldotna bridge over the Kenai River. Pictures are taken every 2 weeks looking both up & down river from the bridge. Watch as the river changes from it’s ice covered slumber in the winter to the fish filled raging river of the summer and back again.
Les Anderson holds the world record for the largest sport caught King (Chinook) Salmon @ 97lbs 4oz on May 17th, 1985.
Kenai River Fishing License & King Stamp
Don’t forget to purchase your fishing license and get your king stamp. Purchase them online @ Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Got a big one on the line? Don’t forget about Kenai River Sport Fishing Association’s Release a Hog, Take home a Trophy program which give you $800 towards a replica of your king salmon if it is released and over 50″ in length.
Below is a table of the different species of Salmon we have in the Kenai River & Cook Inlet and their peak fishing season.
When is the best time to catch that World Record King?
The fish are starting to run. Check out the fish count for the Kenai River.
Early Run Chinook (King Salmon) for Kenai River
Late Run Sockeye (Red Salmon) for Kenai River
Upper Cook Inlet Escapement information
information provided by Alaska Department Fish & Game
Escapement information is expected to be available on the following dates:
| Kasilof River | June 15 |
| Kenai River | July 1 |
| Yentna River | July 7 |
| Crescent River | June 24 |
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| Crescent River | 100,000 | 30,000 - 70,000 |
| Fish Creek | 53,000 | 20,000 - 70,000 |
| Kasilof River | 1,286,000 | 150,000 - 250,000 |
| Kenai River | 3,064,000 | 750,000 - 950,000 |
| Susitna River | 344,000 | 90,000 - 160,000[a] |
| Minor System | 727,000 | N/A |
[a]The inriver goal listed for Susitna River sockeye salmon is the escapement goal range for Yentna River sockeye salmon. The sonar estimate of sockeye salmon escapement into the Yentna River is typically multiplied by 1.95 to expand the estimate to the entire Susitna River watershed.