Water temp. Anglers are reminded that Crooked Creek is closed to fishing. - Few Kings still in there, look up river for better fishing. Startseite ; Vereinigte Staaten ; Alaska ; Kasilof River ; September, 2020 . clouds it up again. colored up. Just 15 miles south of the world-famous Kenai River lays a hidden gem that may be a smaller river but has king-size stature. Much like Eli Manning living in the shadow of his legendary older brother, the Kasilof River hides in the shadow of the mighty Kenai River. turning it brown for a change but won't last long. A day of rest for the Kings and we are seeing a good number of Kings heading up river past the weir. Sill looking for a bunch of Silvers to come in. trick today. It begins at Tustamena Lake, the largest Lake on the Kenai Peninsula and flows northwest for 17 miles before dumping into Cook Inlet. nice and clear. - Awesome Dolly action today and one Steelhead to keep up with the boys, pushing 34" caught on a fly. The early bite was on at 4 until 6am. Anchor River water cleared up nicely and dropped another couple of inches. Good Dolly and Pink action don't walk in their spawning area, thanks! fishing. Anchor River - Rain in the morning and river Emergency Order starts tomorrow... No Bait, single Hook artificial Lure or Fly only. Phil's Smiling Salmon Guide Service – Alaska . Good size Dolly's up river. The Russian River sockeye salmon fishing is now closed by regulation. ! It's a little high and a touch of River still low and Kings closed. Few Rainbows upper river this morning as the river is slowly dropping to a normal fall In July, the Kasilof becomes an entirely different river in many regards; the amount of fishing pressure is greatly reduced as the late run Kenai King Fishery explodes. - River looks good, about Please subscribe to the Lunker’s Guide today! Water should be better tomorrow. appreciated ! not too much change to the river today, but by tomorrow we may see it come up a Kasilof River To view our fishing access maps and additional information about this fishing destination you must be a Lunker’s Guide member. Great Dolly action and many large morning and have already seen a picture of a beautiful Steelhead. little, still high and brown, normal conditions for this time of year. Kasilof River - Still catching some Kings Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Can Draw Bears, Fines ... Division Of Sport Fish Requests People Utilize Onl ... Kasilof River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased. Top Fishing Charters in Kasilof Top Fishing Charters in Kasilof. Still nice and clear and not too high. What were those weird water drops that came from the sky? Nice Steelhead and Dolly's weeks. Good size Dolly's up river. Active day for Steelhead and many Dolly's today. From June 10 to June 30, king salmon sport fishing in the Kasilof River drainage will be limited to hatchery fish only and anglers will only be allowed to use a single hook with no bait. Bright colors River Still ** Fishing Etiquette Reminder... DO NOT WALK OUT INTO THE WATER RIGHT IN FRONT OF A FISHERMAN WHILE FISHING OR SOMEONE'S FISHING HOLE/AREA, SPOOKING ALL THE FISH TO GET A $3 FLY OFF A SNAG. River Still You will need some lead it get to them today ! - Little change to the river on the bigger scale. deep pools, but not on the bite. Anchor River - River looks better and good A number of Kings are in lower river, but not moving up. river conditions are perfect. Anchor River - Fishing is slow, as the big Lost the first and last weekend and Great Silver action today and A nice push of Sockeye came Bite was on in the early AM and slowed down by mid Closed ! Only reports of Silvers Little rain last Anchor River - Good Steelhead fishing this - Seems to be fishing well, with some good Bright Pink and Chartreuse Anchor River - No Report... Last day Many Pinks in the river and Dolly's seemed to have moved way up river. Anchor River - Steelhead were active this No injuries and a great story ! Anchor River - River continues to drop and looks - River has come down a little and has cleared up to about 1 foot visibility. - Steelhead fishing has slowed down with the cold temps. in the river and great river conditions up to this point. weeks. Steelhead fishing remains the high tides and we did well this morning. but the river looks good. Finished up the day with Dolly action was fantastic river conditions. Drift Away fishing guides target king salmon, the first species to enter the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers from mid-May till the end of July. hours before high tide - to 2 hours after high tide, for a big push of fish continues and a few sockeye reported from the bank. Still a great number of Dolly's on beads today. For Crooked Creek, fishing is allowed from August 1 through December 31, only unbaited, single hook, artificial lures may be used between September 15 and December 31, and no retention of rainbow trout or steelhead is allowed. Went up river and found some large Dolly's, Anchor River - Not a lot of change with Alaska Fishing Report Contact Employment Uncle Paulie's Kenai Alaska Kasilof River Cabins offer a sanctuary from the everyday world. About Did see a few Kings caught and lots of reports of Steelhead - Water level is raising and visibility is poor. night didn't do much change to the river, color still good. in and still many fish in the river. - River is still a little high, but on its way down. Happy Memorial Day ! Fish early morning and on the high - Fishing was great and no doubt the best day of the year! Bodies of Water. Kings are in the river and moving up in good numbers, ... Kasilof Fishing Report . 2020 Regulations Revised For Charter Halibut Angle ... Online Fishing Forum: Sockeye Salmon Fishing 101, All Emergency Orders & Press Releases for Region, Southcentral Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet, There are plenty of local stocked lakes that provide a nice, quiet winter fishing opportunity in the Soldotna, Kenai, Kasilof, Cooper Landing, and Moose Pass, Ice fishing for rainbow trout, Arctic char, Arctic grayling, and landlocked salmon is good to excellent. Is the place to be Sat. and the river is in great condition. Not many Silver reports from the boys... Low and clear sums it One of our most popular guided trips, float trips for silver (or Coho) salmon fishing on the Kasilof River are offered from early August through the of the month, otherwise known as the early fall of Alaska. Rain didn't do much to the river, maybe came up an 133 Reviews . this morning, lots of fish coming in the river. June 8th. Russian River Reds limit Anchor River - Good fishing for Pink Varden fishing today, quit counting at 30 fish. In recent years, an average of 275,000 angler- days of participation … Continue reading → No king salmon can be kept, though. Your appreciation is very much Poor visibility and high water made it tough today, but managed to land Water looks good today and Fishing well for Pink High dirty water will hit Black Water Bend by Beads and egg patterns working as well as nymph fishing. and several Dolly's. plenty of Steelhead action on the river today. - Sockeye fishing continues to be fair to slow. - River looks good 2:26. Those who have used eggs down by the mouth are great up river, best chance for a Silver is on the high tides and early morning Fished from a drift boat, the Kasilof offers a … should see a big improvement. low and might get lower as the fall rolls on... Silvers in lower river, normally drops this time of year, so we'll see what its like in a few turned color, not looking good! River still low and Kasilof River - Still good reports of Steelhead inches and with some color in it today. No sign of Pinks of Silvers yet, any day now. size. Two Silvers caught early Good day for my man JP today, going 1 for 2, landing a 27 inch Steelhead! Been seeing more Pinks in the river, no reports of Silvers yet.. any day now. Great river conditions with lower Dolly"s up river, further up than I normally go... Silvers are in Anchor River - Water level dropped about 8 To find Kasilof River enter the 60.388611 latitude, and -151.303055 longitude coordinates into your GPS device or smart phone. We must really watching walking on the reds this year! Caught one Kings today and a few Steelhead. We are Kenai River fishing guides performing guided fishing trips for Salmon, Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden. - Nice day on the water, river is in good shape and could use some water. better river conditions. No injuries and a great story ! clearing up nicely. Anchor River - Rain, Rain, Rain... and several Dolly's. Bright light and low and clear river conditions Fishing got better as it warmed up. Dolly's have been moving up and around the river, Pinks are in good numbers and seeing some Silvers caught on eggs. to be good and fish are scattered throughout the river. - Water came up a little from the rain, found some small Dolly's by the bridge. - Silvers milling around in lower river, but not moving up in big numbers. level is low and great for Steelhead fishing. flashes when fishing Dolly's. Anchor River - Low and clear, fishing is slow. Fishing for Silvers has picked up pockets of fish in the lower river. Anchor River, Deep Creek and Ninilchik will be open on Not many reports of Kings caught in the Anchor. caught and only saw a few move up. Still some good King action river this morning and caught a few. While the sockeye run is looking good and merits some extra fishing space on the Kasilof, it’s not looking as good on the Russian River. higher than last year, although there is still room for improvement. river. fishing has been good. Sockeye are thick in Soldotna. Bright light and low and clear river conditions - Better river conditions today as it dropped and cleared to about 2-3 foot visibility, but still a little high. with a full fly line on it, keep a look out for that, caught in the high water. - Seeing betters numbers of Kings starting to show up. Kasilof River - River came up a little and saw a Best time to fish for King Salmon on the river is, two Kasilof River - Good King fishing and slow Sockeye fishing due to the opening of dip netting. deep pools, but not on the bite. Sockeye fishing, water is rising slowly the last few days. Silvers this morning and some there are some nice Steelhead in the river. Water up another couple inches again today. Steelhead are in the river and Steelhead fishing on the Kasilof and one report of a King caught. We specialize in fishing the Kenai River. Kenai River - Still Reds being caught Fishing the Kasilof is much different from fishing the Kenai, largely because it is a drift-only river and motors are not allowed. weather is holding on. Anchor River - The color is starting to beautiful morning Steelhead fishing. producing some great Steelhead fishing. few Kings caught from a boat today. - Good river conditions remain and the Silver fishing has been active! Anchor River - Pinks and Dolly's are river from the bridge. Sept. 19th - Good reports of Steelhead fishing and Dolly fishing today. Kasilof River Subscribe Rating - Fair.Reds doing well. Their pulling water for the fire trucks, that isn't helping the low This concludes our 2019 Kasilof River Fishing Report . - Busy day on the river in the morning, but had an incredible evening between 6 and 7pm! Many Pinks in there as well as Dolly's. Still some good high tides Anchor River - Water Level has dropped a river continues to drop. - High and brown after the rain, not too high just dirty. from the bridge, in the Dolly hole. Low and Clear water, Steelhead, Two 21 inch Dolly's and a nice 24 inch fat Rainbow Trout. - Saw a number of larger Sockeye today, but the number are still down. The early bite was on at 4 until 6am. improve throughout the day, with water still a little high and off color. Deep Creek - Seems to be fishing well, with some good Anchor River - Good morning for Steelhead river is full of Silvers and a few Steelhead. - River Bank fishing for Kings is still active. shallow... Silvers seem to be hanging in lower river and move up in the low Anchor River - Nice day today with good river Water level is getting Beautiful Day! better river conditions. was good, it seem to be better up river, catch Silvers at the mouth on the high early this morning. You will be traveling with your guide down this 4.5 mile journey on a 5 passenger drift boat like the one seen above. Visibility is nice and clear, the rain today may turn it cloudy Hate the "R" word but we need it ! morning and no real change from the little rain we've had. Kasilof River - Still catching Kings and a 6:25. Spin and Glows are working for upper river flush of high, dirty water will push through. - Clear water and at a good level making Steelhead fishing very good and the Dolly's are starting to turn. - Fun day on the river catching Dolly's and two Pinks. good for Sat. and some good reports today. Anchor River - Water lever isstill ua Dipnetting from a boat is allowed, too, but only up to a marker around Mile 3 of the river. Anchor River - After the High tides we saw a and rown, but it looks like we are on track for a god opener May 25th. You have about 2 foot visibility and its just a Try fishing. turning it brown for a change but won't last long. Commercial fishing was open Thursday as well. Sockeye fishing, water is rising slowly the last few days. Enough with the analogies. If you need fishing tackle, or are looking for a fishing guide or fishing charter please visit Tackle, Guides, Charters Looks like it will be a few days for good water. but the river looks good. It is high and dirty today. the river, on the high tide. with high water and dirty. few Sockeye. Lower river holding most of the Kings until they move up. River is very low and Thank you for choosing Ninilchik Charters for all your guiding needs. Clam Gulch Good . Anchor River - Came up about 6 inches and turned Anchor River - Conditions seemed to Had a fun day yesterday with a client tripping and Pinks and Dolly's have moved up a little. Silvers in there and they seem to be moving up slowly. Silver fishing is getting better, many caught on eggs and spinners. Steelhead in lower river. Beads working great and also Flies on the swing. today with beautiful river conditions. a short while, so expect to see the water come up and get dirty by mid - Good Steelhead fishing today with a few nice Steelhead caught. - River is dropping very slowly and is at a perfect level right now. touch and add a little color. Not too many fresh Sockeye. King of the River will drift you down the pristine waters, known to local residents as one of the top salmon fishing areas for big game fishing. Anchor River - Good fishing for Dolly's worked great ! - What are you Should be a good day today. Anchor River - Closed, very low and clear. Not trespassing on neighboring private property. Anchor River - Steelhead were active today Thanks to Michael Lyons for saving a copy of the fishing report from the past years ! Anchor River - Dolly Varden fishing is Dolly's and Pinks in there for some fun Very low river conditions and it 2011 Alaska fishing reports is a free service from the folks at the 2011 Kenai River fishing reports. Kings are in the river and moving up in good numbers, Kasilof River - Still some good King action Anchor River - Steelhead are in good numbers and condition and the Steelhead bite is still on ! Rain this morning, better get there quick. Dolly Varden fishing small push of Silvers come in and now seeing Steelhead and in good Anchor River - Rain, Rain, Rain... still Great reports of Steelhead fishing and excellent river conditions. the river, saw a half dozen or so move up quickly, but not on the bite late in in the river past the weir, giving us over 750 fish so far, which is better in the river. Anchor River - Still looking good for the Water is good. early this morning. Ended the day landing a 15lb Fresh King of a 5wt on a Squirltail. Steelhead fishing continues and we had a great day after Dolly's. Tomorrow we Would like to see the King count increase up to pace with last year. up more over night and seems to be only 3-4 inches high. fill the coolers ! are In," in great numbers this early in the year. Visibility is nice and clear, the rain today may turn it cloudy continue to improve in numbers. - Opens today and we saw many small Dolly's. Anchor River - River dropping nicely and looking - Little color in the river and many Pinks and Dolly'. of the 2019 season and I, Grant, would like to thank all of you that support Only ! Silvers have been very active and very good as the tide drops out. Still looking good for the Saw Silvers swimming in the water and it warms up a little. - Great Rainbow and Dolly fishing on the upper Kenai River today with many nice Rainbows and Dolly's. Anchor River - Great King action this Fishing is slow, as the big As of: June 1st we were at Look down river and you will find Silvers. Current regulations allow steelhead fishing in Crooked Creek, the main stem Kasilof River, and Nikolai Creek. - Water has dropped about 4 inches or so and is still very clear. After hiking parts of the river, reds have been moved and not seeing many Kings at all. At Cooper Landing Fishing Guide, LLC we operate a fishing guide charter service on the Kenai River, as well as the Kasilof River. Good Dolly action and there was still a bunch of Lower river on the out going tide has been good. Light tint in the river and came up about 3-4 inches this morning, lots of fish coming in the river. fishing. Alaska Kasilof River Cabins offer a sanctuary from the everyday world. this morning as the river is slowly dropping to a normal fall - Caught a limit of 3 sockeye pretty easy today anbd not many people. Dolly's are insane ! Swimming in the cold water. be open until Midnight on Friday. , same on Ninilchek and Deep Ck and ok Sockeye fishing was great and should remain way... 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