Kenai River King Salmon Fishing (Chinook) on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula is world class. Fishing the Kenai is an awesome experience. These King Salmon are the largest of all salmon. The "All Tackle" world record King salmon weighing 97# 4 oz. was caught on the Kenai River on May 17, 1985. Four of the five largest King salmon caught on rod & reel were caught in the Kenai River. These fish all weighed over 90 pounds. "King Salmon" in the Kenai River average 45 pounds. Many fish in the 70 pound range are caught every season.

Kenai River Alaska King Salmon Fishing in mid May, these 30 to 50 pound monsters start their migration up the major river systems of Alaska. They are available in the Kenai River and the nearby Kasilof River. This Early Run of King Salmon peaks in early June, and continues in strong numbers until July when the second run arrives.
Alaska King Salmon Fishing on the Kenai river in early July, the second run of King Salmon appears. These are the true giants of the salmon world. Large kings 50 to 70 pounds are common at this time in the Kenai River. We believe a new world record King Salmon will be taken in this river in the near future.

On the Kenai River the most commonly used techniques while fishing King salmon are back trolling, back bouncing, dragging salmon roe, and power trolling . There are many factors in deciding which technique to use to catch these huge King Salmon. For example, water conditions down to the level of experience of the fisherman. All techniques are very affective but we all have our favorite way to fish. While fishing we use cured salmon eggs, K16 Kwik fish wraped with sardines. This kind of bait is very affective, these King Salmon really want to bite hard at this bait when its put in front of there nose.

Your Kenai river guide at Bulldog fishing is an excellent King Salmon Fishing instructor and this is a great chance for beginners to learn the basics of Kenai river King Salmon fishing. As with all of our charters, we welcome beginners and we specialize in hands on instruction for those who would like to learn.