Alaska King Salmon Fishing
(Chinook)
The Alaska King Salmon is the the largest species of the Pacific Salmon. Alaska King Salmon fishing on the Kenai river and Kasilof river is the pinnacle of King Salmon fishing in the world. In fact, the Kenai River famously holds seven spots of the top-ten largest King Salmon caught by rod & reel in the world. Will you be next?
Kenai River King Salmon
Kenai River World Record Salmon
Les Anderson, a Soldotna Alaska local caught the World Record Kenai River King Salmon weighing in at 97 lbs. 4oz.
Wild-Caught Alaskan Salmon
Many studies have been conducted in search for the healthiest fish in the world. Time after time wild-caught Alaskan Salmon have been considered the highest Omega-3s, extremely low saturated fats and the best source of protein. Alaskan Salmon have also been seen to lower the risk of some types of Cancer, Dementia and Alzheimer's.
Kenai River King Salmon
$295 Per Fisherman
Kasilof River King Salmon
Kasilof River Drift Boat Trip
$295 Per Fisherman
Top Kenai River King Salmon Guide
It’s no secret the Kenai river boast some of the most impressive King Salmon in the world. But why book a guided King Salmon trip with us?
There’s an old saying, “10% of fishing guides catch 90% of the fish. Without a doubt this is true, especially for King Salmon. In fact to be successful Kenai River King Salmon guide, your guide has to spend everyday on the water and making adjustments each evening based on the conditions. Alaska King salmon consistently change their holding grounds and you have to know daily where those changes are being made. We don’t miss a day of King salmon fishing on the Kasilof River or the Kenai River. Not only is it rare for us guides to have a day off during the Alaska King Salmon season, but even on days off, we King Salmon fish to not ever skip a beat. Don’t just take our word for it, listen to what our guest have to say about a guided Kenai River and Kasilof river King Salmon fishing trip.
We put the Sport in Sportfishing
Our Commitment to Our King Salmon fishery
Alaska King Salmon have their special way of making dreams become reality. The Kenai River & Kasilof River King Salmon fishery is world-class for any angler. With millions of Salmon returning to our fishery each summer, we don’t call this species of Salmon the King, for nothing. A large reason why King Salmon can be difficult to catch, it’s the lowest returning Salmon around the globe.
Kenai Drift Anglers does our part by educating our clients to partake in responsible King Salmon retention methods. We often hold our values of retention to a higher standard than what the regulation allow us to do on the Kenai and Kasilof river. When booking a King Salmon charter with Kenai Drift Angler, you not only get to experience the adrenaline of the Alaska King Salmon but a stronger appreciation of their life-cycle and what we’re doing as guides to make sure we conserve this precious King Salmon fishery for future fisherman.
Kenai River King Salmon Fishing Trips
Kenai River King Salmon Charter
$295 pp
Our full 8 hour King Salmon Charter on the Kenai River. Per Person Price
Kenai River King Salmon Charter (Private)
$875
Our Full 8 hour King Salmon Charter 2-Person Private Boat. Entire Boat Price for 2.
Kenai River King Salmon Charter (Private)
$1175
Our Full 8 hour King Salmon Charter 3-Person Private Boat.
Kasilof River King Salmon Charter
$295 pp
Our full 8 hour King Salmon Charter on the Kasilof River. Per Person Price
Kasilof River King Salmon Charter (Private)
$875
Our Full 8 hour King Salmon Charter 2-Person Private Boat. Entire Boat Price for 2.
Kasilof River King Salmon Charter (Private)
$1175
Our Full 8 hour King Salmon Charter 3-Person Private Boat.
Kenai River Guided King Salmon trips & Kasilof River Guided King Salmon trips.
Kenai River King Salmon Power Boat Charter
Kasilof River King Salmon Drift Boat Charter
Kenai River Power Boat
Kenai Drift Anglers delivers the finest most custom Willie Boat for our Kenai River Fishing clients. Our King Salmon Charters consist of fishing many famous Kenai river King Salmon holes and making sure our clients consistently stay on top of the fish. In fact, our primary fishing tactic is back-trolling, back-bouncing and drift fishing. The Willie Boat vessel is powered by a 50 horsepower Yamaha outboard, which gets our clients quickly to the next fishing hole. We provides our guest the only boat on the Kenai River with heated seats for those chilly Alaskan mornings.
Undoubtedly, there’s no better feeling than the anticipation of connecting with a Alaska King Salmon, the thrill only begins the moment that rod gets slammed. Indeed, Alaska King Salmon fishing trips on the Kenai river begin June 1st, with the Alaska King Salmon season ending July 31st. Book a Kenai River guided King Salmon fishing trip with Kenai Drift Anglers today, to insure your Alaska fishing King Salmon trip is a success.
Kasilof River Drift Boat
A float down the world-class glacially fed Kasilof river is an Alaskan memorable adventure worth indulging in. The headwaters of the Tustumena Lake roughly sits 18 miles from from the Cook Inlet. The upper Kasilof river is reserved for our Sockeye Drift Boat trips. In addition, the Kasilof River Bridge down 9 miles to the Kasilof Cabins is our King Salmon Fishery.
Differing from the Kenai river, the Kasilof river is only open to non-motorized boats. Not only, providing the tranquility and peacefulness you should expect from Alaska, but also at times providing a higher possibility of hooking a King Salmon.
The Alaska Early King Salmon fishing season on the Kasilof river gets underway May 16th, until the end of June. The Kasilof river second run of King Salmon begins early July, also like the Kenai river the Kasilof river King Salmon season ends, July 31st. Our King Salmon guided Kasilof fishing trips are very popular, there is nothing like fighting a King Salmon that just entered the river out of a Drift Boat!