This is a list of all fishing spots in the Kenai / Soldotna area.
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Fishing Spots
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Each head of houseÂhold is allowed to keep 25 sockÂeye salmon per year, and every addiÂtionÂal memÂber of the famÂiÂly is entiÂtled to 10 fish.
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SolÂdotÂna Park, in downÂtown SolÂdotÂna, offers all Kenai RivÂer species — but most peoÂple are here for the sockÂeye. That means it can get crowdÂed durÂing peak sockÂeye seaÂson, but it’s also a good place to learn how to fish for sockÂeye. The comÂbiÂnaÂtion of easy accesÂsiÂbilÂiÂty, hard-packed gravÂel and a shalÂlow grade make the fishÂing enjoyable.
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This spot, just north of SterÂling, is priÂmarÂiÂly a boat launch, but it also offers excelÂlent sockÂeye fishÂing. It’s locatÂed at the end of Bing’s LandÂing Road: There’s a parkÂing lot, but when the fishÂing is hot, you can expect to park alongÂside the road, up to half a mile away from the boat launch site. (AnothÂer reaÂson you might park on the road: The lot near the boat launch has a fee.)
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This spot is parÂticÂuÂlarÂly good for anyÂone who’s mobilÂiÂty impaired, since you access the rivÂer by a flat, metÂal boardÂwalk — and the actuÂal fishÂing area is also from the boardÂwalk. This makes Moose MeadÂows one of a very few places where anglers can fish for sockÂeye withÂout havÂing to be in the water — you can do excelÂlent even from a wheel chair.
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LocatÂed down Beaver Loop Road, just outÂside of Kenai, CunÂningÂham Park is a great, easy-access locaÂtion for sockÂeye and silÂver salmon. The shoreÂline here is a mix of gravÂel and mud, with the mud being more prevaÂlent below the tidal zone. That said, this spot is very tidal depenÂdent, so you’ll have to conÂtinÂuÂalÂly adjust your bait setÂup as the water risÂes or falls.
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This spot in SterÂling — at mileÂpost 82.3 at the Isaak WalÂton CampÂground — is where the Moose RivÂer meets the Kenai RivÂer, and the two rivers’ difÂferÂing paces are drasÂtic. The Moose RivÂer is very slow and wide, with almost no curÂrent — so much so that it feels more like a lake. The Kenai RivÂer, on the othÂer hand, flows fairÂly swiftÂly in comÂparÂiÂson, and the conÂfluÂence can play strange tricks on your tackle.
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Difficulty: Easy
The trail is half a mile long and takes you through a mature birch forÂest that is carÂpetÂed with devÂil’s club and waterÂmelÂon berry plants. It’s an easy walkÂing, ideÂal for small chilÂdren, and ends at a small campÂing area on a slight bluff that overÂlooks BishÂop’s Beach and BishÂop Creek.
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