Fishing Seasons

Kenai Peninsula

Typical fishing window

Season timing, not current openings. Choose a month.

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Fishing in July

Usually strongest in mid-to-late July; tapers in August.

Summer and fall fishing; spring closures vary by section.

Most sport harvest is May through early September.

Fish / area	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sockeye salmonLower Kenai · late run	—	—	—	—	—	—	●	●	—	—	—	—
Coho (silver) salmonKenai River	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	●	●	—	—	—
Rainbow troutKenai River	—	—	—	—	—	●	●	●	●	—	—	—
HalibutLower Cook Inlet · Homer	—	—	—	—	●	●	●	●	●	—	—	—