Alaska Trout Fishing Trips

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AVERAGE SIZE:
RAINBOW TROUT: 2-5 LBS., LARGER FISH EXCEEDING 10LBS.
DOLLY VARDEN: 1-3 LBS. LARGER FISH EXCEEDING 5LBS.

World Record Trout/Steelhead:
48 LBS. (GENETICALLY ENGINEERED). LAKE DIEFENBAKER, SASKATCHEWAN. 2009

World Record DOLLY VARDEN:
32 LBS, TREE RIVER, CANADIAN ARCTIC, 1981

FISHING METHODS:
FLYFISHING, LIGHT SPINNING TACKLE

While the Kenai River may be famous for its world record king salmon, it has also earned a world-class reputation for monster-sized trout. With a robust diet of salmon by-product, Kenai River rainbow trout stay very well fed for nearly 12 months of the year. The result is a high density and healthy resident trout population that contains above-average sized fish and offers a true shot at a 30 inch+ wild rainbow trout.

BOOK YOUR ALASKA TROUT FISHING TRIP!

Alaska trout fishing season begins in mid-June and runs well into the winter months. Peak times include late July and early August as well as late September and October. We employ a variety of different methods to catch Kenai River rainbows with the most prominent offerings including single egg patterns, flesh flies, and articulated leeches. Both fly rods and very light spinning tackle are equally effective.

Our Alaska trout fishing trips on the Kenai River are all catch and release. At least one day of Kenai River trout fishing is always a great addition to any multi-day fishing schedule. The sections of the Kenai that we trout fish are often within the Kenai Nation Wildlife Refuge and are some of the more scenic and secluded sections of the river. This is not only a great opportunity to catch a lot of fish on light tackle but also to see some spectacular scenery and view a variety of wildlife including eagles, moose, and bears.

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KENAI RIVER RAINBOW TROUT FISHING

Rainbow Trout fishing on the Kenai River is truly world-class. Since most of the anglers that visit the Kenai are pursuing Alaska salmon fishing, Kenai River trout fishing can often be overlooked. We always recommend at least one day of trout fishing as Kenai rainbow trout are extremely plentiful and they are indeed the wildest and most beautiful fish you will ever see. Since rainbow trout are one of the river’s year-round inhabitants and not a harvest species, we do our best to return them all to the river unharmed.

Our Alaska trout fishing trips open river wide on June 11 and extends well into late fall. We see exceptional trout fishing in July and early August when the peak of the sockeye salmon fishery is occurring and throughout August, September, and October when the silver salmon move up-river to spawn.

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KENAI RIVER DOLLY VARDEN FISHING

The Kenai River has an abundant population of Dolly Varden, one of the most diverse sportfish in all of Alaska and includes both resident species as well as the sea-run variety. Technically, Dolly Varden are not a trout but are a subspecies of Arctic Char. These popular sportfish spawn in the late fall and exhibit some of the most spectacular spawning colors on any fish in the state. Anglers target Dolly Varden with many of the same techniques and methods used to catch rainbow trout and the two are often caught in the same areas.