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Kasilof River, AK
River in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska. A glacial Kenai Peninsula river draining Tustumena Lake and flowing roughly 20 miles to Upper Cook Inlet just south of Soldotna. The second-largest producer of Cook Inlet sockeye salmon and a strong, less-crowded alternative to the Kenai, with early- and late-run Chinook (king) salmon, abundant sockeye (red) salmon, coho, and Dolly Varden. Known for hatchery-supplemented early kings and a popular drift-boat and bank fishery. The river also supports heavily attended personal-use dipnet and set gillnet salmon fisheries near the mouth.
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What swims here
5 tracked species in Kasilof River, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Primary access at the Kasilof River State Recreation Site and Crooked Creek State Recreation Site off the Sterling Highway, plus a drift-boat launch upstream. USGS site 15242000 (Kasilof R near Kasilof) exists but does not return live real-time data, so water temperature uses a seasonal baseline and the nearby Kenai gauge as a watershed proxy. Alaska sport fishing license required; king salmon stamp required for Chinook. Verify ADF&G emergency orders, which frequently adjust king salmon retention.
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