Kasilof River bank
Kasilof
Reliable sockeye, fewer crowds than the Kenai.
- Access
- Bank access at Kasilof River SRS and the Sterling Highway bridge. Dipnet access at the Cook Inlet mouth beaches.
- Water
- River
- Best time
- Jul-Aug
- Fish
- Sockeye, Chinook (king), Coho (silver)
- How to fish it
- Bank, Drift boat, Dipnet
- Gear rules
- Bank angling with unbaited hooks in places. Personal-use dipnet is a separate fishery at the mouth.
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Regulations
- Kasilof River
- Local rules
- Quieter than the Kenai. Hatchery kings support a limited early fishery some years. Limits set in-season by emergency order.
Part of Western Kenai.