Alaska

Month by month

• Fish run

• Early-run Chinook (king) salmon May to JuneFish run · Kenai River, Alaska · [1] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
• Early-run sockeye (red) salmon June to JulyFish run · Russian River, Alaska · [2] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
• Anadromous Dolly Varden July to SeptemberFish run · Kenai River, Alaska · [1] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
• Coho (silver) salmon July to OctoberFish run · Kenai River, Alaska · [1] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
• Coho (silver) salmon July to SeptemberFish run · Kenai-Russian river confluence and Russian River weir, Alaska · [2] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
• Late-run Chinook (king) salmon JulyFish run · Kenai River, Alaska · [1] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
• Late-run sockeye (red) salmon July to AugustFish run · Lower Kenai River, Alaska · [1] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
• Pink (humpy) salmon July to SeptemberFish run · Kenai River, Alaska · [1] Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish

What each source says

The source's own words behind every row, so you can see exactly where the months come from.

• Early-run Chinook (king) salmon, Kenai River, Alaska (May to June): The early-run usually starts to enter the river in mid-May. The early-run fishing peaks in mid-June, and is over by the end of June.[1]
• Early-run sockeye (red) salmon, Russian River, Alaska (June to July): The early-run usually arrives by June 15, with the historic midpoint of the run occurring on June 27. Most of the early-run fish have completed their migration by mid-July, although in some years the fish are late, or hold in the Kenai River.[2]
• Anadromous Dolly Varden, Kenai River, Alaska (July to September): Anadromous Dolly Varden enter the river in early July, with the run continuing into September.[1]
• Coho (silver) salmon, Kenai River, Alaska (July to October): Coho or silver salmon arrive to the Kenai River in late July, with more fish arriving early to mid-August through early October.[1]
• Coho (silver) salmon, Kenai-Russian river confluence and Russian River weir, Alaska (July to September): Coho or silver salmon arrive at the confluence of the Kenai and Russian rivers by late July or early August. By the second week of September, the bulk of the run has passed through the weir.[2]
• Late-run Chinook (king) salmon, Kenai River, Alaska (July): Late-run Chinook salmon enter the river in early July, with the best fishing found from mid- to late July and are generally considered mainstem spawning fish.[1]
• Late-run sockeye (red) salmon, Lower Kenai River, Alaska (July to August): Late-run sockeye salmon enter the lower Kenai River in early July, peak in late July, and generally have finished their run by late August. Most fish arrive during the last two weeks of July.[1]
• Pink (humpy) salmon, Kenai River, Alaska (July to September): Pink salmon are found in the Kenai River from late July through September.[1]

Use it on the water

Pick flies with the fly finder, check an insect with the fly identifier, and read the flow and temperature on each water page before you go.

• Alaska watersWater pages

Sources

Every fact on this page is our paraphrase of the page cited beside it, read on the date shown. Rules and seasons change: check the agency's current regulations before you fish.

1. Fishing the Kenai River (2022) Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, read Oct 24, 2026.
2. Fishing the Russian River (2022) Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, read Oct 24, 2026.

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