The Kasilof River is a freestone river in Alaska, listed as Steelhead / salmon water by Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish lists 2 species, including king salmon and rainbow/steelhead trout. 10 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Kenai Peninsula: Soldotna & the Kenai.
Dip-netters at the mouth of the Kasilof River, Alaska, summer 2011 (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: USFWSAlaska, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Kasilof River is a freestone river in Alaska. Our destination hub Kenai Peninsula: Soldotna & the Kenai is 11 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Kasilof River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Kasilof River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Kasilof River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 4 restrooms near Kasilof River
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 4 restrooms near Kasilof River, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
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Steelhead / salmon water
Steelhead / salmon waterThe Russian River, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Photo: Ken Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fly-fishing only
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Deep CreekFishing on Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage, Alaska, looking upstream toward the old power plant. Photo: Haydn Blackey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Deep Creek.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Moose RiverThe Eagle River at the Eagle River Nature Center, Chugach State Park, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Moose River.
Alaska · about 33 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Stariski CreekHikers in the upper Peters Creek valley below Mount Rumble, Chugach State Park, Alaska. Photo: Paxson Woelber, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stariski Creek.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout, salmon & steelhead.
On the ADF&G Southcentral sport fishing regulations, Kenai Peninsula: water-specific salmon season or bag limit list (Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the ADF&G Southcentral sport fishing regulations, Kenai Peninsula: catch-and-release for rainbow/steelhead or cutthroat trout, Arctic char/Dolly Varden, lake trout or Arctic grayling list (Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish, read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
4.5 of 44.1 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Kasilof, AK · 1 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Rogue & Kenai
Nearby
Soldotna, AK · 13 mi
Beginners & lessons · Lodge packages · Kenai River
Nearby
Soldotna, AK · 14 mi
Drift boat · Saltwater & ocean charters · Russian & Kenai
Nearby
Soldotna, AK · 15 mi
Drift boat · Saltwater & ocean charters · Russian & Kenai
Nearby
Kenai, AK · 17 mi
Drift boat · Beginners & lessons · Russian & Kenai
Nearby
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Winter steelhead fishing on the Skagit River, Washington (Doug Wilson, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). Photo: Doug Wilson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Chinook salmon moving upstream in the lower Tuolumne River, California (Dan Cook, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Soldotna is the Kenai Peninsula town where the Sterling Highway crosses the lower Kenai River; the Kasilof River reaches Cook Inlet to the south, and upstream the Kenai runs out of Skilak Lake and, above it, past Cooper Landing, where the Russian River joins it.
Destination hub · 11 mi away in a straight line
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Kasilof River? Same fish, overseas.
Flagship waterThe Rakaia River where the Wilberforce joins it, Canterbury. Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury, New Zealand
Same fish: rainbow trout & chinook salmon · also a freestone river
Flagship waterThe Waimakariri River from the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track, Craigieburn Forest Park. Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury, New Zealand
Same fish: rainbow trout & chinook salmon · also a freestone river
Freestone riverThe Santa Cruz River from National Route 40, downstream of Lago Argentino. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverThe Derwent River from the Pulpit Rock lookout, Tasmania. Photo: Bill, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Southern seasons open while ours close.
Flagship waterPenstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río PetrohuéThe Río Futaleufú, Los Lagos. Photo: Kaaty.7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.
Lake or reservoirRepresentative photo · not Lago LlanquihueThe Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.
Lake or reservoir
Flagship waterRepresentative photo · not Mataura RiverThe Oreti River near Lumsden, Southland. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Mataura River.
Flagship waterGreat Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge KASILOF R NR KASILOF AK. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no water temperature or flow statistics here
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At KASILOF R NR KASILOF AK (USGS 15242000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 15242000 · NWS KSFA2
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
No flow here now. USGS stopped publishing discharge at this gauge on Sep 30, 1970; it still reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.
Reading Nov 5, 11:00 AM AKST · provisional USGS data
Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Gauge height, last 7 days: 168 readings from Oct 29, 1:00 PM AKDT to Nov 5, 11:00 AM AKST; ranging 37.7 to 37.9 ft; latest 37.7 ft.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM AKST | 37.7 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM AKST | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM AKDT | 37.8 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 5:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 3:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 2:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
| Oct 29, 1:00 PM AKDT | 37.9 |
Steady over 24 hours (gauge height −0.08 ft). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 37.7 ft stage at Nov 5, 11:00 AM AKST (NWS gauge KSFA2; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Alaska Department of Fish and Game publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Alaska rule: 68°F.
Species the agency lists for Kasilof River: King salmon, Rainbow/steelhead trout.
Source: ADF&G Southcentral sport fishing regulations, Kenai Peninsula: catch-and-release for rainbow/steelhead or cutthroat trout, Arctic char/Dolly Varden, lake trout or Arctic grayling (Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish).
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 11:54 AM AKST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Steelhead / salmon waterSteelhead / salmon waterThe Russian River, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Photo: Ken Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fly-fishing onlyAlaska · about 51 mi
Rainbow trout, chinook salmon & coho salmon
2,180cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Deep CreekFishing on Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage, Alaska, looking upstream toward the old power plant. Photo: Haydn Blackey, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Deep Creek.
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not Moose RiverThe Eagle River at the Eagle River Nature Center, Chugach State Park, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Moose River.
Alaska · about 33 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Stariski CreekHikers in the upper Peters Creek valley below Mount Rumble, Chugach State Park, Alaska. Photo: Paxson Woelber, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Stariski Creek.
Kasilof, Alaska
Fishing lodge · 0.8 mi
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River cabins · 0.9 mi
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Fishing lodge · 1.7 mi
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Fishing lodge · 2.0 mi
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Fishing lodge · 4.0 mi
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Fishing lodge · 9.4 mi
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Fishing lodge · 13 mi
