Changes put in place by the Board of Fish last February to conserve the dwindling early kenai king salmon run might be noticed by fishermen.
Department of Fish & Game Biologist Robert Begich reminds us: regulations have changed…
Begich: “For king salmon, on the Kenai River it’s closed to king salmon fishing (early run kings), so there are opportunities on the Kenai, there are a few sockeye around, some early run sockeye that are bound for the upper river, Russian River areas, a few coming in. Then also the trout fishing is open in the Kenai River and dolly varden downstream of the Killey River sanctuary,s o the whole lower river is open to trout fishing. Then we move south to the Kasilof River, that also has an emergency order to protect king salmon, and that is single-hook, no bait, and all naturally produced king salmon, those with that fleshy adipose fin on their back between the dorsal and the tail fin have to be released, and the only fish that can be kept there is the hatchery-produced kings.”
