Upper Cook Inlet Commercial Fishing Announcement No. 34 opens commercial fishing with drift gillnets in the Expanded Kenai, Expanded Kasilof, and Anchor Point sections of the Central District from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2021.
As a reminder no Upper Subdistrict set gillnet fishing periods will be opened unless the Kenai River late run king salmon abundance improves.
As of August 2, Kasilof River sockeye salmon escapement is approximately 443,837 fish and 88% complete based on average run timing. The biological escapement goal for Kasilof River sockeye salmon of 140,000 to 320,000 has been exceeded, and the current count projects a final escapement of 502,000 fish. In the Kenai River, average sockeye salmon passage into the Kenai River is 68% complete through August 1, projecting an in river run of 1.7 to 1.9 million sockeye salmon based on average to 3 day late run timings.