SOLDOTNA — While thousands of enthusiastic anglers come to Alaska hoping to land the fish of a lifetime, for one man who did — still remembered as the man in Soldotna — catching the world ...

In mid-June, Fish and Game announced the entire Kenai River would be closed to king salmon fishing. That came after other Kenai Peninsula king sportfishing closures on the Anchor and Ninilchik rivers.

Fishing opened on the Kenai and Russian rivers on Wednesday, June 11. As of Tuesday evening, only one sockeye salmon had been ...

The forecast return for both early- and late-run Kenai River kings is the second lowest in the last 38 years. The announcements describe closures for king salmon fishing on the Kenai River and ...

Fishing for kings on the Kenai River is again off limits this month. It’s the third year in a row the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the fishery early amid low king salmon counts.

Alaska's Kenai River has long held the reputation for being the world's best bet for landing a trophy king, but years of declines in the largest species of salmon forced some lodge owners to sell ...

Poor runs had already closed the Kenai River to king salmon fishing this June. And this week, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing several other king salmon sport fisheries on the ...

King salmon are a huge draw for the peninsula ... executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association. “There’s no guarantee — look at the Yukon, that’s not returned ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will restrict sport and commercial fishing on the Kenai River to begin July based on total late run of king salmon forecast to be 30,000 fish. Sport ...

Managers justified the restrictions citing that restricted king salmon fishing on the nearby Kenai River would likely cause more fishing on the Kasilof River. Information from: (Kenai, Alaska ...

Subsistence rod-and-reel fishing in Alaska’s Kenai River will be closed due to low numbers from the early king salmon run, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. The rod-and-reel prohibition ...