The days of catching boatloads of red salmon are over for this season.
We’ve moved on to the bigger, more aggressive silver salmon. No more waders, just good old fashion fishing from a boat for fish that are willing to chase down a lure.
On to the weekly recap…
On Tuesday, Dan, Don, Mark, and Paul had a good day catching silvers. We also gave it an hour or two on the banks fishing for red salmon, but struggled to find any. This officially ended the 2025 red salmon season for me. It was a run for the record books and I’m not sure I’ll see anything quite like it again.
Wednesday was Day 1 on the Kenai River for old friends Mike and Mary. It took awhile but they got their limit of silver salmon and caught a couple of bonus red salmon as well. The photo above was from the morning. Two more fish were caught in the afternoon.
Day 2 was a lot slower for Mike and Mary. After two early morning silvers, the bite really slowed down. Even though the catching stopped, it is always a good time visiting with the both of them. I look forward to our next trip. See you guys down the road!
Friday was a repeat of the day before. Jace got one in the morning.
And Cade got one in the afternoon. That was it for whole day. We’ve got a couple of more days of fishing scheduled next week and the silvers better look out for these guys.
The fishing week took a turn for the better on Saturday. A few more fish in the river and the use of bait made for a fun morning with John and Kris. The two of them are long time guests/friends and this was their first time fishing the Kenai River for silvers. I think they found a new favorite fish in Alaska.
For the week ahead I expect decent silver fishing. Historically, the first run of silvers will peak during the third week of August. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this holds true.
Come back next week to see what this grand river that owes us nothing has given us.
Fishing Report Week Ending 8/10/25