The canned salmon you see in Costco is typically Pink salmon. They bite readily on flashy spoons and are easier for beginners to catch. They start coming in numbers around the middle of August. Pink Salmon (Humpies) run strong on even years (2016, 2018, 2020, etc.). Google “catching sockeye salmon” for more information. This can be somewhat frustrating for a beginner but is fun when mastered. They require a special technique to catch as they don’t like to feed during their trip up the river to spawn. I love fishing Reds and also they are a great fish to eat. July 15th through the first week in August can book up 6-8 months in advance. If you plan to visit our area for the second run, plan early. Some anglers prefer to hire a guide to take them red fishing. I have fished these areas with great success but prefer to go very early in the morning or late at night to get a good spot. This fishery is so popular, that anglers tend to be shoulder-to-shoulder when fishing in the public areas.
Good red fishing can be found at the public fishing area one-quarter mile from the cabins and the Russian River.
Since the first run is generally smaller fish and in fewer numbers, most local anglers wait to fish the larger second run starting the middle of July and lasting through the first week in August. Although these fish can be caught in most places on the Kenai River, these reds will collect in larger numbers at the confluence of the Moose River and the Kenai River in early June (about 15 miles from us) and in even greater numbers around mid June to mid July at the confluence of the Russian River and the Kenai River (about 40 miles from us). The smaller, early run starts around the beginning of June and lasts 2-3 weeks. Sockeye salmon (“Reds”) are the most popular fish to catch on the Kenai Peninsula. The prime-time for Kings on the Kasilof River is the first 2 weeks of June and the last 3 weeks in July. The Kasilof River is a short 11 miles from A Cabin by the Pond. One Kasilof River guide I recommend is Mark Ledden of. The best bet is to hire a guide familiar with the fishery and the river. If you want to fish Kings, you might consider fishing on the Kasilof River. Even if it is open, it’s not unusual for guided clients to spend the whole day on the river without success. The last few years, Fish & Wildlife has closed the early season and then re-opened it in July. Because of this, the King season is regularly closed during different times in the summer to allow for adequate escapement. Over the last 30 years the Kenai River has been heavily fished for Kings and unsuccessfully managed to the point that emergency measures are now needed to preserve the returning Kings. Les Anderson landed the 97lb King salmon on May 17th, 1985. The largest King Salmon ever caught on a line was on the Kenai River about 4 miles from us. We have had one walk through about every 4 years and usually in the middle of the night. It’s very rare to have a bear pass through our resort. If bears come into our general vicinity, they likely will run along the riverbank looking for decaying fish and remnants of fish that have been recently cleaned. A Cabin by the Pond is across the street from the Kenai River but the river is a ways away and over a bank from us. We usually see a return of the moose in early September before we close.
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The chances of having many moose around during prime time, July 1st through August is diminished plus shortly after that hunting season opens and that also (thank goodness) drives them deeper in the woods.
Moose get more skittish when there is more noise and people around and tend to hang out deeper in the woods. Tourist activity starts to pick up the first part of July to early August. They usually have their babies around the last week in May and many times show up in our pond the following month. The best time to see a moose at A Cabin by the Pond is end of May through most of June.
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