Kings Hitting Many Streams

Although some streams are too small or too remote for kayakers to engage in fishing, there is always the Kenai and even the Kasilof rivers that are navigable by kayak to provide some fishing opportunities.

King season is pulling out all the stops with kings turning up and caught yesterday at the mouth of the Deshka and in the lower Kenai River above the Pillars. No word yet on Kasilof but I know there are fish present there too. Also Ship Creek had its first confirmed king on Monday and yesterday 5-17 the first king was counted in the Little Su weir.

Anchor River continues to count good numbers at the weir every day although this might be a mixed blessing as indicators about maybe a six day early timing trend is developing and perhaps boding a very weak run instead of a bumper crop. But for the Calcutta King Tournament there should be kings along the beach either staging for the Anchor or moving north to all the other streams with kings. The delay of the Derby to this coming weekend will probably provide much better opportunities for competitors than last week.

I need to start  thinking about launching at Cunningham Park for Kenai kings in the tidal zone. Only bummer is keepers must be less than 36 inches through the end of June for the entire stretch of the Kenai from Skilak down. I hate to burn one of my two fish on a dinker.