The 4 Best Soldotna Fishing Trips

1.Kenai River Fishing Charter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $375Our pick

Spend about five hours fishing the Kenai or Kasilof River with Kenai Drift Anglers. Your guide adjusts the outing to your goals, using fly-fishing or conventional gear for seasonal salmon, rainbow trout, or Dolly Varden. Heated boat seats, rods, tackle, coffee, and tea are included. Meet in Soldotna and return to the same point.

“Catching Sockeye Salmon and being on the Kenai River!!!! A dream come true!!!! The people of Alaska are very nice and welcoming!!!! The weather here was exceptional during our visit.”

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2.Full Day Fishing Package Kenai River or Kasilof River Salmon and Trout

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $482

Spend a full day fishing the Kenai or Kasilof River near Cooper Landing, targeting Pacific salmon or trout. Your guide supplies equipment, instruction, snacks, and live commentary. Guides such as Aaron and JD have helped anglers of different ages and skill levels, including a 90-year-old who landed a sockeye.

“I will start with the positive. Our guide, Aaron was awesome. Aaron gave great advice and put us on fish. The bite was a little off that day but not from a lack of Aaron’s abilities. We didn’t see anyone catching that many. Dissatisfaction came from Dave (owner) and coopers laRead more”

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3.Full day fishing trips

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $325Best value

Fish the upper Kenai River and Kenai River Canyon for up to eight hours with guides such as Owen, Brandon, or Simmons. Choose fly or spin fishing for rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, sockeye, and silver salmon. Your small group, capped at four, gets rods, flies, tackle, and chest waders. Bring your fishing license.

“Owen was very kind and helpful to us older (early 70s) fisher people. He especially helped my wife. He had some good stories and brought his your lab with in the boat and the dog behaved just fine. The salmon were running heavy closer to Kenai and Soldotna but we caught some. It's all about timing. He offered to let us fish for rainbow trout, but we were only interested in the salmon. Fun experience.”

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4.Full-Day Upper Kenai River Guided Fishing Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $565

Start at 6:00 am in Cooper Landing for an eight-hour guided drift on the Upper Kenai River. Your guide supplies fly, spin, and bait-casting gear, teaches beginners, and fishes permitted waters in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Chugach National Forest. Salmon may be kept within seasonal limits, while trout and Dolly Varden are catch and release.

“We had a fantastic time fishing the Upper Kenai River. Our guide worked very hard to keep us in the fish and to put us where we wanted to be to catch fish. He gave us good instructions on how to cast and use the open face reels, that hate me. I actually broke my empty handed streak and caught some very nice fish as did my husband who is an accomplished fisherman. We saw some beautiful scenery that one would never see any other way. It was well worth it. If you can make the time, take this fishing trip.”

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