The season for King Salmon fishing will close on July 31 in the Kenai River and for Red Sockeye Salmon on August 15. According to the approximate count by the state, over 770,000 Sockeye passed into the Kenai River during the May to August runs last year. About 340,000 were caught by dip-netting at the mouth of the Kenai River.
The run for Sockeye was projected at 1.7 million for this year. Here are some of the fishermen and women at Soldatna this past Sunday. The Salmon don't strike at the hooks, there's no bait or lures. They just swim into the hook with their mouths opening and closing and hook themselves. Snagged fish with the hook anywhere other than their mouth must be released.
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