Kasilof River

The personal-use fishery at the mouth of the Kasilof River has become more popular in recent years. Last year, the river's sockeye run hit records — and current passage through the river is pointing to another big year.

The 50-year old bridge in Kasilof is highly trafficked, and the Alaska Department of Transportation is planning an engineering study of the bridge to see if it needs to be upgraded, or replaced. The borough assembly recently passed a resolution to support that study.

The high count is partially due to lower harvest from commercial fishermen — including set-netters, whose fishery was closed for most of the season.

For six weeks during the summer, volunteers and Kenai Watershed Forum employees turn out rain or shine to the North Kasilof Beach at the mouth of the Kasilof River to clean up the non-natural materials left behind during the fishing season.

A record number of sockeye salmon passed through the sonar on the Kasilof River Wednesday. The Kenai River, meanwhile, had its eighth highest daily count recorded since 1979, according to Fish and Game.

A head-on car collision on the Kenai Spur Highway this Saturday killed three people, injured four and closed the highway for some time.Kenai Police report…

It’s been about four years since the state put the brakes on a project that would have improved a boat ramp facility on the Lower Kasilof River. Now, the…

Fishing for king salmon the Kenai and Kasilof rivers will be catch-and-release only starting Wednesday.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced…

Every year, Alaskans flock to the Kenai and Kasilof rivers for a chance to scoop up some of the sockeye salmon that pack the estuaries on their way…

The Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery opens on Friday at 6 a.m. This year, though, dipnetters are not allowed to keep any king salmon they net. They…