Kasilof River

A personal-use set gillnet fishery at the mouth of the Kasilof River will close Saturday to reduce the mortality of Kenai River king salmon. The fishery will reopen Wednesday.

Cook Inletkeeper's annual Mouth 2 Mouth Wild Run and Ride will be held this Monday. The ten mile race is open to runners and fat tire cyclists.

The small Kasilof Historical Museum recently acquired two maritime navigation lanterns from the Smithsonian Institution. The oil-burning beacons operated on the shore of Cook Inlet for over thirty years, aiding navigation into the 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…