Kenai River

Anglers came together along the Kenai River to test their luck at the annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby. For the first time, proceeds from the event will go to management and improvement efforts along the Kenai River.

Residents of the River Terrace trailer park in Soldotna are worried about their future following an eviction notice. But it's unrelated to the Soldotna riverfront redevelopment project, as many suspected.

The personal-use dipnet fishery on the Kenai opened Monday morning, and on Thursday, a modest group of anglers pulled in sockeye. Fish & Game says the fishery is off to a slow start, but will pick up in the coming weeks.

David Finocchio was fishing on the Upper Kenai with his mom last weekend when she pulled up an iPhone. It had been in the water for four days, but miraculously, it still worked, and was returned to its owner.

Our guest this week is the new executive director of the Kenai Watershed Forum, Trent Dodson.

The advisory went into effect Saturday, Sept. 3, and is scheduled to be in place until Thursday, Sept. 8 at 2:30 p.m.

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.

As of Sunday, only 72 large king salmon had passed through the sonar in Soldotna. That’s 200 fewer than the same time last year.

King salmon fishing on the Kenai River will be catch and release only in July. The Department of Fish and Game said it’s placing restrictions on the late…

Ben Mohr is stepping down as executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association. Mohr’s been at the helm of the Soldotna-based sportfish…