Yes the Kenai drainage probably gets the most fishing pressure so it sometimes feels like a zoo. You don' t notice it that much when you are catching fish. Our red fishing spot on the bank was never crowded because we just hopped over with my dad' s boat when we saw nobody was in the spot on the bank.

The Kenai River is the only spot I know that you have the potential to get a king salmon over 55. I' ve netted a few 70 pounders but have never broken into even the 60s. Other rivers I' ve fished for kings produce smaller fish with something over 45 being a monster.

Since I knew my kids would not be interested in an all day trip for halibut I passed on the flat fish this time. I really wanted the kids involved so I stuck with fishing for 4 hours for kings in the morning (5:00 AM - 9:00 AM) and 3 hours for reds in the evening (2:00 PM - 5:00 PM). I was more busy getting snags loose, retying flies, and netting fish for three kids than I was fishing myself. It was a lot of fun!!!