Kenai River Fishing Charter

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 63 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Best family guide on the Kenia

  Scotty was our guide for this trip. Tough season, but our Captain got us on fish right away, and made sure the kids caught plenty at the end of the session. Super personable and easy going, we whole heartedly recommend his expertise!! Thanks Scottie!!!! Dr. Bob

  robertsQ2920OUAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Mmorable day on the river.

  Scott did a great job teaching us this novel fishing method and amking all of us feel competant and confident. Excited to send a full box of salmon back home.

  Drew_FJune 2026via Viator

• 5A Full Boat of Fish!!!

  A fantastic morning fishing for Sockeye with family and friends. 7 of us in total. Matt was a fantastic guide and was able to put us in the right spot at the right time to fill our quotas and have a fantastic time. He was knowledgable and willing to answer all of our questions. Booking was simple and he extremely responsive and accommodating!!!

  975traviseJune 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Kenai Drift Anglers are awesome

  Took my 21 year old grandson to fish with Scotty in the Kenai River and a fly out to the Kustatan River. The first day on the river was great, catching our limits in a few hours. The second day was beyond great. The flight out was excellent, including a detour to deliver supplies to another remote work site. Our guide, Josh, was outstanding resulting in us catching our limits on spinners, a much more fun way than just soaking bait and waiting for a bite. The third day, again on the river, was a total bust due to constant heavy rain, resulting in us asking Scotty to head to the dock early to get dry and warm. I would definitely recommend Kenai Drift Anglers and will use them again when taking other grandkids to alaska.

  Guide48420464597September 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Awesome family fishing trip for Sockeye on the Kenai River.

  Once in a lifetime trip, and Scotty at Kenai Drift Anglers exceeded our expectations. My two teenage boys and I went fishing with Scotty for Sockeye Salmon during the end of July run and limited out in an hour. Scotty got us to a perfect area, and taught us what to do and we were hooked up. Waders and coffee were provided and the heated seats are a treat on the cold mornings. With a record run this year, all the processors were full and it was great Scotty has a relationship with one to be able to process, freeze, package, and ship if needed our catch home. 84 lbs of fish at the ready in our freezer. Thanks for a memorable and incredible day fishing Scotty. I even went back for the early trip the next day to get a little more fish and fishing in, and was limited with fish taken care of and back at the hotel before the family was out of bed.

  g4agaAugust 2025via Tripadvisor

• 1Terrible fishing experience

  I had used Scotty before for fishing and had a great experience. This time I used his company it was a terrible experience. The day before my prepaid trip Scotty called and stated he was taking the day off and letting his partner take us out on the Kasilof River on a drift boat instead of the Kenai River. We had been on the Kenai watching everyone reel in tons of salmon so that was something ws were looking forward to but apparently that wasn't an option for some unknown reason. So we meet his partner who didn't have coffee on the boat or heat and it was freezing on the river at 6am. We tried a couple spots and after hours of casting and only one small salmon between us it was time to go. He pulled up to a muddy trail instead of the dock to drop us off and we were trying to take off his waders and put our own shoes back on while standing in mud with nothing to hold on to. This partner stated Scotty felt bad and would be taking us out the next day. Scotty called later and wanted another $800 after I had already paid over $1200. No way I was paying $2000 for salmon fishing. Needless to say we were very disappointed and unfortunately next time we will be booking with someone else.

  bj2686August 2025via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Soldotna

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 9 experiences we list in Soldotna.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 9.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Soldotna

Soldotna is a small Kenai Peninsula town on the Kenai River, known for its salmon fishing and as the base for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

Soldotna stands on the Kenai River in the lowlands of the western Kenai Peninsula, where the Sterling Highway crosses the water on a long bridge. It began as a homesteading settlement after the Second World War and is now the commercial centre of the peninsula, with shops, a hospital and the offices of the borough government. The river here runs wide and cold, a milky turquoise from glacial silt.

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