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Kenai Peninsula O with Bearfoot STERLING HIGHWAY The Kenai River meets Cook Inlet
KENAI RIVER
Dipnetting For Salmon
Dipnetting is an annual tradition for many Alaska residents. Each July, salmon gather in the Cook Inlet waters near the Kenai River drainage. In this subsistence-only fishery, locals gear up and gather at the Kenai River mouth, just below Old Town Kenai. Using nets attached to long poles, dipnetters wade into the water and wait for salmon to swim by, and into their nets. Once a fish is caught, it is brought to shore and the process repeated. The salmon most often caught by dipnetters are red and pink salmon.
near the Old Town of Kenai.
THE COAST
J, ToKasilof& SterlingHwy Explore the many small coastal towns
south of Soldotna and Kenai.
Kasilof (Mile 109.5) and Clam Gulch (Mile 117.5) are towns and recreation areas between Soldotna and Ninilchik.
KASILOF BOAT LAUNCH
Kasilof River Recreation Site (Mile109.5 Sterling High- way) has a boat launch that is used by driftboats, fish- ing for salmon in June and July.
CLAM GULCH RECREATION AREA
Clam Gulch (Mile 117.5 Sterling Highway) is a recre- ation area, with a big campground. It's known histori- cally for clamming. Today the razor clam population is recovering, so clamming here is not currently allowed. However, you can still walk the beaches and enjoy the summer breezes at Clam Gulch.
The Kenai River meets Cook Inlet near the Old Town of Kenai.