Ok, me and a couple of buddies are going to try and get up to Alaska sometime in July. I believe that we're going to rent a house on the Kenei. Can you rent boats? We're planning on spending around 1000 bucks each. Any ideas on guides, rental boats, shore fishing? Any info would be great. Dan

Later in the month is better for both kings and reds.

If you want to stay on the Kenai, you're going to be hard-pressed to stay under that $$$ limit ... waterfront lodging on the river goes for a premium and it's actually quite late to be looking so you're going to find slim pickin's.

You can find rental boats ... Riverbend Campground might have some left ... but you better get your buns in gear there too!

As for guided trips ... we have them all ... Kenai, Kasilof, Upper Kenai trout, fly-outs, Kenai Reds, and so on ... you can email me if you'd like to set something up.

As for bankin' it ... reds are the name of the game ... very crowded unless you have access to some private areas, but a ball, you can watch one of the reds video on the videos page to see what it can be like. Other than that, it's pretty limited save for a little trout / dolly action on the smaller streams to the south and the Upper Kenai or perhaps some of the local lakes. As for bankin' it for kings, don't bother that time of year.

Good luck!

Been up on the Kenai several times. All times have been in mid to late July where you can hit both the kings and reds. The first two times we rented a motorhome and stayed at some public campgrounds & some private campgrounds. We were able to drive to Homer for halibut fishing. The last time we took our tents and just rented a car (not enough room for all the fish and gear on the return trip to Anchorage). Fished for reds from the shore and had a blast. Had a couple of guided trips for the kings to get to know the river and techniques.(I would recommend this for first timers to the Kenai) Next time up we will rent a boat and do it ourselves. Good luck and have fun, and leave some time in Anchorage to hit the Bush Company. I would also recommend the Salty Dog tavern in Homer