King of the River – Powerboat
King of the River – Powerboat
Explore the world-famous Kenai River aboard “King of the River”! This Alaskan hotspot is a haven for Salmon and you’ll hook everything from Chinook to Sockeye and Coho. Head out with Captain Dean Schlehofer, he hooked over 1,000 Salmon in 2021 alone and has been guiding in these waters for over 3 decades.
Capt. Dean has 2 20’ Willie powerboats. Each one can fit up to 4 anglers who can all fish at the same time. These spacious beauties have enough sitting and standing room to ensure you won’t bump elbows while reeling in your fish. GPS and Fish Finder keep you top of your targets and the live wells keeps your bait fresh to entice the bite.
The Kenai River is home to Chinook (King), Coho (Silver), Sockeye (Red), and Pink Salmon which return every year in record numbers. Locals and visitors alike flock here to hook King Salmon weighing between 30 and 70 lbs on average! Alaska Red Salmon makes its charge up the River from mid-June to mid-August giving you the opportunity to hook fish weighing up to 12 pounds!
Capt. Dean provides top-notch G Loomis and Tekota rods and reels. He can even bring along fly fishing gear if you’re going after Red Salmon, just let him know ahead of time. He has deckhand on board with him on all trips to help out with everything fish related. If you’re happy with the service, tips between 15% and 20% are appreciated.
At the end of the trip, your catch is cleaned and filleted. Capt. Dean can also set up special perishable packaging of your catch through FedEx for an additional $25. It's then mailed to your home address or packaged safely for your flight.
Be sure to bring along any drinks and snacks you’d like to enjoy throughout the trip. Most importantly remember to pick-up a valid Alaska fishing license beforehand. Get your fish on in the productive Kenai River with King of the River!
Please note there is a sales tax, about 6%, that is not included in the trip prices.
Explore the world-famous Kenai River aboard “King of the River”! This Alaskan hotspot is a haven for Salmon and you’ll hook everything from Chinook to Sockeye and Coho. Head out with Captain Dean Schlehofer, he hooked over 1,000 Salmon in 2021 alone and has been guiding in these waters for over 3 decades.
Capt. Dean has 2 20’ Willie powerboats. Each one can fit up to 4 anglers who can all fish at the same time. These spacious beauties have enough sitting and standing room to ensure you won’t bump elbows while reeling in your fish. GPS and Fish Finder keep you top of your targets and the live wells keeps your bait fresh to entice the bite.
The Kenai River is home to Chinook (King), Coho (Silver), Sockeye (Red), and Pink Salmon which return every year in record numbers. Locals and visitors alike flock here to hook King Salmon weighing between 30 and 70 lbs on average! Alaska Red Salmon makes its charge up the River from mid-June to mid-August giving you the opportunity to hook fish weighing up to 12 pounds!
Capt. Dean provides top-notch G Loomis and Tekota rods and reels. He can even bring along fly fishing gear if you’re going after Red Salmon, just let him know ahead of time. He has deckhand on board with him on all trips to help out with everything fish related. If you’re happy with the service, tips between 15% and 20% are appreciated.
At the end of the trip, your catch is cleaned and filleted. Capt. Dean can also set up special perishable packaging of your catch through FedEx for an additional $25. It's then mailed to your home address or packaged safely for your flight.
Be sure to bring along any drinks and snacks you’d like to enjoy throughout the trip. Most importantly remember to pick-up a valid Alaska fishing license beforehand. Get your fish on in the productive Kenai River with King of the River!
Please note there is a sales tax, about 6%, that is not included in the trip prices.
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Lorena SaediRepeat angler•
Georgia, US•Member since 20233 trips5.0VerifiedPerfect fishing day in Alaska
Full Day Trip on August 6, 2026 • 4 adultsThis group was so great with communiction and prep for the trip. This experience made our kids entire trip. Jason was so freindly and patient. Perfect guide that also taught our teens so much about fishing. Their front office was wonderful as well. We will defintely book again next time we are back up.
Linda Sturtevant•Colorado, USMember since 20264.0VerifiedNewGreat salmon fishing!
Half Day Trip on September 5, 2026 • 7 adultsOur guides met us at the launch site. The boats and fishing equipment were in excellent condition. Our guides, Michael and Chris, were very experienced, friendly, and patient! Everyone caught salmon and had a great time! After the trip, they cleaned, fileted, processed, packed the salmon, and sent it home for us! Great communication and instructions! I would definitely recommend King of the River!
Benjamin Dawkins•North Carolina, USMember since 20255.0VerifiedNewChris our guide was great
Full Day Trip on September 10, 2026 • 1 adultMy first trip to Alaska King of the River was everything I wanted
Barbara BuckleyRepeat angler•Texas, US•Member since 20254 trips5.0VerifiedGreat fishing in the river !
Full Day Trip on July 7, 2026 • 2 adultsHad a great time on the river. Almost got our limit of sockeye salmon.
Alastair MarshallRepeat angler•
United Kingdom•Member since 20262 trips4.7VerifiedRusty was an excellent guide
Half Day Trip on July 27, 2026 • 3 adultsAs three fishermen including one 80 year old, Rusty really looked after us and we ended up limiting out. Great day out. Would highly recommend
James TattonRepeat angler•Utah, US•Member since 20262 trips5.0VerifiedJuly fishing trip
Full Day Trip on July 23, 2026 • 4 adults
Tyler KaffenbergerRepeat angler•Michigan, US•Member since 20262 trips4.7VerifiedFishing with Dean
Half Day Trip on July 19, 2026 • 3 adults
John PerryRepeat angler•New Hampshire, US•Member since 20234 trips5.0VerifiedWhat a trip!
Full Day Trip on July 31, 2025 • 5 adultsFrom start to finish this trip was everything you could dream of! Our guide Bobby was exactly what you want in a guide! We limited out in just a few hours! Came home with about 125lb of salmon filets! Don’t hesitate to book with king if the river! Amazing service with an amazing experience!
- Brian Lee•Colorado, USMember since 20245.0Verified
Phenomenal fishing charter
Full Day Trip on July 9, 2024 • 1 adultJacob was absolutely phenomenal, he made it super easy to catch fish and we all hit our limit for our catches for today. Jacob was very helpful with his instructions and techniques which made things super easy to catch us some good sockeye salmon. Everyone in our charter caught one king salmon and everyone was happy. Also Jacob is the king at filleting a salmon and left little to nothing in the bone! Can’t wait to ship these fish back home and have a taste!
Dustin HronRepeat angler•Minnesota, US•Member since 20244 trips4.7Verified2 Drift Boats on the Kasilof & Shore fishing for Sockeye
Full Day Trip on June 19, 2024 • 5 adultsDue to the inability to fish King Salmon on the Kenai, we had to switch to drift boats on the Kasilof. Our guides were great. We started with shore fishing for Sockeye and alternated that with drifting for King. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to us, gillnetting was in progress which limited the total number of salmon running. Our group of 5 was still able to get 7 sockeye and 1 King to keep (and about as many missed because of our inexperience). Aaron was great at teaching us everything we needed to be successful. I'd go fishing with him any day!
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Michael was a fantastic guide and captain! Our group was new to “flossing,” but he patiently showed us the proper technique, and we all quickly limited out on sockeye. It was a beautiful, sunny day made even better by catching fish while surrounded by Alaska’s incredible scenery on the Kenai River. It’s always busy this time of year, and there were plenty of anglers along the riverbanks, but everyone worked together and made it a great experience.
Two of us enjoyed an afternoon half day of fishing with King of the River. Our Guide, Chris Matusz, did an excellent job of guiding and helping our party. Chris helped us with fishing technique, and helped in every way possible to make a pleasant day for us. He also cleaned and filleted our four Silver Salmon and had other staff at King of the River prepare them for shipping. A great overall experience.
The best on the Kenai! Super knowledgeable captain and crew! They will get you on the fish no matter what the conditions are. They are super friendly- great with large family grpups and spend the time to make sure everyone is having fun, catching fish, and making memories- no matter their age. From 76yrs old to 10yrs old everyone in our group had a blast!
This group was so great with communiction and prep for the trip. This experience made our kids entire trip. Jason was so freindly and patient. Perfect guide that also taught our teens so much about fishing. Their front office was wonderful as well. We will defintely book again next time we are back up.
Our guides met us at the launch site. The boats and fishing equipment were in excellent condition. Our guides, Michael and Chris, were very experienced, friendly, and patient! Everyone caught salmon and had a great time! After the trip, they cleaned, fileted, processed, packed the salmon, and sent it home for us! Great communication and instructions! I would definitely recommend King of the River!
FAQs about King of the River – Powerboat
- US $250 per person - Half Day Trip (5 hours)
- US $250 per person - Half Day Trip - 5:30 AM (5 hours)
- US $325 per person - Full Day Trip (9 hours)
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Radar
- Rods, reels & tackle (Gloomis rods, Tekota 500LC reels, Tekota 300LC )
- Live bait (We do offer our bait, lures, plugs, all fishing tackles, and all fishing gears. All trips are included everything and baits too. )
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting (We offer 100% free cleaning and filleting. If you are interested to bring or ship your fishbox after your catches? We do have our own fish processing. We will do everything to cut, vac, pack, freeze, and ship your fishbox or bring it to the airports.)
- First mate (Deckhand, tips between 15-20% appreciated)
- Fly fishing equipment (Only for Red Salmon, request in advance)
- River fishing (There are two rivers that we will be casting the lines on the Kasilof River and Kenai River, Alaska. It is only 30 minutes away between two rivers.)
- Inshore fishing (Red Salmon)
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Trolling
- Jigging
- Fly fishing
- Drift fishing (Optional )
- Salmon
- Salmon (Chinook)
- Salmon (Coho)
- Salmon (Pink)
- Salmon (Sockeye)
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Kenai, Alaska, United States
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I have been fishing the Kenai River since 1986. Growing up in Connecticut, I often saw magazines writing about giant King Salmon in the Kenai. It was my dream to one day go to Alaska and catch one of those Kings. In 1981 my family and I miraculously moved to Alaska. I always seemed to fish north of Anchorage but in 1986 I went south to the Kenai with my friend Charles on his 16' aluminum boat. My first King weighed in at 37 lbs. A few weeks later I bought my first boat. On July 28, 1986, I landed an 80 lbs King Salmon. My dream of landing a trophy King had come true. I was the one who was hooked.
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You can cancel or modify your booking up to 14 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.
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