Captain
Dean Schlehofer

Member since February 2020 Kenai, United States
Background
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.
Techniques
Back-trolling, live bait, back bounce, bank fishing (flip), and anchored

Hey, I'm Captain Dean Schlehofer

Kenai, United States
Background
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.
Techniques
Back-trolling, live bait, back bounce, bank fishing (flip), and anchored
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Otisco, MN
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Full Day Trip with Captain Jason

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 4, 2023
We had a fantastic experience with King of the River and with our Captain Jason as well as the rest of the other captains....
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They were so kind

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on June 28, 2024
The crew were very kind when a major health issue happened on my vacation and were very accommodating. They refunded the trip...
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John C.
Atascadero, CA
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Great captain

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on August 2, 2023
Jason was a great (and patient) captain and tutor.ย  Cognizant of physical limitations of some of our group he was able to...
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Alex F.
New York, NY
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Full day king salmon fishing

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 2, 2021
Amazing day on the Kenai with Dean and Grant. Dean put us on a jack within 30 mins and a huge rainbow (released) shortly after....
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Jung K.
San Ramon, CA
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Fish on

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 15, 2021
Had awesome memorable trip to Alaska. My daughters and I had wonderful time. The experience was one of the best start to end.ย ...
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