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King Salmon - The Prize of the Kenai River

  Nine of the ten record setting King Salmon were caught in Alaska’s Kenai River. The average size of Kings in Alaska is 20 pounds, but typically the Kenai yields 50-pound Kings. King Salmon spend 2 to 5 years in the ocean before they come back to spawn. Thus, the size of these fish can vary quite a bit.   Let's dive right in.   The King Salmon of the Kenai River   The largest King Salmon caught on the Kenai weighed 97.25 pounds, a world record that still stands today.What makes the Kenai such a popular spot for fishing fanatics? There are certainly other rivers in Alaska that host greater numbers of salmon. This isn’t to say that the...

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