Alaska · Kenai Peninsula Borough

Deep Creek

Kenai Peninsula Borough · 25 mi · Class I
Optimal: 50–500 CFS · USGS #
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Avg flow: 120 cfsHist. median: 108 cfs
Deep Creek State Recreation Area · ADF&G Steelhead Catch-and-Release Water

The most popular saltwater-launch king salmon fishery in Alaska and a strong resident stream in its own right. Deep Creek flows from the Caribou Hills through Ninilchik to lower Cook Inlet, and the state maintains a tractor-launch boat ramp at the mouth that sends hundreds of boats offshore each day during the Cook Inlet king salmon season. The creek itself supports king salmon in May-June and silvers in August, plus wild steelhead in fall. Steelhead are catch-and-release only. Road access along the Sterling Highway makes Deep Creek one of the easiest Kenai streams to fish without a boat.

Outfitters
Ninilchik Charters
Kings and halibut out of Deep Creek tractor launch
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