The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/all/20060321032559/http://www.mgfalaska.com/chum_salmon.html
Alaska Fishing and Lodging on the banks of the Kenai River. Vacation rental cabins and guided fishing from our lodge in Soldotna.

Alaska Fishing with Mark Glassmaker • 1-800-622-1177

Chum Salmon (dog)

Alaska fishing for chum salmon

Alaska Chum salmon from SewardChum salmon returns to Northern Kenai Peninsula streams are minimal and do not support a significant sport fishery. They are numerous on the East part of the peninsula. Sport fishermen generally capture chum salmon incidental to fishing for other Pacific salmon species. Statewide sport harvest usually totals fewer than 25,000 chums. In Alaska, chum are an important year-round source of fresh and dried fish for subsistence and personal use. After entering fresh water, chums are most often prepared as a smoked product.

 

Average Size and Record

  • Chums average about 10 to 12 lbs.
  • The record chum was 32 lbs., Caamano Point, 1985

For More Information

Conservation

 

Alaska fishing and lodging on the Kenai RIver.
Alaska Fishing with Mark Glassmaker,
33361 Keystone Drive, Soldotna, Alaska 99669
1-800-622-1177

© 2003-2006, Alaska Fishing with Mark Glassmaker
This site developed by Philip R. Gantt
Additional Lodging Information
Alaska fishing and lodging on the Kenai River.