Location # 7
The Big Eddy Hole is another truly Great Fishing Hole.
This hole takes in about 2 - 3 other Great Fishing Holes which
are located directly upstream from it.
Big Eddy is in fact a Big Eddy in the Kenai River.
The hole averages around 5 - 10 feet deep with large bolders,
rocks & gravel on the bottom and is about 200 yards long.
The hole is a lot like the Beaver Creek Hole in that it can hold lots of king salmon

but it does not have the ablity to have lots of boats fish it at the same time.

The hole can normally fish from 5 - 10 boats at a time, if you see more that

10 boats fishing this hole you should not attempt to fish it as the noise from the

boats will force the fish up stream thus just leaving a bunch of people wondering
where all the fish went.
There are 2 - 3 very great hole just up stream from this hole
and should be fished just after seeing a school of kings move through
the Big Eddy area.

Location # 8
The Porter's Hole is a really Great Fishing Hole.
This hole averages around 10 feet deep with the river being
about 100 yards wide. The hole has a single deep spike hole
within it which goes down to nearly 20 feet.
This large 20 foot spike is directly off the boat launch.
This hole is great mainly for king salmon fishing and is usually
fished by either back trolling or drifting baits through it.
The holes bottom is made of gravel and is very smooth with
very few snags. There is a single very nasty snag at the head
of this hole which is about 200 feet directly up river from the
River Quest/ Porter boat launch and 100 feet from shore.
The hole recieved it's name from the original owner of the boat
launch, homesteader ( Mr. Porter ). The boat launch is located
on the west side of the river.

Location # 9
The Slide Hole is another Great Fishing Hole. This hole is as
long as the Eagle Rock Hole but cannot fish as many boats.
This hole received it's name because everything on it's banks
is constantly SLIDING into the river. The natural erosion of the
river bank has produced very fine gravel on the bottom of
this hole and the river has carved a deep grove into its west
bank where most of the fish will be found.
The hole averages in depth around 6 - 12 feet and the river
is about 100 yards wide. This hole is usually fished for
king salmon by either back trolling, bouncing or drifting
Spiin-Glows on the bottom.
The hole is about 1/4 mile long and has a very clean snag
free bottom except for a field of bolders at it's end.
The end of the hole is marked by a large stair case rising up
from the steep holes banks. The holes banks are almost vertical
and made of sand and gravel thus the main reason for the erosion.
The large scale bank erosion has produced idea gravel
conditions for native salmon and trout to spawn.
This hole mainly lends itself to drift fishing so if you wish to
catch fish drift this hole.

Location # 10
The Poacher Cove Hole is a small but Great Fish Hole and
will usually begin holding king salmon in July.
This hole normally holds some doe's it may be
found to produce many very large king salmon. This hole
averages around 6 - 8 feet deep and contains a eddy where
fast and still waters meet. Many king salmon will hold in this
location in July when the water height has come up enough
to cause fish to hold in this hole.

Location # 11
The Sunken Island Hole is a small but Great Fishing Hole.
This hole was formed from the action of an island which is
located in the middle of the Kenai River. This island is exposed
all other month's except July when it submerges because of the
warmer weather and the increased melting of up river glacier ice.
Most of the kings caught in this hole are holding directly down-river

from the island and both drifting and back-trolling are productive.

Location # 12
The Slikok Creek hole is an extremly good Great Fishing Hole.
This hole is not legally for fishing until July 15th each season
but when it is open it will hold some of the Kenai Rivers largest
king salmon. The hole has three factor's which make it a Great Hole.
The hole has a creek flowing into it on it's south bank,a
sinkable island upriver from it along with a very deep hole.
These three factor's combine to form a great hole which holds
fish good in June and excellent in July. The hole depth averages
around 8 - 10 feet in July and has a single spike drop-off hole
at it's end. Note, most of the kings hold within the drop-off
which drops to about 15 - 18 feet. The bottom of this hole is
rocks and fine gravel, idea for swawning salmon.
Both back trolling, bouncing and drifting seem to produce good
results in this Great Fishing Hole.