Important Update

March 20, 2025, 9:00 AM
Having reviewed the marine and weather forecasts for Kachemak Bay and the surrounding area, the current forecasts are favorable and within the established weather parameters. Therefore, the 2025 Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament will take place as scheduled on Saturday, March 22nd.
As always, we encourage individuals to continue to check the forecast and decide what conditions and areas are safe for their boat and experience. The Tournament Committee will continue to monitor marine and weather forecasts for any dramatic changes.
If you wish to cancel your registration, that must be done by noon on Friday, March 21. You must email wkt@homeralaska.org by that time with your name and the team name by that date and time.
Please use caution as you make your way in and out of the harbor as easterly winds can make that area more challenging to navigate.
Follow the Homer Winter King Salmon Facebook page for news and updates. You can also call the Homer Chamber of Commerce office at 907-235-7740, M-F, between 9AM and 5 PM.
We look forward to seeing many of you at the Kickoff Party on Friday at Alice's Champagne Palace, 195 E. Pioneer Ave. It will run from 4 to 7 PM. Staff will be onsite to help with last-minute registrations and side tourneys. You can also pick up your Beer Garden pass.
Thank you for your continued support of the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament, and we wish you much success.
-Winter King Tournament Committee

How to Register

  • Review the "Currently Registered Teams" list below to see if your boat has already been registered.
  • If your boat is NOT listed, click on "Register a New Team" and fill out the registration form.
  • If your boat IS already listed, choose your boat under "Register to an existing boat" to register yourself to that boat.
  • If you do not know your boat, click "Register to an existing boat" and choose the boat named "Don't Know Boat Name" to register yourself. We will assign you to a boat later.
  • Side Tournaments: You can add the Boat Side Tournaments anytime after you register for the tournament.  Side Tourneys are entered by Boat/Team not by individuals and you can select up to 5 categories. You can see the live Side Tourney entries in the green tab on the right side of this page.
  • Adding Side Tourney Selections: If you have already registered your Boat/Team, select "View Currently Registered Teams" on the registration page. Select your Team name then click "Edit Team". You will need to enter the email address that the Team was registered under.  Select the Team Name (not an angler). You can now select up to 5 categories for your Team.  Then follow the instructions to make your payment.
  • To View Teams Registered In The Side Tourneys, along the right side of this Registation page, there is a green bar that says "Boat Side Tourneys". Click that link and you can see the Teams registered under each of the Side Tourney categories.

*** If your boat was registered in the last tournament, start typing the boat name under "Register a New Team" and it should come up. Do not create a new name if possible. Thank you ***

 

Registration Fee

The cost to register an angler in the tournament is $150.

Winter King Salmon in Kachemak Bay

The Homer Chamber of Commerce and the Winter King Salmo Tournament Committee regularly consult with our area biologists to ensure this one-day tournament does not have a negative impact on the native Lower Cook Inlet king salmon population. Please review this statement about WINTER KING SALMON IN KACHEMAK BAY to better understand this fishery.

Rules

Weigh In and Event Area Information

The Event Area is on the west side of the Harbor called the Deep Water Dock, just south of the Harbormasters Office.  Using the Outer Dock Road, you can drive down to the event area to offload your fish to be weighed, then continue on to the parking area.  You can view a map of this area using the link on the right side of this page.

 

+Homer Moorage Instructions

 

 

2025 Registration Form


2025 Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament Registration