The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: (Palmer) – Effective 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2018, the Department of Fish and Game is increasing the sport fishing bag and possession limit for sockeye salmon to six fish per day and in possession within one-quarter mile of the confluence of … Read more ADFG Increases Larson Creek Sockeye Limit To 6
There’s a new leader in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby. Here’s the Homer Chamber of Commerce: We have a new Derby leader! Ashley Camp from Vancouver, British Columbia with a 221.4-pound and 76-inch halibut. Caught with Midnight Sun Charters and captain Brian Nollar on the Bell Iles. Derby Ticket was purchased at Safeway. Caught on 7/28/2018 The derby continues … Read more New Leader In Homer Halibut Derby: 221-Pounder
The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Kodiak) – The recent number of sockeye salmon passing through the Saltery Creek weir is allowing the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) to restore the bag and possession limits for sockeye salmon in the Saltery Cove drainage from two fish … Read more Saltery Cove Sockeye Limit Restored
The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: (Juneau) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is expanding the respiratory pathogen surveillance program with a focus on detecting Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, M. ovi for shorthand, a bacterium that can cause respiratory diseases in big game animals such as Dall’s sheep. … Read more ADFG Seeking Harvested Wildlife For Disease Study
VALDEZ, Alaska – In addition to winning the 1st place daily prize, Bernard Roberge of Quebec won Big Prize Friday with a 11.44 pound silver salmon and took home $500 cash in addition to his daily prizes. In first place overall in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby is Darlene Juve of Decorah, IA with a … Read more 11-Pound Silver Wins Canadian $500 Valdez Prize
We have a new leader in the clubhouse – er, boathouse? – in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Here’s a little more: On July 26, 2018, Patricia Johnson of Clovis, California, reeled in a 285.5 pound halibut aboard the Harvester (see photo above). Catching this fish put her in first place in the overall standings, putting … Read more New Leader In Valdez Halibut Derby: 285.5
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants to go through with an environmental review of the Pebble Mine Project despite a plea from Alaska Governor Bill Walker to delay the review. Here’s the Associated Press with more: Gov. Bill Walker, in a letter co-signed by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott last month, said the company … Read more Corps Of Engineers Wants To Review Pebble Project Despite Governor’s Pleas