Month: April 2019

The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: (Palmer) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is closing two remote lakes in the Alexander Creek watershed to sport fishing due to both lakes being almost entirely infested with elodea, an invasive freshwater aquatic Canadian waterweed plant. Due … Read more Elodea Outbreak Prompts Fishing Closure Of Alexander, Sucker Lakes

The following press release is courtesy of Earthworks: VANCOUVER & WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP), on behalf of Earthworks, filed a request for a compliance investigation into Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM, NYSE American: NAK). The letters to the British Columbia Securities Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange … Read more Earthworks Requests Investigation Into Pebble Mine Company

The following press release is courtesy of Commercial Fishermen For Bristol Bay:    We are holding a Pebble Mine town hall TODAY, Thursday April 25, in Seattle at the UW Fisheries Auditorium. Pebble Mine is currently being pushed through the permitting process with what looks like a pre-determined outcome in its favor. All advocates for … Read more Pebble Mine Town Hall Tonight In Seattle

The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: The Division of Sport Fish is closing all fresh waters from Bald Head to Point Romanof to sport fishing for king salmon effective 12:01 a.m., June 15, 2019. This closure includes, but is not limited to, the Unalakleet, Shaktoolik, Koyuk, Ungalik, … Read more ADFG Announces Sportfishing Restrictions For Kings From Bald Head To Point Romanof

The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Yakutat – Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, sport fishing for king salmon in the Situk River is closed. King salmon may not be targeted, retained, or possessed; king salmon caught while fishing for other species may not be removed … Read more Situk River’s King Salmon Fishery Shutting Down

The following appears in the April issue of Alaska Sporting Journal:  By Randall Bonner Having never visited Alaska, the small town of Yakutat has left a lifelong impression on me. Traveling solo with my Australian cattle dog Wrangler, I booked the trip only a couple weeks in advance without a plan and flew by the … Read more Steelhead Sweetness On First Alaska Trip