The following press releases are courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Juneau Area Section 11-A Remains Closed to Sport and Personal Use Pot Shrimp Fishing in 2021 Juneau- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the sport and personal use (PU) pot shrimp fisheries in the Juneau area will … Read more State Announces Ongoing Shrimp Fishery Closures
Merry Christmas from Alaska Sporting Journal! Here’s a story in our December issue that will satisfy your craving for adventure, history and perspective. Enjoy! BY CHRIS COCOLES If you wanted to boil Jake Norton’s life down to a single sentence, it might be this one: He really likes to get on top of things. Literally.A … Read more The View Atop The World Is Incredible
(Homer) – All east Cook Inlet beaches remain closed to sport clamming in 2021 to allow adult razor clam abundances to continue to rebuild. The closure is effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, January 1 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, December 31, 2021. The closure prohibits the taking of any clam species from the mouth of the Kenai River … Read more East Cook Inlet Clamming Areas To Remain Closed For 2021
Here’s a press release from a group of several tribal, conservation and environmental groups: JUNEAU – Alaska’s 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest, sometimes called America’s Amazon, has faced a grave threat since the Trump administration stripped away critical safeguards against logging by exempting it from the federal Roadless Rule just before the election. Today, a wide-ranging … Read more Lawsuit Will Challenge Roadless Rule For Tongass NF
The following appears in the December issue of Alaska Sporting Journal: STORY AND PHOTOS BY BRIAN WATKINS Everyone has been affected in some way or another by COVID-19. It’s a troublesome year, but as with everything in life, you need to find the silver linings. My buddy Trevor and I had planned a goat hunt … Read more Chasing Grass Chute Goats
The following is courtesy of Salmon Beyond Borders and partners: JUNEAU, AK—Led by the Alaska Congressional Delegation, the U.S. Congress has approved more than $3.62 million dollars for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to continue baseline water quality monitoring at the international border for Southeast Alaska’s transboundary rivers, and to shore up U.S. Department of … Read more Congress Approves Funding For SE Alaska Transboundary Water Monitoring Work Near BC Mining Areas
The following updates are courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Five New Stocked Lakes to Open to Fishing in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Soldotna) – Sport fishing will be allowed at East and West Mackey, Sevena, Union, and Derks lakes; however, the retention of all species of fish is prohibited at these lakes. These … Read more Several Mat-Su Valley-Area Lakes Open To Fishing