The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2019 sport fishing for king salmon in all flowing waters of the Tanana River drainage is closed. King salmon incidentally caught while fishing for other species may not be removed from the water and must be released … Read more King Salmon Sport Fishery Shut Down On Tanana River
The following is courtesy of Wildlife Forever: White Bear Lake, MN – “The aliens have landed…, now what?” Wildlife Forever, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, unveil the new Clean Drain Dry Rapid Response Communication Kit to help communities with invasive species. Informing the public is critical in slowing the spread and the ready-made communication tools are … Read more Wildlife Forever Introduces Kit To Help In Invasive Species Prevention
Goldfish are thriving in a Midtown Anchorage pond. Alaska wildlife biologists want them gone. https://t.co/YKVymvhvqZ pic.twitter.com/Jc7nAJS6rc — Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) June 19, 2019 The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: (Anchorage) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Division of Sport Fish will be eradicating illegally introduced goldfish … Read more Invasive Goldfish Removal Taking Place At Anchorage Pond
The following updates are courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Juneau – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today, nonresident anglers may not retain king salmon from August 1 through September 15 in Southeast Alaska and Yakutat marine waters, except in designated sport fish terminal hatchery areas in the vicinity of … Read more Nonresidents Not Allowed To Retain Juneau/Ketchikan King Salmon
The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: (Soldotna) – In an effort to allow dipnetters a greater chance to harvest their household limits of sockeye salmon on the Kasilof River, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is expanding the Kasilof River personal use dipnetting area. Personal use dipnetting … Read more Kasilof River Dipnetting Territory Added (Updated)
The following is courtesy of Valdez Fish Derbies: VALDEZ, Alaska –Tyler Bellison of Wasilla, Alaska took 2nd place in the 14 to 16 age division of the Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby Saturday. “No talent is needed to fish because every cast you would get one,” Bellison said. Valdez local Kate Goudreau took her daughter, Amelia, … Read more Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby A Big Success
The following appears in the July issue of Alaska Sporting Journal: BY PAUL D. ATKINS The bear’s wet hide and piercing eyes are still burned into my memory. The way he rushed us only to stop just a few feet away is a constant reminder of how close we really came to having a … Read more Thanks For The Hunting Memories
The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 20, the sport fish daily bag and possession limit for sockeye salmon, in the upper Copper River drainage, is increased to 6 fish for the remainder of the season. The sustainable escapement goal for sockeye salmon in the … Read more Sockeye Limits Increased On Upper Copper River