Happy New Year’s Eve. We’ve almost made it through one of the most tragic, ironic and downright weird years of our existence. So at midnight tonight we can finally say, be gone, 2020. Still, in the pages of our magazine people...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...