“It’s going to be insane. The indication is that people are excited. We had a lot of in-state people visit last year. People from Fairbanks have been coming to Valdez for years but we started seeing more people from...
Month: June 2022
Getting Ready For Salmon Fishing With First River Float Of The Season
Raised in Alaska gets ready for salmon season with the first float trip of the year. ...
The King Fishing Closures Keep Coming With Tanana Shutting Down For Kings And Chums
The 2022 Yukon River drainage king salmon run was expected to be weak, and the preseason forecast was for a drainagewide run size of 99,000–150,000 king salmon. Inseason data on run strength and timing indicate it is weak and late. A...
Youth-Only King Salmon Fisheries Opening June 18 At Eklutna Tailrace, Ship Creek
These Youth-Only Fisheries are open to anglers 15 years and younger and were established by the Alaska State Legislature and implemented by the Alaska Board of Fisheries to provide a special opportunity for young people to get out and go fishing....
Little Su River Another King Salmon Sport Fishing Closure
“High spring melt off has made assessment of run strength using weir counts and reports of fishing success difficult this season. However, weir counts to date are one of the lowest on record,” stated Area Management Biologist, Sam Ivey. “The Little...
State Closing Deshka River Drainage King Fishing
Sport fishing for other species will be allowed seven days per week from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. King salmon may not be targeted in the Deshka River and those caught may not be removed from the water and must be...
SalmonState On Perceived Mismanaging Of Alaska Salmon Runs: ‘The System Is Broken’
“Simply put, the system is broken and the public has completely lost trust in the Council process,” said SalmonState Executive Director Tim Bristol. “The time for action is now, Alaska is on the verge of losing something that doesn’t really exist...
Copper River King Salmon Sport Fishery Limited To Catch And Release
The inseason inriver abundance estimate, based on Native Village of Eyak fish wheel capture rates at Baird Canyon and fish wheel recapture rates at Canyon Creek, project a final inriver estimate near the lower bound of the king salmon escapement goal...