“Sport fishing near the Alagnak River counting towers is prohibited in order to reduce the potential for disruption of data collection. Sport fishing activity near the counting towers tends to spook salmon and makes the counting of fish difficult for department...
Any king salmon caught incidentally while fishing for other species may not be retained or possessed; king salmon may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately. In addition, the use of bait is prohibited and only one...
“Cold water temperatures likely impeding upstream migration of king salmon followed by flooding has made assessment of run strength using weir counts difficult. However, recent daily counts post recovery of the weir remain below past years in which the goal was...
n 2021, the fish taking the $10,000 prize was caught by Steve Peichel of Frazee, Minnesota with a 246.8-pound halibut he caught July 31. In 2021 all three top fish winning overall cash prizes in the halibut derby tipped the scales...