The following press release is courtesy of the Homer Chamber of Commerce: After 34 years, the Homer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Board of Directors has decided to retire the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby at the close of this year’s Derby...
Alaska moose hunters had a harrowing confrontation with a bear last week around Gunsight Mountain, north of Palmer . Check out the video from KTVA TV in Anchorage, which has more on the story: “Reportedly the two hunters surprised a sow...
The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game; (Palmer) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Sport Fish is currently accepting proposals for the 2020 Mat-Su Valley Habitat Restoration & Protection Cost-Share Program. The...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that a new “blob”, caused by an oceanic heatwave, is covering waters in the Pacific Ocean and potentially affecting North Pacific salmon. A similar blob was detected in 2014, and this one appears to be even...
The following is courtesy of PR Newswire and the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby: KENAI, Ala., Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its mission to educate the public on protection of river banks and other riparian zones in the City...
The following is courtesy of Valdez Fish Derbies: VALDEZ, Alaska – In the Valdez Halibut Derby, it was Christine Ives of Fairbanks who held on to win the derby. Ives caught a 285.6 pound halibut on June 6th aboard the Nunatak. Ives said that...
The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: (Homer) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced today the Cook Inlet and North Gulf Coast sport and subsistence Tanner crab fisheries season, gear, and limits for...
A Florida man nabs a 150-lbs halibut out of Homer with a speargun, without oxygen. Read the full account and watch the videos here: https://t.co/5qrz75thGE — Alaska's News Source (@AKNewsNow) August 28, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/john.dornellas/posts/2357965877650097 KTUU has the details on a world-record...