Note: The following story appears in the September issue of Alaska Sporting Journal By Dennis Musgraves Alaska announces a “last call” for migrating salmon every season near summer’s end. Inevitably, the fish stop entering fresh water. It’s annoying for many sport...
Editor’s note: The following story is now available in the September issue of Alaska Sporting Journal Photos courtesy of Hillarie Putnam and the History Channel By Chris Cocoles Sometimes, you’re just preordained to have an adventurous disposition. You’re named for one...
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed shutting down brown bear hunting at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge until May 31, 2015. That’s not going to sit well within Alaska’s borders. From the Fairbanks News-Miner: Using state data...
Photos courtesy of The Cedars Lodge Located on Ketchikan’s historic waterfront, The Cedars Lodge offers the best that Southeast Alaska has to offer: luxury accommodations, seasoned guides, top-of-the-line processing equipment to ensure the highest quality for your catch, and exceptional customer...
Photo courtesy of Waterfall Resort Gretchen Porter is the Reigning Queen of Waterfall Resort’s 2014 $100K “King of Kings” Tournament in Alaska Newport Beach, CA’s petite resident catches the biggest king salmon of the season: A whopping 65.5 lbs! Ketchikan, Alaska –...
Photo courtesy of Nyle Lightcap Homer/Chamber of Commerce Jackson Hobbs has quite a tale to tell to fellow Eagle Scouts. He caught a 335-pound halibut that put him as the leader in the clubhouse during the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby....
Last winter, we profiled the Discovery Channel show, Bering Sea Gold, focusing our story on opera singer/gold dredger Emily Riedel. The show returns with a new season on Friday night; here are some details on the upcoming season, plus couple...
Deadliest Catch, the Discovery Channel’s ode to Alaskan crab boat skippers and their crews, has appeared on our cover twice this year (see above), and we were excited to see the show that’s now in its 10th season scored bit...