Sorry to slip in a California-ish story on the blog, but if you’re going to be in California at the end of the month, check out the Lake Isabella Fishing Derby, which is put on by our friends at the Kern River...
Photo by Brian Lull We’ve dived into the wild salmon versus farmed salmon debate among restaurants and grocery stores in previous Alaska Sporting Journals. It’s a critical issue in terms of long-term effects on the Pacific fishery and it’s very important and dear...
The controvesy over drones has already affected hunting in Alaska. Now you can include commercial salmon fishing. Here’s the Alaska Dispatch: The Alaska Board of Game, which sets wildlife regulations, a year ago approved regulations blocking hunters from using remote-control aircraft to locate...
(ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO) I’m a sucker for inspiring stories about dogs, and this is a remarkable one out of the Fairbanks area: A blind dog who wandered away from her Ester, Alaska, home during a cold snap has been reunited...
HARDING LAKE’S ICE FISHING CHALLENGES By Dennis Musgraves Grabbing the pull-cord handle and giving it a couple quick rearward yanks, I fired up the power ice auger. I made a quick adjustment on the choke lever, which allowed the rough idling...
Photo courtesy of Eli Huffman/Jakes Nushagak Camp Our sales manager, Brian Lull, brought this item to my attention. Lull spends time every summer in Bristol Bay helping out the guides at Jake’s Nushagak Salmon Camp, so the following report is near and dear to...
The embattled Kenai River’s king salmon fishery has endured some difficult times in recent years. Now for a second straight year, parts of the Kenai will be shut down for early-run Chinook fishing. Here’s the Peninsula Clarion with more: The river will be...
Release and photos courtesy of houseboats.com Thanks to just two major storms this winter season, Shasta Lake has risen nearly 100’ since its low point at the beginning of December 2014. Though California remains in a drought, this bounty of water...
