Kenai Coho Fishing
ASJ correspondent Dennis Musgraves of the Alaskan Salmon Slayers will have a Kenai coho story for our November issue. Dennis provided this video for a sneak preview of what you’ll read about it in the print edition....
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Solving Alaska’s Chinook Decline
Laine Welch, one of Alaska’s go-to reporters for fish-related news, weighed in on the concern about Alaska’s struggling Chinook salmon population. From Welch’s report in the Anchorage Daily News/Alaska Dispatch: “It’s not the freshwater production of the juvenile Chinook that...
Teen’s 335-pound Halibut Holds Up To Win Derby
The youngster beat out the old fishing veterans. Recently, Idaho teenager Jackson Hobbs, 16, took the lead in the Homer Halibut Jackpot Derby with a 335-pounder. Hobbs, who was visiting Alaska from his Idaho home, had his big fish hold...
New Regulations Should Make Goose Hunters Happy
From the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Waterfowl Regulations for 2014 Include Good News for Goose Hunters (Statewide) — Alaska goose hunters will be allowed larger bag limits this season, depending upon where in the state they hunt and...
Diving With Emily Riedel of Bering Sea Gold
Discovery Channel’s hit show Bering Sea Gold has seen gold dredger Emily Riedel endure lots of difficulties when it comes to diving. In this sneak peak of the upcoming Bering Sea Gold: Under The Ice episode (Friday at 9 p.m. on...
Casting And Blasting The Interior
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...
Talking Hunting With Hillarie Putnam
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...
ADFG’s Opposition To Kenai Bear Hunt Closure
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...