The Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby started with kids picking up a free hat and then fishing from shore or a boat to catch pink salmon. Once they caught a fish, they took a picture with themselves, the fish, and the...
Meehan’s silver salmon put him on the top of the leader board and netted him the first place daily prize. Audrey Zeren of Dillon, Montana took the second place daily prize Saturday with an 8.52-pound silver she caught aboard SlayingAK. ...
The following press release is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Fish Creek Personal Use Dipnet Fishery Opens 6 a.m. July 20 (Palmer) – The sustainable escapement goal (SEG) for Fish Creek sockeye salmon is 15,000 – 45,000 fish...
The area of the Kenai River open to personal use dipnetting remains the same. Please review page 81 of the 2024 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for a complete description of the area open to dipnetting, along with harvest limits and...
“The Nelson River is having one of the largest sockeye salmon runs on record and weir counts are well above the 10-year average. The run has exceeded the escapement goal already with several weeks of the run left to go,” stated...
Sockeye salmon returns to the Chilkoot River have been extremely low. As of July 15, only 600 sockeye salmon have passed through the Chilkoot River weir. On average, 20,000 sockeye have passed through the weir by this date. The Chilkoot sockeye...
After a day of fishing out of Port Valdez, kids can enter the pink derby by submitting pictures on the Valdez Fish Derbies website for a chance to win prizes. Kids can qualify for the derby by picking up a FREE...
Park officials promptly requested assistance from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. An HH-60 helicopter from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) was dispatched to the scene to aid in transporting everyone back to Talkeetna. The HH-60 transported five people, an R44 helicopter from...
