Mark Glassmaker of Alaska Fishing With Mark Glassmaker (mgfalaska.com) related this to me: “On the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers, the first good number of silvers arrived in mid-August, but with such a robust sockeye return and the limit being six fish...
“It’s exciting to see the ways the conversation has evolved since 1997, when the last plan was written,” said SalmonState Southeast Alaska Program Manager Dan Kirkwood. “Alaska Native values have become a prominent part of the discussion around managing the landscape, and we...
The last week of April is great timing for steelhead fishing in the freshwater drainages of Prince of Wales Island. Fish have been entering drainages since late March and fresh fish are still migrating from saltwater for peak numbers of steelhead...
The University of Alaska received $20 million in funding for a new study that will include how climate change affects fishing and marine food sources. ...
These funds build on prior BIL investments in 2022 and 2023 (and years-long collaboration between many partners) to restore fish passage and protect Alaska communities from flooding where roads cross streams. This most recent round of funding will go towards projects in Southeast Alaska, the Mat-Su Valley, and...
The Donlin Mine, a Southeast Alaska project that critics say could threaten salmon runs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim watersheds, is, like the Ambler Road project, receiving support from Alaska’s Congressional leaders. And following an amicus brief filed by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R)...
“To achieve an escapement within the current SEG and provide for collection of naturally-produced king salmon broodstock, as well as increasing opportunity for anglers targeting Kasilof River hatchery-produced king salmon returning to Crooked Creek, ADF&G has determined restrictions to the early-run...