The current inriver abundance projection, based on Native Village of Eyak (NVE) fish wheel capture rates at Baird Canyon and fish wheel recapture rates at Canyon Creek, estimates a final inriver number of king salmon near the lower bound of the...
As of June 17, a total of 417 wild (naturally-produced) king salmon have been counted through the weir and the run is not projected to achieve the SEG. The Ninilchik River SEG was not achieved in the last three consecutive years....
“This news from B.C. brings the threat of the industrialization of the transboundary rivers to a whole other level,” said Salmon Beyond Borders Director Breanna Walker. “Passage of these new laws, which severely curtail oversight of mine development on our shared...
“Due to continued low productivity and poor king salmon runs in Cook Inlet streams we will again take a precautionary approach in the youth-only king salmon fishery on Campbell Creek as we did in 2024 and prohibit the use of bait...
The bag and possession limit for king salmon 20 inches or greater is one per day. As with all fisheries in Alaska, the fish belongs to the angler that sets the hook. Adults may assist youngsters with other aspects of fishing,...
Through June 15, a total of 3,742 sockeye salmon have passed the Buskin River weir. The escapement goal for sockeye salmon into Buskin Lake is 5,000 to 8,000 fish and typically 29% of the run has occurred by this date. Based...
“On average, a typical Kenai rainbow trout runs between 18 to 20 inches. Fish in the mid-20-inch range can weigh anywhere between a couple of pounds all the way up to 10 pounds. Fish in the 10-pound class are frequent, and...
Historically, Kasaan Bay and Skowl Arm were closed to the commercial harvest of spot shrimp during the 2015–17 commercial shrimp pot seasons. It reopened for the 2018/19 season with minimal effort and then during the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, Kasaan Bay...
