Chris Milles of Melbourne, Florida is still on top of the leader board in the Valdez Halibut Derby with the 150-pound halibut he caught May 28 aboard Halibut Grove. Kamille Mulcaire of Fairbanks, who won the Halibut Hullabaloo, is currently in second place overall with...
EPA held hearings in Dillingham, Newhalen, and virtually, regarding the revised proposed determination that outlines potential prohibitions and restrictions on the development of the Pebble Limited Partnership’s 2020 mine plan at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. During the three hearings, more than 90...
“It’s going to be insane. The indication is that people are excited. We had a lot of in-state people visit last year. People from Fairbanks have been coming to Valdez for years but we started seeing more people from...
The 2022 Yukon River drainage king salmon run was expected to be weak, and the preseason forecast was for a drainagewide run size of 99,000–150,000 king salmon. Inseason data on run strength and timing indicate it is weak and late. A...
These Youth-Only Fisheries are open to anglers 15 years and younger and were established by the Alaska State Legislature and implemented by the Alaska Board of Fisheries to provide a special opportunity for young people to get out and go fishing....
“High spring melt off has made assessment of run strength using weir counts and reports of fishing success difficult this season. However, weir counts to date are one of the lowest on record,” stated Area Management Biologist, Sam Ivey. “The Little...
Sport fishing for other species will be allowed seven days per week from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. King salmon may not be targeted in the Deshka River and those caught may not be removed from the water and must be...
