Stormy Lake was successfully treated with rotenone to eradicate nonnative northern pike in September 2012. Prior to the treatment, eggs were taken from native Arctic char and reared in the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery. During the summer of 2013,...
“Big Lake produces a population of native lake dwelling Arctic char/Dolly Varden uncommon in Southcentral Alaska and a unique opportunity for anglers to catch large trophy-sized char of brilliant coloration close to a major population center, particularly during the ice-covered months,”...
The stocking program provides alternative opportunities for anglers that might otherwise direct their efforts toward native fish that are vulnerable to overfishing. As sport fishing effort continues to increase in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, hatchery fish are becoming a more important management...
“Unfortunately, the number of adult clams in Ninilchik and Clam Gulch were not sufficient to support harvest opportunity,” said Lower Cook Inlet Area Management Biologist Mike Booz. “Below average growth and very high natural mortality rates resulted in fewer than expected...
“This is a critical step in the process of getting economic relief for Alaska fishery participants and fishery- related businesses and families.” said ADF&G Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang. “We thank the Secretary of Commerce for these disaster determinations and look forward to...
Minutes before our pilot warned us we would have to leave to beat the approaching front, the line on my 6-weight pulled taut behind a salmon bed and a heavy tug raced for the river bottom....
Due to declining commercial fishery catch per unit of effort (CPUE) indicating low spot shrimp abundance in Section 11-A, the commercial, sport, and personal use fisheries were closed July 1, 2013, to allow the shrimp population in this area to rebuild....
