There is not a derby for king salmon out of Valdez Valdez, but numerous kings were caught during the Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby August 13. Anglers fishing out past the narrows and toward Glacier Island are picking up Coho and...
“Eklutna is a great atmosphere to teach kids how to fish and watch them in action. This is a good place to take kids without competition from adults, and then practice their new skills in other locations.” stated Assistant Area Management...
“The whole concept behind it is not only conservation of the resource being the fish, but also protecting and conserving the river. We’ve been accumulating the revenues from the derby over the previous five years, and we have the anticipation of...
As summer winds down in – snow is already being forecast in Alaska! – a busy Kenai Peninsula campground along the Russian River – a popular spot for anglers – is closed to visitors. Here’s more from the Anchorage Daily News:...
“Along with all the rain in Anchorage, a good push of coho salmon have been moving up Ship Creek,” stated Area Management Biologist Jay Baumer. “Fishing has been good for those anglers getting out and we have nearly 2,000 coho salmon...
The Saltery weir was pulled this last week but sockeye will continue to come in for a little bit, and in the last couple years have continued into September. There are a lot of pinks in the river and rumors of...
The cumulative catch per unit effort for coho salmon at the Bethel Test Fishery is the second lowest on record since 2017. As of August 14, only 747 coho salmon have been counted at the Bethel Test Fishery. On average, 77%...
