"It’s a difficult time for our communities, and especially our elders, as we face yet another summer without being able to catch, prepare, preserve and put away salmon as our main staple food supply. While nothing can replace being able to...
If you love the sea and feel the pull of wilderness, you should visit the Gulf of Alaska at least once. It’s a place guaranteed to inspire your imagination and make you feel small and insignificant. And catching some massive...
Buskin sockeye weir counts improved over the weekend with over 600 sockeye counted. This is still well behind average and what is expected to make the escapement goal. The sockeye fishery closed Saturday via emergency order and won’t reopen until the escapement goal...
In the Valdez Halibut Derby Troy Dolge of Copper Center, Alaska is on top of the leader board and currently first in line to win the $10,000 grand prize with a 203.0-pound halibut caught June 4th. Erin Cruz of Wasilla is...
This trip was to help me sort through some of the tackle Dad left behind. Mildew had taken over most of the cherished cloth items. Dust-covered reels that once dripped with water; many rods bent against the wall after an animal...
“Inseason projections of escapement from the Russian River weir indicate the escapement goal is likely to be exceeded, therefore increasing the bag and possession limits will allow anglers the opportunity to harvest more sockeye salmon.” stated Acting Area Management Biologist Jenny...
Friends ask me about where to take a trip, and we’ve literally fished around the world, and sure, they can go to the Montanas, the Wyomings and the Utahs, and they’re wonderful trips. But if you want to go to a...
Alaska Public Media has the results of an intriguing study about northern pike that can have a major impact on a fish that’s proven to be an invasive species in several Alaska regions. Here’s more on the study: With a researcher...