“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...
The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: ADF&G to Undertake European Green Crab Rapid Assessment Near Ketchikan (Juneau) – In response to discovery of European green crab carapaces at Refuge Cove State Recreation Site in Ketchikan on...
"There’s still so much left worth fighting for. You can still see massive brown bears, hear birds in the morning and spend weeks in true wilderness. That’s rare and precious. Every time I’m out on the bay, watching whales and seabirds,...
Illinworth said she didn’t buy a Valdez Halibut Derby ticket because she and her husband have always caught small halibut, “You just never know,” Illingworth said. “We’re planning on getting season tickets now."...
