Steelhead fishing is good right now on the Situk River. Water levels are low at 118 cfs, making boating a little skinny, and the fish a little skiddish, but makes walking along and wading in the river easy. Rain is in...
Sport fisheries of the Susitna, West Cook Inlet, and Little Susitna rivers have been closed to fishing for king salmon through separate emergency orders in anticipation of run sizes less than experienced in 2023 when all area escapement goals were missed....
"Recreational anglers and charter operators fishing for salmon in the Cook Inlet EEZ Area must check regulations established for Federal waters to ensure they are in compliance with bag and possession limits."
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Mark Glassmaker of Alaska Fishing With Mark Glassmaker (mgfalaska.com) related this to me: “On the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers, the first good number of silvers arrived in mid-August, but with such a robust sockeye return and the limit being six fish...
“It’s exciting to see the ways the conversation has evolved since 1997, when the last plan was written,” said SalmonState Southeast Alaska Program Manager Dan Kirkwood. “Alaska Native values have become a prominent part of the discussion around managing the landscape, and we...
The last week of April is great timing for steelhead fishing in the freshwater drainages of Prince of Wales Island. Fish have been entering drainages since late March and fresh fish are still migrating from saltwater for peak numbers of steelhead...
The University of Alaska received $20 million in funding for a new study that will include how climate change affects fishing and marine food sources. ...
