The following press release is courtesy of NOAA Fisheries Alaska: NOAA Fisheries will hold a public hearing to receive input on an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska. This amendment would...
A University of Alaska Fairbanks fisheries professor held a "state of the salmon" address that didn't paint an optimistic future for the Last Frontier. ...
This action will allow opportunity for anglers to retain king salmon in the area and time when Alaska hatchery-produced king salmon are expected to be returning to Hidden Falls Hatchery. After June 14, the Southeast Alaska regional king salmon bag, possession,...
Therefore, Bear, Moose, and Polaris Lakes, and Bathing Beauty Pond are being restricted to catch-and-release fishing out of an abundance of caution. Stocking has been discontinued in these lakes, but they may still contain stocked species as well as northern pike....
“This action will provide fishing opportunity and will be consistent with recent regulatory actions taken by the Alaska Board of Fisheries to allow catch-and-release fishing in other PFAS-contaminated lakes,” said Tanana Area Management Biologist Andy Gryska....
An increase in pelagic rockfish harvest by sport anglers since 2009 has led to substantially higher harvest levels than previously seen. Despite reductions in bag and possession limits in 2016, the sport harvest of pelagic rockfish has now increased to levels...
The low water dramatically affects the Upper Situk in terms of fishing ability. The few holes not obstructed with newly fallen trees are very difficult to fish with the slow-moving water. Fishing will be difficult with the current low flow until...
Spring steelhead are entering many freshwater drainages on Prince of Wales Island and numbers will continue to build through April. Drainages that support good numbers of steelhead include; Thorne, Karta, Harris and Klawock rivers and Staney, Ratz and Eagle creeks. Fish...