With the notable exception of the Russian River red salmon fishery, anglers are best advised to sample saltwater locales this holiday weekend.
Forum: Where are the fish biting?
Where they're biting and where they aren't
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Tuesday afternoon it would close an array of Parks Highway streams and the Little Susitna River to king salmon anglers beginning 6 a.m. Friday.
The depleted Kodiak Island salmon fisheries absorbed two more body blows on Tuesday. The Ayakulik River will be closed to king fishing, and the bag limit for reds on the Karluk River has been cut.
Alaska Wildlife Troopers conducted a patrol at Ship Creek Sunday night, targeting fishermen illegally going after salmon in the closed waters.
They're ugly, many sporting a piscatorial version of a beer belly and a gaping mouthful of 18 sharp teeth. They're misnamed. Lingcod aren't cod at all. But they know how to fight the hook and they taste good.
Kodiak Island sport fishing restrictions tightened
Tens of thousands of red salmon, their noses pointed up the crystal-clear water of the Russian River, make angling there a great equalizer.
Forum: Where are the fish biting?
The fact that Byron Haley is president-for-life of the Chitina Dipnetters Association is somewhat ironic, considering the 82-year-old Haley has only been to Chitina a few times during his 63 years in Alaska. Most of the time, he relies on friends to bring him back a few Copper River red salmon.
The state Department of Fish and Game has issued an emergency order to stop king salmon fishing on the Gulkana River.
FISHING
Cleveland has LeBron. Anchorage has Scotty. And now Homer has Tom.
Fish and Game will close Alaska's most popular urban salmon fishery to all sport fishing beginning Monday to protect its source of king salmon eggs.
A federal judge who denied a request by Southeast charter operators for relief from a one-halibut daily bag limit says they are unlikely to succeed in their lawsuit to revoke the rule permanently.
Days are getting shorter. Evening temperatures dipped into the low-40s Tuesday night. And now this?
Where they're biting, where they aren't
On Tuesday, the number of king salmon past the Deshka River weir exceeded the 7,533 total that passed of all last year.
FISHING
The Department of Fish and Game on Monday issued an emergency order closing the popular Bird Creek fishery until July 14 to protect a small wild run of king salmon.
SLAM'N SALM'N DERBY
David "Hillbilly" Edmonds of Anchorage has been declared the winner in the Ship Creek Slam'n Salm'n Derby. His 48.37-pound king salmon caught Tuesday was the biggest fish weighed in by the Sunday deadline in the 10-day derby.
FISHING
Rod Weaver reeled in a 35.71-pound king salmon Saturday to grab second place in the men's division of the Ship Creek Slam'n Salm'n Derby that ends today at 3 p.m.
A second straight year of weak king salmon returns around the rim of the Gulf of Alaska has state fisheries biologists wondering if they might be staring into the face of a bleak future.
FISHING
Thomas Salow hooked a 30.04-pounder Friday to take second place in the men's division standings of the Ship Creek Slam'n Salm'n Derby.
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For the last episode of the season, the ADN Fishing Dude shows his favorite salmon-grilling technique.
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VIDEO
Dipnettting and catching a red salmon on the south shore of the Kasilof River.
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Ship Creek Slam'n Salm'n Derby
Derby champion Tom Salow talks about winning the popular downtown Anchorage event in 2007.
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Alaska Division of Sport Fishing Web site
Maps and species-distribution information for Southcentral lakes
Ulin claims second in Ship Creek men's division
There is plenty of action for salmon hunters
Ship Creek derby has a new leader with 48-pound king
Bag limit boosted for fly-caught Russian-Kenai reds
Derby leader was fishing for a mermaid
Rush of Russian reds sparks a frenzy
40,000 salmon smolt die before release at Homer lagoon
Craigo's catch moves him into 2nd place
Valley derby gets a 57-pound king
Deshka River closed to king salmon fishing for summer
Deshka River closed to king salmon fishing for summer
It's prime time for salmon fishing
Copper River king run slow; sport fish limit sliced in half
154-pounder caught Sunday third in Seward derby
Judge upholds one-fish limit for Southeast halibut charters
Kings due in Kenai for Wounded Warriors
160.2-pounder leads Seward tournament
Dipnetting on Copper River begins Monday
Beach raid digs up several illegal clammers
Salmon beware, dipnetters are coming
Lawsuit over halibut charter restrictions grows
Charter fishermen, lodge owners sue over 1-halibut limit
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