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Fishing

Ship Creek Silver Fishing

Anthony Carruba, left, and Brandon Whitt, both are soldiers with the 59th Signal Battalion at Fort Richardson, cross a pedestrian bridge after catching a few silver salmon while fishing at Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage on Sunday evening, August 2, 2009.

Anglers try their luck while silver salmon fishing at Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage on Sunday, August 2, 2009.

Kenai River Dipnetting

The Kenai River dipnet scene was hot on Tuesday July 14, 2009. Dozens of dipnetters found a healthy slug of fish beginning their journey up the Kenai River. Across the inlet, Redoubt Volcano continued to steam, although the eruption level has been downgraded.

The salmon have been returning to the Kenai River in big numbers this week. Dipnetters from all over the state came to share in the bounty.

Bird Creek Salmon Fishing

Opening day of salmon fishing on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Bird Creek which is a short drive south of Anchorage along the Seward Highway.

Opening day of salmon fishing at Bird Creek on Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

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Russian River: Fish On!

A line of fishermen stretches into the Russian River on Thursday, June 25, 2009, as they vie for sockeye salmon during a good day in the summer run.

Hundreds of fishermen crowded the confluence of the Kenai and Russian rivers June 26, 2009. Many caught their sockeye salmon limit in the classic Alaska combat fishing scene on the Kenai Peninsula.

Russian River awash with reds and anglers

Ship Creek fishing

The banks near the mouth of Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage are lined with fishers hoping to land  king salmon on Tuesday evening July 1, 2008.

Fishermen were out in force on a rare sunny day at Ship Creek.

King salmon fishing on Ship Creek

Salmon

Who: John SurlesThe Fish: Salmon -  50 inches and 60lbsLocation: Kenai River

Photos from salmon caught in Alaska in 2009.

Halibut

Who: Demetra GeorgeThe Fish: Halibut -  76, 287lbsLocation: off Montague

Photos of the halibut caught in Alaska in 2009.

Trout

Who: JamesThe Fish: Trout -  18 Location: Twin Lakes

Photos of caught, and released, trout in Alaska.

Other

Who: John BanksThe Fish:  Location: 102 feet

Photos of fish not salmon, trout or halibut, caught in Alaska in 2009.

2008 Nice Catch

Who: ZThe Fish:  9ftLocation: Southeast, AK

Show off your score in the ever-growing reader-submitted Nice Catch gallery.

2010 Iditarod

Location: Tudor Dog Park, 3/6/2010

Check out images from the 2010 Iditarod from the other side of the sled at any point on the trail.

2010 State high school basketball tournament

Location: colony vs bartlett, 3.15.2010

We're covering every game we can during this week's tournament at the Sullivan Arena, but if you want to be sure to get your favorite player or team some shine, submit your own photo.

March 8-9, 2010 snowfall

Location: Anchor Point, 03/08/10 not a great picture but the snow was pretty thick!

When Anchorage residents woke up Tuesday morning, much of what they left when they went to bed was covered in snow. As the city digs itself, check out images of what the snow did to the area.

Fur Rendezvous through the years

Location: 1968 fur Rondy ball, feb /1968 this is three friends who worked at J.C. PenneysAnita alcorn, Dean Schrock, and Charlotte Setter at the Rondy ball

Since its inception in the late 1930s, Fur Rondy has been the premiere winter carnival in Alaska. Share your photos from as far back as possible to contribute to our already large reader gallery.

2010 Ski for Women

Location: Ski for Women 2010, 2/7/10 Providence Pediatric Potatoes

Check out scenes from the 14th Ski for Women race, the annual event held at Kincaid Park on Super Bowl Sunday for those not obsessed with football.

Church of the Flaming Funk

Take a look at life in and around the house in Eagle River that is headquarters for Church of the Flaming Funk. The group gathers there to create original and rehearse their fire performances.

Hot water and great pies: Takotna has what mushers need

William Middie Johnson, of Unalakleet, AK,  gets some hot water at the Takotna checkpoint on  Thursday March 11, 2010 during the 2010 Iditarod Sled Dog Race. 100311

Checkpoint Takotna on the Iditarod trail is a favorite rest spot for many mushers. Good location, tasty food and delicious pies are all there.

Iditarod musher and cancer patient Pat Moon

BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News Iditarod Restart in Willow on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010.

Iditarod rookie Pat Moon of Chicago shares his story before the Restart in Willow on Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010. Moon has decided to follow his dream of running the 1,000-mile sled dog race and has postponed his treatment for cancer.

Anchorage's Airport Railroad Terminal

Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot

The upstairs terminal is empty in the Bill Sheffield Alaska Railroad Depot at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The facility used to be available for hosting events over the winter, but now remains closed from mid-September to mid-May.

Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway

Ketchikan artist Ray Troll has 20 paintings and five murals on display at the "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" exhibit in Seattle. Shells, skulls, bones, impressions and other fossils make up the collection, and are part of a book, also titled, "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway," written by paleontologist Kirk Johnson and illustrated by Troll.

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