Idaho man pockets $15,241 for winning Homer halibut derby
The winning fish was the third-smallest since the derby began in 1986.
Fishing
Silver lining for Southcentral Alaska anglers: Cohos biting everywhere
The bag limit has been boosted in several waterways, including Ship Creek, where anglers can now bring home six silvers.
Mat-Su anglers hammer state over ‘chronic failure’ to get salmon past Cook Inlet commercial fleet
A late surge of silver salmon still wasn't enough to offset the contention from anglers, guides and local commissioners that state managers allowed driftnetters to take too many fish.
Silver salmon limit increases in some Mat-Su streams
A late-season surge of fish prompted an increase in limits.
Will late surge deflate this week’s meeting on Cook Inlet salmon?
While both the Deshka River and Fish Creek are seeing a bull rush of silver salmon late in the season, the popular Little Susitna River is still struggling.
Waiting game ends with $10,000 payday for Big Lake angler
C.H. Schroeder caught a 15.2-pound coho on Thursday to win the 62nd annual Seward Silver Salmon Derby.
With landing of 15.2-pound coho, Seward derby streak continues
Since the first derby in 1956, every winner has topped 15 pounds.
Angler’s little fish worth a big prize in Seward derby
Ian Wetherhorn's 3.62-pound tagged coho is worth a new truck.
Strong Resurrection Bay silver run brightens derby outlook
The 62nd edition of the Seward Silver Salmon Derby starts a nine-day run early Saturday morning. The winner will bring home $10,000.
Dipnetting for salmon on the Kenai: Bring a net and expect a crowd
Amateurs pack the shores of the Kenai River, perhaps the most colorful, and contentious, fishing spot in America.
Valdez woman lands 374-pound halibut aboard husband’s charter boat
Frieda Wiley’s fish appears to be the largest halibut caught in Alaska this season.
Is the Alaska charter fishery threatening rockfish?
The slow-to-reproduce fish may be targeted more frequently due to increasingly restrictive regulations on halibut seekers.
Bristol Bay red salmon run smashes records
Lots of fish and a 31 percent jump in prices paid to commercial fishermen made this year an exceptional one in the Western Alaska fishery.
Fish Creek near Wasilla opens for personal-use dipnetting
Local participants in the only personal-use salmon dipnet fishery in Mat-Su don’t have to drive all the way to the Kenai Peninsula.
Summer’s silver lining: Bird, Ship and Campbell creeks open to coho fishing
Pink, chum and king salmon are also available to anglers on some of the urban waterways.
Dipnet charters emerge on the Kenai for those looking to avoid crowds
Dipnetting from a boat is one method of escaping the 'zoo' of people fishing at the mouth of the Kenai River, and charter business are getting in on the action.
Photos: Salmon dipnetters converge at the mouth of the Kenai River
The popular personal-use fishery is getting underway this week at the mouth of the Kenai River.
Kiss Deshka king salmon season goodbye
Outdoors digest: Pinks arrive in Valdez Arm, Fish and Game urges anglers to dispose of fish waste properly.
Deadly toxin shuts down some Southeast Alaska oyster farms
High levels of paralytic shellfish poison have been recorded in oyster operations in Southeast Alaska.
Lots of fish, no crowds: Why dipnetting in the Copper River is better than the Kenai
In Chitina, a lesser-known fishery rewards dipnetters with less competition, unparalleled scenery and a sizable catch.