New governor names acting head of Fish and Game
Doug Vincent-Lang, a former Alaska Department of Fish and Game official under Gov. Sean Parnell, will be the acting head of the agency under Gov. Mike Dunleavy,
Fishing
Fishery council considers options for tracking halibut rental boats
It’s been an issue for the council for several years, springing from a sore spot among the commercial and charter halibut fleets because of the more relaxed bag limits on unguided halibut anglers.
Anchorage students help advance salmon life cycle in hatchery field trip
Grace Christian School students participating in Fish and Game's Salmon in the Classroom program sang Happy Birthday as a classmate added water to a mixture of eggs and milt taken from coho salmon.
Kenai sockeye salmon fishing reopens Thursday
Sonar counts showed the Kenai achieved its escapement goal.
A glorious evening at Ship Creek: Fishing for silver salmon in golden light
Late-summer fishing for coho salmon on Ship Creek in Anchorage can be a rewarding experience, even if you come up emptyhanded.
Ship Creek silver salmon limit increased amid surge
Fish and Game also raised the daily bag limit for the coho salmon fishery on the Susitna River drainage.
New leaders landed in Homer and Valdez halibut derbies
More than two months into the Homer halibut derby, 25 flatfish have been entered.
Kenai River will be closed to sockeye sportfishing Saturday
Fish and Game said Wednesday the action would increase future salmon fishing opportunities.
Troopers write flurry of citations for Kenai dipnet fishing violations
Fishing has been slow on the Kenai River, but that’s not stopping Alaska State Troopers from catching a boatload of dipnet delinquents.
Popular Kenai River dipnet salmon fishery to close early
Restrictions to sport and commercial fisheries were also announced by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
NTSB: Ice accumulation likely led to fatal sinking of fishing boat in Bering Sea
The Seattle-based vessel Destination sank Feb. 11, 2017, near St. George Island with six people on board.
Chitina dipnet fishing to open Thursday amid rising sockeye numbers
The personal-use fishery will open for an 84-hour period that runs through Sunday, Fish and Game announced Monday.
Guide’s new app covers sportfishing on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
Jim Voss created a smartphone app designed to connect anglers and guides with each other and to a hub of local fishing information.
Ship Creek closing to fishing due to low returns
Fish & Game wants to make sure enough king salmon make it to the Ship Creek hatchery to meet broodstock needs.
From bad to worse: State announces more king salmon fishing shutdowns for Susitna Valley
Anglers and fishing businesses from Wasilla north knew the chinook season would be grim — but not this grim.
All king salmon fishing on the Kenai River closed
Weak returns forced the latest restriction. Good news: Sockeye fishing at the Russian River is forecast to be good.
First place in Ship Creek king salmon derby goes to angler with a nearly 29-pounder, the smallest winning fish in the contest’s history
Gary Sipary’s king weighed 28.95 pounds, beating the previous tiniest-winner when angler Jioji Lino claimed victory in 2013 with a 29.1-pounder.
Dismal Copper River salmon run prompts ‘unprecedented’ shutdown of dipnetting at Chitina
Biologists blame the "Blob" of warm water in the Gulf of Alaska for poor sockeye returns that also led to the second lowest commercial harvest in 50 years.
Weak king salmon return prompts Kenai Peninsula fishing closures
Beginning Saturday and extending through mid-July, no sport fishing will be allowed on the Anchor and Ninilchik rivers and Deep Creek drainages.
Fish on: First round of stocking complete for Anchorage lakes
Eight hundred thousand rainbow trout and Arctic char will be placed this summer in Southcentral Alaska.