Thousands of salmon dipnetters are crowding Kenai beaches, most from out of town. Here’s how to be a good guest.
Do: See the sights and spend some cash. Don’t: Trample the dunes and trash the beaches.
Fishing
Kenai River dipnetting opens Wednesday - and fish counts are promising
The annual sockeye salmon fishery is expected to bring thousands of dipnetters to Kenai.
Eating shellfish you’ve harvested yourself is risky - and can be deadly
In Southeast Alaska this summer, researchers have seen extremely high levels of harmful toxins in mussels and clams plucked from beaches.
This year’s Slam’n Salm’n Derby winner is a commercial fisherman who hits Ship Creek on his time off
Robert George III won this year’s Anchorage fishing derby with a 30.35-pound king salmon.
Calm before the storm: Kenai halibut anglers kick back in advance of Alaska’s most frenetic fishery
A laid back and little-known sport fishery at the mouth of the Kenai River is about as far from dipnetting as you can get.
Tackling the fishing tackle is a project you can really get hooked on
There are boxes for small spinners and large spinners, small spoons and large spoons, small plugs and large plugs, and one just for the tangled messes of line you say you will unravel later.
Fish and Game raises Russian River sockeye limit to 9 fish per day
More than 45,000 sockeye salmon have already escaped past the Russian River weir, which is more than the escapement goal and more than were counted.
Ship Creek king run ‘pretty strong’ as Slam’n Salm’n Derby opens
Photos: Anglers fish for king salmon near downtown Anchorage.
Fishery managers increase Seward sockeye limit to 12 per day amid banner season
Nearly 12,000 sockeye salmon have already escaped into Bear Lake, where the upper end of the state’s escapement goal is 8,300 fish.
Strong return prompts biologists to raise Russian River sockeye limit
Starting Friday, anglers will be able to keep six fish per day at the popular Kenai Peninsula fishing spot.
Working the night shift: Snagging salmon in Seward
Resurrection Bay’s rugged saltwater fishery attracts diehard anglers all summer.
Russian River opens, and fishing is expected to be good
Biologists say strong numbers of sockeye salmon returned to Kenai Peninsula streams in advance of Tuesday’s opener.
Dipnetters should avoid unstable rockslide near Copper River, state says
Two agencies called the slide on the trail south of O’Brien Creek “significant and unstable.” The head of the dipnetters association said it won’t stop the crowds.
Fish and Game proposes sweeping changes to Cook Inlet salmon goals
ADFG reviews escapement goal ranges every three years or so and makes recommendations before the Board of Fisheries takes up the proposals for the area.
Eagle River woman makes history at Homer Winter King derby
Shayna Perry is the first woman to win the annual one-day derby.
Kenai River early-run king salmon fishing will be limited to catch-and-release
The restrictions, which include a bag-and-possession limit of one hatchery king on the Kasilof River, are in effect from May 1 through June 30, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Thursday.
Fish on: Anchorage kids jig for salmon on icy Jewel Lake
On Saturday, the public — all ages and experience levels — is invited to a community ice fishing day at the South Anchorage lake.
Anchorage hatchery looks to boost low king forecasts
The hatchery is located just north of the busiest part of Ship Creek, a popular urban fishing spot.
State restricts king salmon fishing in northern Cook Inlet
Alaska fisheries officials also announced restrictions for subsistence fishing of chinooks.
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,