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Movi found in Alaska caribou, moose
A harmful pathogen previously known only in goats and sheep has been found in healthy Alaskan moose and…
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With limited king fishing, try the Russian, lake angling
Fishing is somewhat limited on the western Kenai Peninsula streams right now, but there are opportunities on lakes…
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Cook Inlet salmon task force off to bumpy start
The fisheries group established to try to defuse some of Cook Inlet’s salmon wars is off to an…
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Hours reduced on Kasilof personal-use setnet fishery
Personal use setnetters on the Kasilof River will have to wait a little longer to put out their…
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Fish and Game restricts king salmon fishing on Kenai, Kasilof
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the changes to the Kasilof River king salmon fishery.…
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Hunting for fish in Alaska’s steelhead-bearing rivers and streams
For most people, steelhead — sea-run rainbow trout — are “the fish of 10,000 casts.” To catch them,…
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Salmon fishing opportunities limited on peninsula, Russian River to open
Anglers on the Kenai Peninsula are a little limited on options right now, particularly for salmon. With king…
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Salmon runs lackluster so far across Gulf of Alaska
It’s not a great summer to be a salmon fisherman in Southcentral Alaska so far. Several major river…
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Few kings to be seen in peninsula rivers, sockeye start surfacing
The weather on the lower Kenai Peninsula streams couldn’t have been more perfect this weekend, but many visitors…
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Photo: Welcome to the world
Female moose are giving birth to calves all over Southcentral Alaska, usually twins, and will be temperamental and…
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King fishing starts off slow on Anchor River
Usually, an opportunity to harvest king salmon brings anglers thronging to the riverbanks in the spring. Not so…
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Look out for hooligan
Spring brings migratory birds, beluga whales, harbor seals and people to the banks of the Kenai seeking the…
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Northern District king salmon setnetters stay closed
Subsistence fishermen in part of the Susitna River drainage will be able to harvest a few kings, but…
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Fish board denies petition on hatcheries
The members of the Board of Fisheries agree that Pacific salmon hatchery impacts on wild salmon stocks are…
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CIAA to move controversial nets back into Tutka Bay Lagoon
The much-debated net pens in the main part of Tutka Bay won’t be there this summer after all.…
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Commercial fishermen to open with regular periods
Commercial fisheries managers in Cook Inlet are moving forward with a cautious eye on salmon runs but relatively…
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A little skill, a lot of patience
Harper Leck, 3, watches as her line and weight sink into the water at an Alaska Department of…
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Fish and Game to stock grayling in peninsula lakes again
Peninsula anglers hankering after grayling won’t have to go so far afield in the future — the fish…
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Commercial salmon harvest forecasted weaker statewide
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that the comment period offered on the federal rule…
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Fields withdraws name from fish board consideration
It was a quick dip into the state fisheries politics pool for Duncan Fields. The Kodiak resident on…