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Personal-use setnetting opening Tuesday on Kasilof
The hours for fishing in the restricted area of the Kasilof River on Tuesday are from 6 a.m.…
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Online reporting required for personal use fishing
Harvest and participation reporting must be done online by no later than Aug. 15, 2021.
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Homer Halibut Tournament scheduled Sept. 24-25
The Homer Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first annual Homer Halibut Tournament Sept. 24-25
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10-year-old takes home $87,000 for top fish in Homer tourney
‘Quite a bit of that is going to go to college tuition,’ dad says of son’s earnings
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Workshop highlights farming risk to salmon
The number of farms in Alaska has grown by 30% over the last five years.
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Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament returns this Saturday
After one-year hiatus, winter king tournament is back with COVID safety restrictions
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Sockeye runs on Kenai and Kasilof predicted to be less than 20-year average
The sockeye fishery opens the third Monday in June or June 19, whichever comes last.
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State, refuge to tackle invasive pike problem
The species threatens native fish populations in the area, including rainbow trout and juvenile salmon.
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A crash course in fly-fishing
The tutorial was presented by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in partnership with the Kenai Chamber of Commerce…
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Benefits from commercial fishing mostly affect fishers’ hometowns, UAA study finds
The study aimed to answer the question: What are the short-run economic impacts of commercial fisheries on local…
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Trends: Peninsula fishermen to enter a defining year
The peninsula’s commercial fishers are entering a time of unknowns.
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Kenai, assembly urge US Commerce Secretary to veto EEZ closure
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to reccomend the closure last December.
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Coast Guard issues violation to Homer fishermen for catching halibut out of season
Homer boat was fishing for Pacific cod when Coast Guard patrol found halibut on board
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Fishery council closes federal waters in Cook Inlet to commercial salmon fishing
Fishermen, processors, elected officials warn of devastation to the fishery.
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Cook Inlet salmon fishery issue to be decided by North Pacific Fishery Management Council
Fishermen, processors take issue with option to close waters to commercial fishing
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Kenai derby wraps up successful tournament
The derby sold 136 tickets and received 13 company sponsorships
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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick wraps up his summer fishing column
It was a short, strange, summer but it looks like the season for doubling the layers of my…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips for catching those cohos
I’m still receiving complaints that the smug silvers are continuing to drive some of you nuts at the…
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Kenai River fishing rules tightened
Only unbaited single hooks and artificial lures will be allowed.