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Pinks run in places never seen before in bay
All around Kachemak Bay the past weeks, people have reported large runs of pink salmon in places never…
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Mallott rejects salmon habitat ballot initiative
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott denied an application on Sept. 12 to put a voter initiative on the 2018…
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Kenai River silver salmon derby a go
The Kenai River silver salmon derby is set to go in two weeks after a long back-and-forth between…
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Fishing report: Silver fishing keeps up quality on Kenai River
A draft morning schedule for a silver salmon angler: 4 a.m.: Alarm goes off. Pat self on back…
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Fish and Game asks fishermen to report Atlantic salmon catches
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking that fishermen around the state report any Atlantic salmon…
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Sullivan hosts field hearing on Magnuson-Stevens in Soldotna
Sportfishing groups and advocates want to see the federal government separate the management of sport and commercial fishing…
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Larger commercial coho harvest sparks concern in Mat-Su
Upper Cook Inlet’s drift gillnet and east side set gillnet commercial fishermen saw a larger harvest of coho…
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Conclusion reached in UCIDA lawsuit
The United Cook Inlet Drift Association’s lawsuit against the federal government has finally reached its conclusion, though its…
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Fishing report: Silvers hit Kenai Peninsula rivers, fishing improves
Despite the sunshine, the surface of Resurrection Creek was dark — an enormous school of pink and silver…
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Most commercial fishing ends Monday
Most commercial fishing in Upper Cook Inlet ended Monday, with the set gillnet fishermen in the Kasilof section…
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Missing man’s family continue search on Kenai River
The family of a man who went missing on the Kenai River last week coordinated a search effort…
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Fishing report: River traffic quiets as sockeye taper off, silvers begin
The crowds on the Kenai River fishing docks have thinned out for the time being as the river’s…
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Look out for bears at Russian River
As salmon crowd into the Russian River, so do the people — and the bears. A black bear…
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Man missing following boat malfunction on Kenai River
A Colorado man is still missing after four boaters were ejected from an out-of-control boat on the Kenai…
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Commercial fishermen see more pinks, chums than expected
It’s been an oddly large year for chum and pink salmon in Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial fisheries. Odd-numbered…
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Fishing report: Reds still running, some silvers showing
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that the bag and possession limit has been increased…
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Signs of the end
Signs of the end Alinna Granados of the Kenai Parks and Recreation Department takes down beach signs after…
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Commercial fishermen harvest 1.8M sockeye so far, no fishing Tuesday
Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial drift gillnet commercial fishermen got to fish throughout the waters of the central district…
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Kenai sockeye run late, biologists say
Cook Inlet east side set gillnet fishermen and drift gillnet fishermen will get their first chance to fish…
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Properly get rid of your fish waste this weekend
The final weekend of the Kenai River personal-use dipnet fishery kicks off Friday. With sockeye salmon passage increasing…