For years Alaskans have been lining the sides of Twentymile river just past Girdwood to fill their buckets with Hooligan, and this year that is where our weekly Fishing Report segment starts.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued three emergency orders restricting king salmon fishing in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and on the Kenai Peninsula to catch-and-release.
On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that disasters took place in 14 fisheries across Alaska over the last four years, and will be eligible for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disaster declaration funding requested by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries this week amended one of its fishery management plans to now bar commercial salmon fishermen from operating in the federal waters of Cook Inlet.
Though September in Alaska can’t boast offering endless sunlight like the summer months before it, and most of the salmon that have returned to spawn are either dead or well into their mating process, the month offers ample opportunity for fishermen to catch large rainbow trout.
Alaska is home to fish far larger, harder fighting, and more culturally significant than the Arctic grayling, but the “Sailfish of the North” is one of the most beautiful fish to call Alaska home.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it's closing the Russian River Sanctuary to sportfishing due to the possibility of not meeting the sockeye salmon escapement goal.
While Alaska's vast opportunity for sportfishing lures many anglers to the state, the number of different fishing options, techniques and regulations can be overwhelming for someone just getting into fishing.
Whereas most other popular king salmon spots require Anchorage residents to drive for hours, it's possible to catch a king at Ship Creek without taking much time out of the day.
The subsistence fishery’s closure is part of an ongoing effort by state and federal fishery managers to conserve the king salmon population in the river.
The 2020 opening of the Kenai and Russian Rivers gave anglers a unique opportunity to catch the first sockeye of the early run, but slow fishing greeted those on the river at midnight.
While Homer may pride itself on being the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World," this time of year it's one of the best spots in Southcentral Alaska to search for King salmon.
An out-of-state seafood processor tested positive for COVID-19 in Dillingham on Friday while under a 14-day quarantine. The positive diagnosis has sparked calls for more stringent screening protocols for Bristol Bay.
Hooligan are running across Southcentral Alaska, and for many Alaskans harvesting the little fish is the start of what will hopefully be a bountiful fishing season.
As part of the CARES Act, Alaska will receive $50 million in fishery assistance. The money will be made as direct assistance to subsistence, commercial and charter fishery participants, processors and other fishery businesses.
United Fishermen of Alaska Executive Director Frances Leach says industry leaders are developing vessel action plans detailing steps they can take to prevent the spread of the virus while fishing.
For the first time in its 96 year history, the International Pacific Halibut Commission will be setting catch limits for halibut this week with the knowledge that the commercial fleet’s catch has been around 90 percent female, a notably higher proportion than previously thought.
