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.
Which according to the Associated Press would rank as the eighth-lowest return in the last 35 years but higher than last year’s run of more than 4,200 fish.
Each year thousands of sockeye return up the Kenai River to spawn in Hidden Lake. Of those returning fish, several hundred will pass on their genetics with the assistance of the Trail Lakes Hatchery.
The Department of Fish and Game has doubled the bag limits for sockeye salmon in the Kenai river from three to six fish, with twelve in possession and opened dipnetting to 24 hours per day. .
Those who like to target fish on the fly usually opt for a traditional one-hand set up, but a different approach is growing among anglers on some of Alaska's larger rivers.
