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    Unhinged Alaska: A quick insight into moose
    By Nick Varney • October 1, 2025 2:30 am

    It seems that my style insults some of the intelligentsia who author odes to tree moss and/or are devout lingcod whisperers.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: What happened to summer?
    By Nick Varney • September 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Read on for the final fishing report of the season.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Silvers have entered the streams
    By Nick Varney • August 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Now that we are riding the deeper slide into fall, it’s time to concentrate on those beautiful silvers entering the…

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Know your fish
    By Nick Varney • August 13, 2025 2:30 am

    During the last couple of weeks, this column has offered more than a few tips on what techniques can be…

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Remember that fish are fish
    By Nick Varney • August 7, 2025 1:30 am

    I have heard from many of you complaining that those &#@*% fish are driving some of you nuts at the…

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Techniques to lure picky silvers
    By Nick Varney • July 29, 2025 1:30 am

    You may have to experiment with set-ups to catch silvers with some skill.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Watching the fish roll in
    By Nick Varney • July 22, 2025 2:30 am

    The incoming tide was headed our way so we could restart our game of “Spot the violations” as the silvers rolled in.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Can things get even better?
    By Nick Varney • July 16, 2025 1:30 am

    It’s that time of year when there are reds to can, rockfish to harvest, halibut to fillet, and wild dust-ups…

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Hard luck at the fishing...
    By Nick Varney • July 9, 2025 2:30 am

    The action wasn’t as hot as in the past, but neither was the run.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Fair weather expected for 4th...
    By Nick Varney • June 30, 2025 1:30 am

    Keep a heads-up approach when in traffic during the holiday — you don’t know who you’ll run into.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Kudos to anglers who adhere...
    By Nick Varney • June 26, 2025 2:30 am

    Line launchers mimicking the scofflaw’s method is one of the reasons fish get spooked and quit biting.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Old-timers cast their lines
    By Nick Varney • June 18, 2025 2:30 am

    The grizzled gentlemen have been coming down to Homer for over 35 years to ambush flats from their modest skiff in “secret holes” east of the Spit.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Tourism season shifts into overdrive...
    By Nick Varney • June 10, 2025 1:30 am

    On weekends, keeping your head on a swivel is a must.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Tough times all around
    By Nick Varney • June 3, 2025 2:30 am

    The lagoon wasn’t exactly a hotspot for king-popping last week even for the couple of fish-stealing thug seals that showed up.

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    Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing yarns and crowded shores...
    By Nick Varney • May 28, 2025 2:30 am

    The Spit resembled an Indie 500 parking lot and the road was a whack-a-mole experience.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Back on the fishing beat
    By Nick Varney • May 21, 2025 2:30 am

    Angling-famished fanatics are heading our way.

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