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Both the rain and Numnutz gotta go

Normally wintering moose amble through during cold stretches and trim our dormant rows, but not this time

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Reeling ‘Em In: And it’s a wrap: Nick writes his last report for the summer

Labor Day weekend was a bit temperamental at the beginning.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Thunder frightens humans and mutts, but the cohos still are bitin’

Last Sunday, while piloting our ancient Dell through a fog of dense concentration of fishing data, our semi-new…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Target silvers at first light — wait: What light?

Well now, August has just about jetted through its allotment of solar days and should be deeply embarrassed…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on how to fillet a silver

Its always great to receive emails from our out-of-state visitors, especially when it’s their first trip to Homer…

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Reeling ‘Em In: More tips from Nick on catching silvers

Last week we suggested a few basic guidelines on how to roll up the lagoon coho for the…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Hints from Nick on catchin’ cohos

Now that the silvers have started showing up to make some serious noise at the Ye Ole Fishing…

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Reeling ‘Em In:

Mother Nature’s wardrobe presentations lately have reflected some schizoid indecisiveness along with blustery moods.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Reds kicking it up in Tutka Bay Lagoon; silvers sneaking in at The Hole.

Fish early for silvers.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Heads up: Silvers are sneakin’ into the hole

Anyone driving by the Spit’s fishing lagoon recently must have thought that they could have spotted more action…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Check out cleaning tables for fishing action

The Spit was rockin’ last weekend, even though the infamous Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon suffered serious supply chain…

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Unhinged Alaska: Who knows what lurks within a deck of cards

Chill. Don’t despair.

People in an inflatable kayak fish off the end of the Homer Spit on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing gets exciting with snagging opener

Snagging opener runs through 11:59 p.m. Friday at Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon