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Action picks up at Fishing Hole

For those of you who have been crossing various appendages in hopes the Spit’s fishing hole action will…

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Kid’s fishing day is Saturday at The Hole

Well, that was an interesting Memorial Day weekend. “Wet” was the operative word to describe the concoctions of…

Dog jog photos

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Dog jog photos

By Michael Armstrong Homer News

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Time to put those lines in the water

The long Memorial Day weekend is but hours away and the initial runs are starting to ease in,…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News. A Pacific golden plover was seen at Louie's Lagoon on the Homer Spit last Friday.

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Shorebird celebrates 25 years

The 25th annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival celebrates its silver anniversary with a look backward to one of…

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24th Annual Winter King tournament is March 18

The Homer Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the 24th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament (WKT)…

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64 species, 10,492 individual birds seen during Homer’s annual Christmas bird count

Forty-two volunteers participated in Homer’s annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, five watching feeders in their own yard and…

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Reeling ‘Em In wraps up another season

Well, it’s that time again. The sunset of summer is beginning to slide further into the expanding dusk…

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Early morning fishing catches big rewards

Whoa! August just shot by like a peregrine falcon in a free fall attack. Suddenly we’ve tumbled into…

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Good day of fishing strengthens family ties

A few days ago, a buddy, JT, gave me a call from his boat while being pounded by…

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Fishing results mixed; some still don’t understand ethical angling

Last week the Olympics offered a diversion when the fishing in some areas started gearing down to a…

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Think of the possibilities: Fishing Hole Olympics

I’ve done a little less scouting this week due to the fact that the Summer Olympics have kicked…

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Visitors help remind us we live in paradise – oh, and this week’s fishing report

There has been a plethora of stories written over the years about family vacation visitations. Some are humorous.…