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Reeling 'em in

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Reeling ’em in

When fishing starts heating up in the pristine waters of the lower Kenai it’s akin to being in…

A good catch

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Halibut, salmon fishing fair to good

W ow, what an incredibly gorgeous Memorial Day weekend even though the wind and overcast chilled things down…

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Red swamp crawfish turning up in Alaska

Warming oceans have brought news of many new and invasive species in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The…

Column wraps up for season, not fishing

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Column wraps up for season, not fishing

Now that we are beginning the slow tumble into the deep fall season where land hunts rule, don’t…

Wild weather here, but fishing still fair

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Wild weather here, but fishing still fair

Well that was a pretty wild weekend. High tides, high winds, a dash of termination dust and snagging…

Anglers should remember manners

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Anglers should remember manners

One of the golden perks associated with writing this column is the cornucopia of remarkable posts that land…

Anglers should remember manners

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Anglers should remember manners

O ne of the golden perks associated with writing this column is the cornucopia of remarkable posts that…

Life-saving tips: Learn to swim, wear a PFD

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Life-saving tips: Learn to swim, wear a PFD

Last Monday I opened a voicemail from my compadre Turk. He was so riled up that residual smoke…

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Nick shares recipe for salmon brine

Things have continued to roll along in the silver fishery along the east side of The Spit.  Remember…

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Fish while you can; time zooming by

Wow, did we somehow pick up a serious tail wind of time since this column’s seasonal debut? Come…

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Kenai River late-run kings stronger than recent years

A dreary chinook run has plagued the Kenai River for the past few years, but numbers for 2015…

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Fishing? Know what you’re catching

I have received an unusual amount of email asking how to report angler evil-doers to the Alaska Wildlife Troopers…

Jill Brown (foreground) dipnets alongside Chelsee Largo (background) on Kenai’s north beach on Sunday, July 19. Dipnetting on the Kenai River is open through July 31. People heading to the Kenai River should expect a crowd as sockeye numbers have been increasing over the last few days.-Photo by Ben Boettger, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Silvers pickier than pinks (and taste better, too)

Let’s face it. Putting the hammer on silvers while they are cruising beneath our inlet waters or doing…