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Reeling ‘Em In: Rambo tides and action at the lagoon

The lagoon’s infamous and intrepid mayor is back and has nailed his first chinook

Fishermen young and old try their luck at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on June 4, 2020, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Youth-only king salmon fisheries to open in Ninilchik, Homer

They will be open for one day in each location

The SPARC building is photographed on Saturday, May 27, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Delcenia Cosman / Homer News

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SPARC awarded funding for new floor

The facility’s current flooring, constructed from used materials, was always meant to be a temporary solution

Razor clam season is underway at Copalis Beach. (Courtesy photo)

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4 days in July set for Ninilchik razor clam harvest

A limited harvest opportunity for razor clams in Ninilchik will be opened in July, the Alaska Department of…

Members of the Kenai River Professional Guide Association teach elementary students to cast a fly rod during Salmon Celebration on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Johnson Lake in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kids gather for annual Salmon Celebration at Johnson Lake

They stocked rainbow trout in the lake and visited dozens of booths to learn about fish, wildlife, habitat…

Poster for the 16th Annual Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce Drift Boat Regatta. (Promotional Image)

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Cooper Landing Drift Boat Regatta returns for 16th year

The event will include a drift boat race, a spring cleanup along the river banks, and a costume…

Jesse Pasch (left), winner of the average fish prize in the 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament, poses with his fish during weigh-in on Saturday, May 6 at the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce building in Anchor Point, Alaska. This is Pasch’s second year of winning “average fish.” Photo courtesy of Mcki Needham

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Persnail wins Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament

Despite less-than-stellar weather and some last-minute operating changes, the 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament saw another…

A song sparrow perches on a willow branch near the Beluga Slough trail on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Shorebird festival entertains birders of all ages and abilites

126 shorebird species seen at 31st Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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NOAA to hear public comment about Cook Inlet salmon management

The hearing will be held online as a webinar May 18

Derotha Ferraro from the fishing vessel Big Game poses with the king salmon she caught in the Anchor Point King Salmon Calcutta on Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Bill Scott)

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Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament kicks off this weekend

The 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Calcutta and Tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday.

Western Sandpipers scurry across the sand in search of food in the mudflats. Sandpipers are the most prevalent bird at the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge during the 2023 Shorebird and Nature Festival May 5-7. (Jan Wieser / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

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Shorebird Festival opens this weekend for all birding enthusiasts

Registration is still open for the 31st annual Shorebird Festival, running May 3-7.

A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016, near Kenai, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Local fishers speak up for buyback bill

S.B. 82, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would create the voluntary program

Cook Inletkeeper Science Director Sue Mauger speaks in front of a packed crowd during a panel discussion for the Kenai Peninsula College Showcase “State of the Salmon” on Wednesday, April 20, 2023, at KPC in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Showcase paints a grim picture for future of salmon

Warming waters, more numerous predators, bycatch, parasites, increased competition all point to tremendous difficulty in species resurgence