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Reeling ‘Em In: River closures means best fishing is by the sea

What a morning. The changing zephyrs have finally dispersed the coverlet of smoke masking the inlet and exposing…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: ‘Skunked’ continues to be the operative word

Kings starting to dribble in at the fishin’ hole.

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Memorial Day weekend brought sunny weather, but not a lot of bites

Look to Ninilchik River for best hatchery chinooks.

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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Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing season begins in earnest

Weather forecast is sunny side up with good tides.

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: Halibut prices may drop soon

Halibut prices reached unprecedented levels this spring, but may be about to come down from the stratosphere soon…

The bridge at Tonsina Point. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Sports

Out of the Office: Tackling Tonsina

I’m reluctant to hike alone in Alaska. As much as I like being by myself and wandering in…

The commerical fishing fleet is seen from Pacific Star Seafoods in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Fish votes no on Proposal 283

The proposal would have loosened restrictions for set gillnetters in a part of Cook Inlet

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: Bristol Bay sockeye run could stress processors

Some Bristol Bay fishermen have been expressing anxiety about the ability of area processors to handle the huge…

Weston Marley, second from left, holds up the 27.38-pound winter king salmon he caught to win the 28th annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska. Marley, 15, fished on the Fly Dough with his father, Jay Marley, left, and brother, Andrew Marley, center. Joining them are Zach Marley, far right, and mom Erica Marley, second from right. It's the second year a Marley boy won the tournament, with Andrew taking first place for a 25.62-pound king in 2021. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Team Marley wins again

For the second year in a row, a Marley boy wins the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament.

Andrew Marley, the 2021 Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament winner, at left, holds his prize winning 25.62-pound white king salmon on Saturday, April 17, on the Homer Spit in Homer. Helping him are his father, Jay Marley, center, and older brother Weston Marley, right. The family team included Erica Marley, not shown, all fishing on the Fly Dough. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Winter King postponed to Sunday

The 28th annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament has been postponed to Sunday.

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: Coast Guard was in news last week

The U.S. Coast Guard is in the news a lot this week, from a scathing report from federal…

Some heart shaped rocks appear as bands of quartz. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Finding heart rocks

Like love, heart rocks appear when you’re not looking for them.

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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Salmon runs projected to be weaker than average

A run of around 4.97 million sockeye is projected to return to Upper Cook Inlet