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Freeze fish whole for cleaning later
Throughout the currently slumbering spring and presently aging summer, this column has touched on subjects such as fish…
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Know your fish, piscatorians
I’m starting off this week’s column with a suggestion. Know your fish, especially with the plethora (whole bunch)…
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Tips from Nick: Get up early and sharpen your filet knife
I am an unabashed uber-early morning fisherman. When I’m on a serious waterline hunt, I try to be…
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Fisherpersonages: Here’s how to catch cohos
Last week fisherpersonages were starting to sink their hooks into more silvers at our infamous Fishing Hole. The…
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Learning from the tourists: halibut fishing is a heck of a lot of fun
Every summer we jaded Homerites sometimes scoff at the sport halibut fishermen who head out almost daily (except…
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‘Mud, mud, glorious mud’
“Whoever came up with this idea is a genius!” a young girl proclaimed as she slipped and splashed…
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Big bird, big appetite
A bald eagle sits near its nest by the Homer motorhome dump on June 24, 2017, across the…
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King fishing has flatlined but silvers are coming in
Chinook fishing in the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon is lacking a discernible heartbeat. Big “T,” who customarily claims…
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Future looks bright for big halibut
Editor’s note: Due to an editing error in the web version of Reelin’ ‘Em In, the author of…
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Humans not the only fishers at the hole
Our famous fishing hole has been in a bit of a slump lately and more than a few…
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Reeling it in: Fishing for almost everything picks up
What a week, huh? We were spoiled with a celestial bucket full of summer solstice hours while honkin’…
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Watch out, salmon: Nick has a new rod and reel
The summer season has now tip-toed through the apogee of daylight hours and commenced to leisurely dim the…
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Reeling ‘Em In: For some, fishing not a social sport
I am not a combat fisherman. I’m a conscientious objector when it comes doing battle for room with…