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The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bait restriction on Kasilof River reinstated

The restriction is slated to be in place from Friday, Aug. 2 through Sept. 15

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: Tips and tricks to land a fish

Be adaptable in your bait presentations

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council secures further rec center funding

The Homer City Council set aside additional funding for a multiuse community recreation center at their last regular…

Parents show their kids how to cast their fishing lines during the youth-only coho salmon fishery on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023 at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Youth salmon fishery opens on Saturday

A portion of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon will be reserved for anglers ages 15 and under

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: Guidance for the filleting impaired

The following offers a rudimentary approach that will, hopefully, produce identifiable fillets instead of lumps of salmon sausage.

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet are dragged up onto the beach at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Draft plan published for disbursement of $11.5 million in 2021 and 2022 ESSN disasters

Public comment will be accepted for the draft spend plan until July 24

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling Em’ In: Cherishing an old fishing friend

Time now for the fishing report for the week of July 15, 2024.

The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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King salmon fishing closed on Kasilof starting Monday

The emergency order is being issued to protect returning king salmon, citing weak returns

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: Hunting beasts

By the time you read this, lingcod season will be open and I just ran across a draft…

A sign warning of a June 28, 2021, bear attack is placed at the head of the Kenai River Trail on Skilak Loop Road in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown bear hunting on the Kenai Peninsula closed

Brown bear hunting is managed via registration permit

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: One man’s trash fish, another’s tasty treasure

The Spit was rockin’ over the Fourth of July weekend.

Sockeye salmon are gathered together at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Commission rejects permanent use of dipnets in Cook Inlet setnet fisheries

Emergency approval of dipnets will remain effective into September

Nick Varney

Sports

Reeling ‘Em In: An angling addiction

Fishing is not only fun, but humbling