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Reeling ‘Em In: More tips from Nick on catching silvers

Last week we suggested a few basic guidelines on how to roll up the lagoon coho for the…

Ken Gates (left) and Jim Boersma at the Funny River weir in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Anatomy of a fish weir — Keeping a finger on the pulse of Alaska’s salmon runs

During a routine physical exam, your doctor checks your vitals: Weight, heart rate, blood pressure and so on.…

The Homer Mariners faced off against the Redington Huskies last Friday night. The Mariners fell 56-14. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Mariner football geared to face the Bears

The Homer Mariner Boys Football team will take on the Kodiak Bears this weekend.

Silver salmon hang in the Seward Boat Harbor during the 2018 Seward Silver Salmon Derby. (Photo courtesy of Seward Chamber of Commerce)

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Seward Silver Salmon derby runs Aug. 13-21

Last year’s derby featured 1,800 contestants competing across eight days

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Hints from Nick on catchin’ cohos

Now that the silvers have started showing up to make some serious noise at the Ye Ole Fishing…

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Refuge Notebook: A guide to adventures that abound on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Canoe System

Among the gems hidden within Alaska’s vast National Wildlife Refuge lands, there is an area that has drawn…

Kenai Peninsula players participate in a softball clinic at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, July 30, 2022. (Photo by Bill Bell)

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Softball clinic held

On Saturday, July 30, at Karen Hornaday Park, Homer Mariner Softball, in conjunction with Tsunami Softball, hosted a…

Walking near the mudflats in Hope, Alaska, on Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Courtesy Sabine Poux)

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Out of the Office: I’ll always have Alaska

The first time I came to the Kenai Peninsula I was on a solo weekend vacation about a…

Châteaugar Run Club is organizing a series of trail races in the Castlegar area. Photo: Steven Wells

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Jakolof 10 Miler held

On Saturday, July 30, the 2022 Jakolof 10 Miler took place, which is a 10-mile biking/running race from…

Mt. Redoubt rises above Cook Inlet and the Anchor River drainage as fireweed is in bloom, as seen from Diamond Ridge Road on Friday, July 22, 2022, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Take the long way around

“Slow Down. What’s the hurry?” reads an inscription on the Reuben Call bench at the end of the…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In:

Mother Nature’s wardrobe presentations lately have reflected some schizoid indecisiveness along with blustery moods.

Cattails line the shore of Clam Lake on July 5, 2022. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: A cattail conundrum

I like cattails. They remind me of Florida, where largemouth bass and red-winged blackbirds lived around the patch…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Reds kicking it up in Tutka Bay Lagoon; silvers sneaking in at The Hole.

Fish early for silvers.