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    Fishing Report
    Wild weather here, but fishing still fair
    Wild weather here, but fishing still fair
    By Nick C. Varney • September 3, 2015 10:31 am

    Well that was a pretty wild weekend. High tides, high winds, a dash of termination dust and snagging opened at…

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    Anglers should remember manners
    Anglers should remember manners
    By Nick C. Varney • August 27, 2015 10:07 am

    One of the golden perks associated with writing this column is the cornucopia of remarkable posts that land in the…

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    Anglers should remember manners
    Anglers should remember manners
    By Nick C. Varney • August 27, 2015 10:07 am

    O ne of the golden perks associated with writing this column is the cornucopia of remarkable posts that land in…

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    Life-saving tips: Learn to swim, wear a PFD
    Life-saving tips: Learn to swim, wear a PFD
    By Nick C. Varney • August 20, 2015 11:18 am

    Last Monday I opened a voicemail from my compadre Turk. He was so riled up that residual smoke leaked out…

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    Nick shares recipe for salmon brine
    Nick shares recipe for salmon brine
    By Nick C. Varney • August 13, 2015 10:37 am

    Things have continued to roll along in the silver fishery along the east side of The Spit.  Remember last week…

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    Fish while you can; time zooming by
    Fish while you can; time zooming by
    By Nick C. Varney • August 6, 2015 10:11 am

    Wow, did we somehow pick up a serious tail wind of time since this column’s seasonal debut? Come on, Aug….

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    Fishing? Know what you’re catching
    Fishing? Know what you’re catching
    By Nick C. Varney • July 30, 2015 10:35 am

    I have received an unusual amount of email asking how to report angler evil-doers to the Alaska Wildlife Troopers without tying…

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    Jill Brown (foreground) dipnets alongside Chelsee Largo (background) on Kenai’s north beach on Sunday, July 19. Dipnetting on the Kenai River is open through July 31. People heading to the Kenai River should expect a crowd as sockeye numbers have been increasing over the last few days.-Photo by Ben Boettger, Morris News Service - Alaska
    Silvers pickier than pinks (and taste better, too)
    By Nick C. Varney • July 23, 2015 11:54 am

    Let’s face it. Putting the hammer on silvers while they are cruising beneath our inlet waters or doing acerebral loops…

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    Linda Scott of Bloomington, Minn., poses with the 224.4-pound halibut she caught while fishing with DeepStrike Sportsfishing aboard the Grand Aleutian captained by David Bayes. She is the current leader in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby.
    Minnesota woman takes lead in derby
    By Nick C. Varney • July 16, 2015 10:44 am

    It was an interesting past week for the sports fishing crowd. A distaff member of the flatfish hunting group shot…

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    It’s not just the out-of-towners who can’t read or follow sport fishing regs
    It’s not just the out-of-towners who can’t read...
    By Nick C. Varney • July 9, 2015 10:40 am

    Back in late June this column reported on a plethora of angling misconducts Alaska Wildlife Troopers had to deal with…

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    Hunting for lingcod? Nick’s got a few tips for novice anglers
    Hunting for lingcod? Nick’s got a few tips...
    By Nick C. Varney • July 2, 2015 10:16 am

    I was asked yesterday what I thought about lingcod. I deliberated for a few seconds and then replied, “Well I…

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    Sport fishing scofflaws stretch limits of intelligence, common sense
    Sport fishing scofflaws stretch limits of intelligence, common...
    By Nick Varney • June 25, 2015 12:49 pm

    N ormally I don’t get into to the area of investments but after reading the Alaska Wildlife Trooper’s section of…

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    You never know what you might see when you’re fishing — or watching
    You never know what you might see when...
    By Nick C. Varney • June 18, 2015 9:53 am

    I need to start this column with a warning: There is a despicable sneak thief roaming the Homer Spit and…

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