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    Fishing Report
    Fishing Hole could use a little help
    Fishing Hole could use a little help
    By Nick C. Varney • July 2, 2014 3:40 pm

    Over the weekend, I took notice of a superfluity of rather unseemly comments concerning the conditions at the cleaning tables…

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    Anglers line up around the Nick Dudiak Fishing Hole on the Homer Spit on Friday, just in timeto welcome king salmon arriving on the evening’s incoming tide.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Small gift may help someone catch fish
    By Nick C. Varney • June 25, 2014 3:43 pm

    As I wander around during the week shooting the breeze with shore anglers, I’m amazed to find that many aren’t…

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    Fillet tips so you can look like a pro
    Fillet tips so you can look like a...
    June 18, 2014 1:46 pm

    Let’s get real here. There are some of you who flay at fish rather than fillet them. It is astounding…

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    Anchor River, lower Cook Inlet marine fisheries closed to protect king salmon
    Anchor River, lower Cook Inlet marine fisheries closed...
    June 11, 2014 4:29 pm

    Fishing Alert: On Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the Anchor River, Deep Creek, Ninilchik River and…

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    Ignoring fishing regs won’t pay in long run
    Ignoring fishing regs won’t pay in long run
    By Nick C. Varney • June 5, 2014 11:59 am

    I just don’t get it. For weeks, information has been bouncing around the Internet and printed media that, for right now,…

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    Before you go fishing, give yourself refresher course on regulations
    Before you go fishing, give yourself refresher course...
    By Nick C. Varney • May 28, 2014 3:25 pm

    Well, now, wasn’t that a beautiful Memorial Day weekend for those of you who can dimly recall it? The weather…

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    As part of research, ADF&G wants to talk to anglers
    As part of research, ADF&G wants to talk...
    By Nick C. Varney • May 21, 2014 1:15 pm

    The time has come for the commencement of this year’s fish runs which coolly coincides with the roll out of…

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    Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover
    Diehard anglers don’t duck for cover
    By Nick C. Varney • September 5, 2013 7:57 am

    Labor Day decided to be a bit testy this year. Winds pounded the wilting fireweed generating mini blizzards of white…

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    Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still lots of good fishing
    Summer is slipping into fall, but there’s still...
    By Nick C. Varney • August 28, 2013 7:43 pm

    While I was embattled with an obnoxious woodpecker that was practicing wicked marimba beats on our logs this morning, a…

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    Fishing for silvers has turned golden
    Fishing for silvers has turned golden
    August 21, 2013 4:44 pm

    Thar whar bright treasures in them thar high tides near the base of the Spit’s east side over the weekend….

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    Still time to put fish in freezer (or canner or smoker or soup pot or...)
    Still time to put fish in freezer (or...
    By Nick C. Varney • August 14, 2013 3:51 pm

    As August starts to slowly glissade (“butt scoot” for those of you who consider outdoor recreation as playing “Big Fish”…

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    Fishing for silvers heats up; here’s how you won’t get skunked
    Fishing for silvers heats up; here’s how you...
    By Nick C. Varney • August 7, 2013 4:01 pm

    Flat Island and Point Pogibshi have been heating up for silvers lately, so maybe those reports from boats fishing elsewhere…

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    Activity picking up around The Fishing Hole
    Activity picking up around The Fishing Hole
    By Nick C. Varney • July 31, 2013 1:52 pm

    Lately there have been growing rumors about silvers lurking outside The Fishing Hole.  Until noon Monday I thought those tales…

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