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A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sockeye salmon counts spike in Kenai and Kasilof rivers

To date, around 140,000 sockeye have been counted on the Kenai

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion The waters of Cook Inlet lap against Nikishka Beach in Nikiski,<ins> Alaska,</ins> where several local fish sites are located, on Friday, March 24<ins>, 2023</ins>.

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Fish and Game says local setnet study may ‘solve decades-long struggle’

A study of setnet harvest selectivity for sockeye and king salmon will be conducted by the Department of…

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Black Rockfish sampling in Kodiak. Photo provided by ADFG.

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Rockfish Day education event is Saturday

Event seeks to raise awareness of harvest issues, safe rockfish release

Hunter Kirby holds up the hatchery king salmon he bagged during the one-day youth fishery on the Ninilchik River on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ninilchik, Alaska. Photo by Mike Booz

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Kids cast their lines

One-day fisheries provide opportunities for youth

The Russian River Sanctuary Area is seen in the area labeled B in this map provided by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

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Sport fishing at Russian River Sanctuary opens early

Predictions for sockeye run ‘good-sized’, triggers month-early opening

Local youth anglers participate in the 15-and-under king salmon fishery on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon in Homer, Alaska. This event, sponsored by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, is the first of two youth-only fisheries being held on the peninsula this month. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Local youth participate in king salmon fishery

Strong winds on the Homer Spit didn’t deter brave anglers from fishing Nick Dudiak Lagoon

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Rambo tides and action at the lagoon

The lagoon’s infamous and intrepid mayor is back and has nailed his first chinook

Fishermen young and old try their luck at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on June 4, 2020, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Youth-only king salmon fisheries to open in Ninilchik, Homer

They will be open for one day in each location

Razor clam season is underway at Copalis Beach. (Courtesy photo)

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4 days in July set for Ninilchik razor clam harvest

A limited harvest opportunity for razor clams in Ninilchik will be opened in July, the Alaska Department of…

Members of the Kenai River Professional Guide Association teach elementary students to cast a fly rod during Salmon Celebration on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Johnson Lake in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kids gather for annual Salmon Celebration at Johnson Lake

They stocked rainbow trout in the lake and visited dozens of booths to learn about fish, wildlife, habitat…

Poster for the 16th Annual Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce Drift Boat Regatta. (Promotional Image)

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Cooper Landing Drift Boat Regatta returns for 16th year

The event will include a drift boat race, a spring cleanup along the river banks, and a costume…

Jesse Pasch (left), winner of the average fish prize in the 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament, poses with his fish during weigh-in on Saturday, May 6 at the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce building in Anchor Point, Alaska. This is Pasch’s second year of winning “average fish.” Photo courtesy of Mcki Needham

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Persnail wins Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament

Despite less-than-stellar weather and some last-minute operating changes, the 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament saw another…

Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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NOAA to hear public comment about Cook Inlet salmon management

The hearing will be held online as a webinar May 18