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    Outdoors
    Many of the wildlife on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, including snowshoe hare, ermine, and ptarmigan, adapt and change with the seasons, credit Colin Canterbury/FWS.
    Refuge Notebook: The nature of traditions
    By Stephen Miller • January 4, 2024 2:30 am

    Nature has always been an integral part of human existence, shaping cultures, influencing societies, and playing a profound role in…

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: And it’s a wrap: Nick...
    By Nick Varney • September 7, 2022 5:30 am

    Labor Day weekend was a bit temperamental at the beginning.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Thunder frightens humans and mutts,...
    By Nick Varney • August 31, 2022 5:30 am

    Last Sunday, while piloting our ancient Dell through a fog of dense concentration of fishing data, our semi-new dog of…

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Target silvers at first light...
    By Nick Varney • August 24, 2022 5:30 am

    Well now, August has just about jetted through its allotment of solar days and should be deeply embarrassed about it….

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on how...
    By Nick Varney • August 17, 2022 5:30 am

    Its always great to receive emails from our out-of-state visitors, especially when it’s their first trip to Homer and they…

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: More tips from Nick on...
    By Nick Varney • August 10, 2022 5:30 am

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

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Hints from Nick on catchin’...
    By Nick Varney • August 3, 2022 5:30 am

    Now that the silvers have started showing up to make some serious noise at the Ye Ole Fishing Hole, I’ve…

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    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)
    Out of the Office: Take the long way...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 28, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In:
    By Nick Varney • July 27, 2022 5:30 am

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

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Reds kicking it up in...
    By Nick Varney • July 20, 2022 5:30 am

    Fish early for silvers.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Heads up: Silvers are sneakin’...
    By Nick Varney • July 13, 2022 5:30 am

    Anyone driving by the Spit’s fishing lagoon recently must have thought that they could have spotted more action at an…

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Check out cleaning tables for...
    By Nick Varney • July 6, 2022 5:30 am

    The Spit was rockin’ last weekend, even though the infamous Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon suffered serious supply chain issues when…

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    People in an inflatable kayak fish off the end of the Homer Spit on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing gets exciting with snagging...
    By Nick Varney • June 29, 2022 5:30 am

    Snagging opener runs through 11:59 p.m. Friday at Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon

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