Alaska’s Board of Fisheries on Tuesday rejected two proposals from sport fishing advocates to limit additional stocking of pink salmon into Alaska waters. The Kenai River Sport Fishing Association had submitted ACRs 1 and 2 to the board, with both requests to stop or reduce the take of more... Read more
Board of Fish Anchorage Meeting March 6-9
March 6, 2018 0
The Alaska Board of Fisheries will be back in Anchorage to meet March 6-9 at the Egan Civic and Convention Center. The proposed agenda is smaller than many board meetings, but there’s time allotted for the public to comment on a variety of issues. The Board is also expected to take... Read more
Board of Fish asking for proposals to change regs
FishingGovernment December 26, 2017
Proposal deadline April 10, 2018. The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) is issuing its 2018/2019 Call for Proposals for changes in the subsistence, personal use, sport, guided sport, and commercial fishing regulations for the Bristol Bay finfish, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim finfish, Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands-Chignik finfish, and Statewide finfish general provisions. The... Read more
Rare joint Board of Fish, Game committee meeting this week
FishingGovernmentHunting December 18, 2017
The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) and Board of Game (BOG) will convene a teleconference meeting of its Joint Board Committee (committee) at 11 a.m., December 21. The purpose of the committee meeting is to review and recommend to both boards the necessity of holding a full Joint Board meeting... Read more
Board of Fish Work Session in Anchorage Oct. 17-19
October 17, 2017 0
The Alaska Board of Fisheries (board) will meet October 17-19, 2017, at the Egan Civic & Convention Center, 555 West 5thAvenue, Anchorage, Alaska beginning at 8:30 am. No regulatory action will be taken at this meeting. Agenda topics may include: election of officers, agenda change requests, petitions, meeting organization, creation of... Read more
UPDATE: Board of Fish in Anchorage this week
FishingGovernment September 1, 2017
The Alaska Board of Fisheries will meet October 17-19, 2017, at the Egan Civic & Convention Center, 555 West 5thAvenue, Anchorage, Alaska beginning at 8:30 am. No regulatory action will be taken at this meeting, but sport fishermen should watch several of the agenda change requests, that could affect 2018 salmon... Read more
Board of Fish rejects emergency rules for Copper River commercial fishery
FishingGovernment May 17, 2017
The Alaska Board of Fisheries voted 4-3 on Wednesday not to impose emergency restrictions on the Copper River commercial king salmon fishery, rejecting the request from the Fairbanks advisory board after the sport fishery was closed because of a historically low run forecast. The vote was along what has... Read more
ADFG Legislative schedule April 24-28
FishingGovernmentHunting April 24, 2017
Here are bills and action pending in the Alaska Legislature this week that affect hunting, fishing and wildlife. House Floor Session Apr 24 Monday 11:00 AM BILL SHORT TITLE STATUS DATE HB 127 CRIM. CONV. OVERTURNED: RECEIVE PAST PFD 3RD RDG, 4/24 CAL(H) 04/19/17 HB 211 NONRESIDENT HUNTING REQUIREMENTS:... Read more
Beware trichinosis in bear meat Hot
Hunting May 21, 2017
Smoked Candy Salmon Strips Hot
Fishing Jun 9, 2018
No bait or multiple hooks on Kenai until Aug. 15
Fishing Jul 29, 2020
