Alaska Outdoor Digest

The source for important, timely news on hunting, fishing and the outdoors in Alaska.

New Permitting Process for Access to CIRI Lands on Kenai
Cook Inlet Regional, one of the larger landowners on the Kenai River, will simplify the process for anglers to get permission to access the river for fishing. For the first time this summer, the Kenai River Sport Fishing Association will assist CIRI in issuing permits to members of the... Read more
DOT, Feds ink deal to create Cooper Landing bypass
Thursday morning in Anchorage Federal highway authorities and Alaska’s Department of Transportation finalized the agreement that will lay the groundwork for a highway bypassing Cooper Landing and critical habitat along a stretch of the Upper Kenai River. Federal Highways signed the record of decision (ROD) on the Sterling Highway... Read more
Know before you go trespassing for Kenai reds this month
Late run Kenai river sockeye salmon are probably the most popular and certainly the most democratic, all-inclusive fishery in Alaska, if not in America. Call it combat fishing or Alaska at it’s best (or worst) or just your annual freezer filler, it’s also the promise of big sockeyes that... Read more