Setnetter testing way to kill fewer kings
Fishing September 27, 2017
Could it be that a few enterprising commercial fishermen are finding a way to protect more Kenai king salmon, while also protecting their own setnet fishery? Elizabeth Earle, writing for the Peninsula Clarion on Kenai, continues to do some of the best reporting in Alaska on fishing issues, especially... Read more
Is bait right or needed for early Kenai kings?
Fishing June 21, 2017
By Lee Leschper The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has legalized the use of bait for early run king salmon on the lower Kenai River as of today. That means serious king fishermen can now start plunking big balls of salmon eggs and sweetening plugs with herring fillets... Read more
Max size limit increases for lower Kenai kings
Fishing June 13, 2017
Thanks to a stronger than expected run of early run king salmon to the Kenai River, ADF&G has liberalized size limits, allowing for larger kings to be kept, in the lower part of the river immediately. In a release Monday, the department increased the maximum size limit to less than... Read more
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