Small start for Ship Creek Derby
Fishing June 10, 2018
Smaller and fewer would be the key words for Saturday’s opening day of the 2018 Slam’n Salm’n Derby on Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage. No king salmon topped 20 pounds and only a few topped 10. That’s a big difference from 2017 when many kings exceeded 30 pounds. The... Read more
Seward silvers remain hottest ticket
Fishing July 23, 2017
By Lee Leschper The silver salmon in and outside Resurrection Bay in Seward remain the hottest ticket in south central Alaska, among a host of great fishing options. Six of us fished Saturday in and around Pony Cove with friends and got 34 silvers up to 12 pounds, plus... Read more
64-pound king leads Wrangell Derby
Fishing May 24, 2017
With the generally sad news and slow start to king salmon fishing statewide, it’s nice to have a little/big good news. Gary Smart, a Washington state angle, weighed in a 64.1 pound Chinook Wednesday morning to take the lead in the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce’s annual salmon derby. That’s... Read more
Beware trichinosis in bear meat Hot
Hunting May 21, 2017
Background on Taku king decline in Southeast Hot
Fishing Links May 1, 2017
No bait or multiple hooks on Kenai until Aug. 15
Fishing Jul 29, 2020
