JBER cyclist mauled by brown bear
Government June 26, 2017
The string of Alaska bear maulings continues. Sharing this breaking news from KTVA Television on another bear attack near Anchorage: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says a pair of cyclists encountered a bear on JBER Saturday morning. Authorities say the pair came across a brown bear with... Read more
Strong Russian sockeye run provides great fishing
Fishing June 26, 2017
By Lee Leschper Defining recent trends, this year’s early Russian River run of sockeye salmon continues strong and steady, blessing eager anglers with limits now up to six fish a day. ADF&G raised the daily bag limit on the Russian and the Upper Kenai to six per day and... Read more
Sanctuary opens, sockeye limit to six
Fishing June 23, 2017
ADF&G had announced The Russian River Sanctuary area will be open to sockeye salmon sport fishing beginning at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, June 24. Please review the Upper Kenai River and Russian River Confluence area map on page 58 of the 2017 Southcentral Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet. Also, beginning... Read more
Fishing with the bears and how to survive it
Fishing June 23, 2017
By Lee Leschper I was daydreaming, in the rhythm of flipping a fly into the clear Russian river, lulled by warm sun and no fish. So it took a second to recognize the great furry brown head that poked out of the brush and ferns 30 yards in front... 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
Pogo worker killed in third bear mauling in seven days; how to not be next
Uncategorized June 20, 2017
A predatory black bear attacked two workers near Pogo Mine in the Alaska Interior last week, killing one person and injuring a second. Pogo officials have not identified the person killed, except that it was a contract worker doing geological work some distance from the mine itself. They did... Read more
Authorities are now reporting that the 16-year-old runner mauled by a black bear while competing in a Bird Ridge trail race Sunday has died. http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Bear-mauling–429297643.html The Alaska Dispatch News and other news sources are reporting that a teenager runner was descending the course when chased and then mauled by... Read more
As the 2017 Slam’n Salm’n Derby wraps at noon Sunday, Michael Tinker’s 36.2-pound king salmon was holding onto first place. It’s been a Derby with both lots of fish–more than 300 weighed in through Saturday–and big fish, with the top ten salmon all more than 31 pounds. This year’s... Read more
ADF&G suspends search for grizzlies that attacked young hikers in Eagle River
GovernmentUncategorized June 14, 2017
UPDATE: Anchorage police and ADF&G staff members have cancelled the search for a sow grizzly and two cubs that attacked four young hikers near Eagle River Campground Wednesday morning. The hikers are believed to have startled the bears by suddenly encountering them on an unmarked trail. Officials theorized the... 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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No bait or multiple hooks on Kenai until Aug. 15
Fishing Jul 29, 2020
