Key advisory committee meetings and elections this month; ACs offer local sportsman input to state action
FishingGovernmentHunting March 20, 2019
Fish & Game advisory committees are scheduled to meet throughout Alaska in the coming weeks to discuss recent action by both boards of game and fish, as well in some cases hold elections for committee memberships. The committees are intended as the front line for local sportsman input into... Read more
The 2019 Winter King Salmon Tournament is Saturday, March 23 and with charter captains doing very well on feeder kings in Kachemak Bay this week, conditions are prime for an excellent derby. Relatively mild weather, with light winds and drizzle, but temperatures in the 40s should both help the... Read more
The Alaska Board of Game is voting today on a large package of proposed hunting regulation changes affecting Southcentral Alaska including adding more moose hunting opportunities on the lower Kenai Peninsula. Several proposals have called for a draw hunt, perhaps offering as many as 200 any-bull moose tags, in... Read more
Board of Game taking testimony on moose, bear, sheep regs
Hunting March 16, 2019
The Alaska Board of Game is meeting in Anchorage this weekend, taking up a range of Southcentral and Kenai Peninsula hunting proposals. This weekend the board is taking public testimony, and is likely to begin voting on proposals Sunday afternoon. More moose hunting options and changes lead the discussion,... Read more
The Alaska Board of Fisheries rejected a proposal from the Kenai River Sport Fishing Association to give more priority for non-commercial fishermen in allocating fish among Alaska user groups. The board voted 5-2 against Proposal 171 along pretty much historic commercial-sport fishing lines. A more detailed recap of the... Read more
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is in its second day of meetings in Anchorage on Saturday, beginning to take testimony on statewide proposals before the board. A lot of Saturday’s testimony was by commercial fishermen opposing proposal 171, a request by the Kenai River Sport Fishing Association for the... Read more
Getting involved in fishing regs 101
FishingGovernment March 7, 2019
Have you always wondered why some fisheries are regulated the way they are? Is there a regulation you have been wanting to see change? Are you just looking to understand how regulations are made and why some are so confusing? If so, you should attend ADF&G’s next Fishing Forum.... Read more
No bait or multiple hooks on Kenai until Aug. 15
Fishing Jul 29, 2020
