Resurrection sockeye limit increased to 12
Fishing June 13, 2019
The gifts keep on coming from what’s certainly the most amazing start to the 2019 salmon season that most of us can remember. Limits on sockeye in the Russian River and Upper Kenai are already increasing from three to six daily this weekend, and now ADF&G is upping the... Read more
Russian, Upper Kenai sockeye limits to 6 and 12
Fishing July 2, 2018
ADF&G has jumped daily and possession limits for sockeyes on the Russian and Upper Kenai, thanks to a better than expected early run of sockeye. As of today the popular fish have reached the upper limited of escapement goals, allow the department to provide more harvest for fishermen, who... 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
Tips for making most of Russian opener
Fishing June 9, 2017
June 11 isn’t a state holiday in Alaska, but it might as well be. For the majority of Alaska sport fishermen, that opening day on the Upper Kenai and the Russian River is the opening bell to Sunday’s opener is shaping up to be a good one. Although the... Read more
ADF&G’s commercial fishing division will launch an early June set net fishery south of the Kasilof, to pay for the July Cook Inlet sockeye test project. Bids for a processor to run the commercial fishery for the department were due this week. That set net fishery would be contracted... Read more
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