Jared Fletcher and Bobbie D wait for bites at the Slam'n Salm'n Derby. Henry Leasia / Alaska Public Media Anchorage's popular Ship Creek will be closed to all sport fishing for two weeks, the Alaska ...

Fishermen in Alaska and elsewhere are trying to bring more attention to the impacts that trawlers are having on our marine resources.

Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut Hullabaloo” out ...

Citing a weak coho salmon run, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Wednesday it was halting sportfishing at Ship Creek in Anchorage through Sept. 30. The emergency order is effective 12:01 a.m ...

My wife Jeanie, on her quest to see all 50 states, was checking Alaska off the list and was nice enough to invite me to join her. Of course, when her daughter Liesl found out, and that fishing would ...

It's no secret that one of America's favorite pastimes is fishing. For some, it's a leisure activity; for others, it's a way of life. The United States is home to some of the most productive fisheries ...

The Board of Fisheries will meet in Ketchikan Jan. 28–Feb. 9 to consider Southeast proposals, including Proposal 156 which calls for a 25% reduction in Southeast Alaska hatchery-permitted pink and ...

Super close bear encounter while fishing for salmon in Alaska. #Alaska #BearEncounter #SalmonFishing ...

Salmon fishing in Southeast Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula tops the list of many anglers’ dream trips. But so should fly fishing for native Arctic grayling in the clear, cold waterways of Alaska’s ...