fishing

The popular fishing area near Cooper Landing opened Tuesday because of strong sockeye runs.

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce has brought in two new museum exhibits this month related to fishing and Alaska summers.

The closures come amid continued poor king salmon runs and are nothing new to local anglers.

The Gabriels caught more than 15,000 salmon over the course of their fishery. Of those, 13 were king salmon, and all were released alive back into Cook Inlet – not one king salmon was killed.

There are five species of loon in North America, and Alaska is home to all of them. But, they’re facing a number of human-caused threats – like lead poisoning and fishing line entanglement. A recent presentation in Soldotna highlighted these threats and what’s being done to protect Alaska’s loons.

The 67-page document points to declining chinook productivity and abundance around the state and ineffective state action as being the impetus for federal intervention.

The Gabriels are fishing with a seine net. In partnership with the state, they’re piloting and financing an experimental operation they hope will provide relief to one of Cook Inlet's oldest commercial fisheries.

18-year-old Jacob Wasielewski was fishing near Bing's Landing north of Sterling when he was found floating on the Kenai River.

A look at safety tips to keep in mind this fishing season.

The Kasilof personal use salmon dipnet fishery opens Tuesday.