Sport fishermen and chum trollers have reached a compromise in a salmon allocation battle in northern Southeast.
Outdoors
Fish board rejects Taku River fishery changes
Sport anglers will not get to fish for king salmon in the Taku River. And personal-use fishermen won’t be able to use dipnets or have a longer sockeye season.
Town Downhill comes to Eaglecrest
Kids are training and ski racing every weekend at Eaglecrest ski Area. But when was the last time their parents ran the gates? They’ll get a chance on Saturday at the Town Downhill.
Charters, longliners reach rockfish compromise
Guided fishermen will have to return deep-water rockfish to a safe depth under a plan approved this week by Alaska’s Board of Fisheries. The proposal is an unusual compromise between longliners and charter-boat operators.
Fisheries board keeps powered reels legal
The state Board of Fisheries today (Tuesday) decided to continue allowing sport anglers to use electric reels. The panel voted down a proposal prohibiting power-assisted reels, except for disabled sport fishermen.
Federal funds may be available for avalanche mitigation
The same federal grant that paid for a study calling the Mt. Juneau avalanche risk “unacceptable” could pay for a buyout of endangered homes.