Varney reports on fishing
Insect makes life in backcountry tough
The Homer and Seward cross-country teams opened up the cross-country season with a dual meet Friday in Seward. Seward’s Maranatha Brueckner won the girls race… Continue reading
I was watching some cool looking, single engine, private jets rocketing out of the airport the other day when I realized they were a nice… Continue reading
I had an interesting style during my middle and high school years, to put it softly. I showed up to school photos sporting a bowl… Continue reading
In 2015, a slope above Taan Fiord — an arm of Icy Bay not too far from Yakutat — suddenly collapsed. It had been creeping… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Anchorage will drop its men’s hockey program and three other sports next year because of significant reductions… Continue reading
Last weekend as I was cruising the Homer Spit’s cleaning tables to see what was flopping on the cutting counters, I came across a surreal… Continue reading
Recreating during a pandemic presents some challenges. Is the great outdoors great enough? How do you social distance on a narrow wilderness trail? How toxic… Continue reading
At first glance, the boreal forest of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and the pine rocklands of Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge have very little, if… Continue reading
Jacob Konrath-Bera, Laura McDonough, Chad Trammell and Meg Inokuma took titles at the Resurrection Pass Ultras on Saturday. Konrath-Bera won the 100-miler in 23 hours,… Continue reading
The Salmon Run Series completed its fifth and final race of the summer this week. The series went to a virtual format after the second… Continue reading
I’m still receiving complaints that the smug silvers are continuing to drive some of you nuts at the Fishing Hole. Remember, they are fish and… Continue reading
Being a seasonal biology technician has its perks. Every summer is a new adventure full of incredible fieldwork, new friends and amazing locations. Much like… Continue reading
I had a lot of goals at the start of this year. I was well on my way to not using a single, single-use coffee… Continue reading
The Kenai Watershed Forum held its first golf outing Saturday at Kenai Golf Course. The Kenai Golf Course team of Doug Jung, Gordon Griffin, Tom… Continue reading
The Salmon Run Series, which was moved to a virtual race series after the second week, is entering the fifth and final week. Details of… Continue reading
While Turk and I were watching the water evaporate at The Fishing Hole early last week, a guy let fly with a rig composed of… Continue reading
The 2014 to 2016 marine heatwave, or “the blob,” in the Gulf of Alaska was connected to one of the largest known seabird die-offs globally.… Continue reading
Alaska 20 saw its season end Sunday with a 4-3 loss to Chugiak at the Alliance State Tournament at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. Alaska 20… Continue reading
