The 31st annual Homer Winter King Tournament saw high turnout Saturday.
One board member said he wanted to see no setnets or drifters operating in the inlet at all.
The board amended the proposal to remove setnets from the east side setnet fishery before the motion failed 3-3.
This year’s event will be held at the Deep Water Dock at 4667 Freight Dock Road.
Owing to continued warm weather, the annual Salmon in the Classroom ice fishing event put on for Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students by the… Continue reading
The change is contingent on the State Board of Fisheries approving the gear during their March meeting.
Kenai River king salmon were designated a stock of management concern in 2023.
This year’s forecast is greater than the department’s projections from last year.
Dave Atcheson will talk where, how to fish in Kenai Peninsula lakes on Feb. 4.
The funding stems from fishery disasters that were first recognized and allocated in 2022.
The event is set for 6 p.m. at the Goods on Tuesday, Jan. 7
The governor has recognized economic disasters for local fisheries in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
The CFEC gave emergency approval to the gear in May but decided in June not to approve dipnets as permanent gear
Seines were tested on local beaches this summer in effort helmed by Lisa and Brian Gabriel
Discussion of expanded time, days and season of commercial dipnet fishery scheduled for March
The board last met in Seward in 2019
The State Board of Fisheries this week rejected calls from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the cities of Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Seward, Seldovia and Kachemak… Continue reading
E-Wallet Purchase (Add Funds)
Term Subscription