When snow coats riverbanks, ice forms on the fishing rod eyelets and water turns slushy in the shallows, casual anglers are long gone.
On Sept. 24, during the final week of Homer's halibut derby when fishing is often difficult, captain Josh Brooks of Bob's Trophy Charters returned to port with two halibut weighing more than 200 pounds each aboard his boat, the Huntress.
Federal fishery regulators meeting this week in Anchorage are trying again to end a 15-year battle between two competing fleets that hook halibut for a living.
The richest Alaska fishing derby in three years has made Jeff Pardi of San Rafael, Calif., a successful and wealthy angler. Pardi on Wednesday was officially declared winner of the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby for the 348-pound monster he landed July 9.
The summer-long Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby is down to its final week, with California angler Jeff Pardi comfortably in first with his 348-pound barn-door halibut.
California fisherman Jeff Pardi continued to wait out his likely victory in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby last week, while Chugiak angler Paul Standifer took over the monthly lead with a 154-pounder.
A late rush of silver salmon into Kodiak's Buskin River has prompted the state to raise the daily bag limit.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Tuesday issued an emergency order opening the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon to snagging beginning at noon Friday in an effort to catch the remaining stocked silver salmon.
Mat Rude was hoping for a hefty halibut late last month on a charter fishing expedition to Montague Island when his pole suddenly bent double.
A rainy September has kept California angler Jeff Pardi feeling comfortable with the heaviest flatfish of the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby.
FISHING DERBIES
The biggest and littlest fish helped two Southcentral anglers pick up $15,000 first place prizes when the 2008 Valdez Fish Derbies ended Sunday.
Where they're biting and where they aren't
With silver salmon waning on the Deshka and Little Su rivers, anglers might consider a trip to Valdez for Labor Day weekend.
Wealthy anglers flying into Bristol Bay fishing lodges to sample its world- renowned trout and salmon fishing are often guided by men and women from the Lower 48 who venture north to work during the summer.
After a summer's worth of missed opportunities, someone finally got it right in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, turning $10 into $10,000.
Where they're biting and where they aren't
After a summer of combat fishing along the mud-caked banks of Ship Creek, with Anchorage high-rises as the backdrop, this stream 25 miles south of town offers something different for urban anglers.
Anchor Point angler John Girton boated an 18.2-pound silver salmon to share the top spot in the Homer Silver Salmon Spitacular with land-based angler Lou Krivitsky, who hauled in a 13-pound fish.
Renee Wellington hung on to her lead in the 53rd Seward Silver Salmon Derby on Sunday, claiming the $10,000 top prize and bragging rights that go with it.
Ryan Sheehan of Anchorage put himself in position to pocket $5,000 Saturday by moving into second place in the 53rd annual Seward Silver Salmon Derby.
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Dipnettting and catching a red salmon on the south shore of the Kasilof River.
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