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2021 Fishing Report

October 8, 2021August 29, 2021 by Jack M

The summer of 2020 was terrible for fishing in the Interior. Fish runs were very low in many fisheries, like the Yukon, Tanana and Chitina, making closures a norm throughout the summer. I had been very successful fishing in 2019. I had limited out at Chitina, catching 25 salmon, and I had started set netting … Read more

Categories Lifestyle, Subsistence Tags Alaska, copper river, fishing, Kenai, salmon, Yukon 1 Comment

Chitina

October 12, 2021November 22, 2017 by Jack M

My forearms strained against the pole, I struggled to hold the net against the current.  I wore a PFD with a rope loosely tied from my waist to a tree that didn’t appear to be moving anytime soon.  A few feet away, my friend Justin had a similar setup.  He moved along the rocks trying … Read more

Categories Alaskana, Lifestyle, Subsistence Tags Alaska, chitina, copper river, fish, salmon 1 Comment
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