Situk River News Today

Passing On the Fishing Gene By Gary Yamaguchi For The North American Post “The force is strong with this one.” — Darth Vader in “Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope” WHAT IS IT that draws some to the sport of fishing? Fishing lures some people in, snagging them, and holding them like the barb Passing On the Fishing Gene

Suicide Basin’s history reveals Juneau’s unique position to study impacts of glacier lake outbursts.

Yakutat, Alaska (KINY) - Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, has announced that the Situk River will be closed to the harvest of Chinook Salmon from 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Jun. 1 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jul. 30 due to conservation concerns.

The judgment against Carla and James Vernon Sigler is the largest awarded in an Alaska elder abuse case, officials say. Sigler was just re-elected as treasurer of her home county.

If you're even mildly interested in steelhead, you need to read this wonderful story from Joseph Jackson in Fly Fisherman Magazine.