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No gillnet openings have been announced for the lower Kuskokwim River after the opening on June 16. The 12-hour opening runs 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the river’s mouth, upstream to Aniak. The waters upstream of Aniak opened to gillnets full-time on June 12.
Find out when to soak your nets.
Wars to displace Native Americans were often supported by both abolitionists and slaveowners. This helps explain the Midwest’s peculiar brand of racism.
Proposal to run up to 192 heavy trucks daily along 240-mile route through a rural area in the eastern Interior of Alaska would create hazards and exceed DOT’s ability to plow snow, maintain roadways, residents say
May not be operated more than 100 feet from the ordinary high-water mark Must be spaced 150 feet apart from other set nets Must have an attached keg or buoy with the fisherman’s first initial, last name, and address Most years, federal managers relinquish control of the lower Kuskokwim River and allow the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to open it up 24/7 to gillnet fishing by early July. This year is different. Biologists are expecting a low king salmon run, similar to last year’s. But on top of that, this year is shaping up to be the worst chum salmon run on record for the Kuskokwim....