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Alaska’s limited-entry commercial fisheries system may be pulling access to fisheries away from the coastal communities where they take place.
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Crappie at Lake Barkley are beginning to bite pretty well, said Darrell Van Vactor, the operations manager of Crappie USA, the organization hosting the upcoming Region 1 Championship for crappie
While Alaskans are looking ahead to a bright future for Bristol Bay, Gov. Mike Dunleavy continues to look backward and is seeking to keep the proposed Pebble mine project alive through dubious legal tactics. The latest example of this is the state's appeal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to deny a key Clean Water Act permit for the project. The appeal is wrong on the law. It is wrong on science. And it is wrong for Alaskans. Let us start with the legal arguments. The applicable regulations specify that only the party denied a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit can file an ad...
Slab Quest: 5 Best Crappie Lakes in the South Want to catch your best crappie ever? Try these top destinations to tangle with a monster. Grenada Lake offers perfect growing conditions for producing large numbers of trophy fish—with some even approaching 4 pounds. (Photo by Frank Sargeant) February 01, 2021 By Jeff Sargeant The South is without a doubt the best region in the country to find and catch the biggest crappie of your life. Long growing seasons and large impoundments with deep water and plenty of struct...