Coeur d'Alene tribe begins canoe journey
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Smoke from burning sweetgrass drifted over the 35-foot-long dugout cedar canoe and its seven paddlers.
View ArticleLake Michigan managers recommend cut in Chinook salmon
MADISON, Wisconsin - Lake Michigan regulators are recommending a large reduction of Chinook salmon with hopes of averting a population collapse similar to the one that hit Lake Huron.
View ArticleFishing Hole will get shelter from gulls
HOMER, Alaska - On a good day when fishermen pull sea-bright king salmon out of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon faster than the tide runs, the cleaning tables fill up with people cleaning their catch....
View ArticleTaku River sees lowest ever king salmon returns
JUNEAU, Alaska - Commercial and sport fisherman in Juneau are preparing for a limited king salmon season as officials recorded the lowest ever salmon returns on the Taku River.
View ArticleHigh costs discourage young Alaskans from commercial fishing
SEWARD, Alaska - Austin Sollars got his first paid commercial fishing job at 11, baiting hooks on a 74-foot halibut schooner that fished off the Aleutian Islands. Along with his father, he was part of...
View ArticleGet your rods: Salmon fishing reopens in Puget Sound
SEATTLE - State fish managers have reopened Puget Sound marine areas, rivers and lakes that were previously closed because of an impasse between tribal and state officials.
View ArticleAppeals court: Washington must fix salmon-blocking culverts
SEATTLE - In a case that could have big implications for dams and other development in the Northwest, a federal appeals court panel said Monday that Native American tribes have a right not only to fish...
View ArticleBear numbers in Kodiak improve after decline
KODIAK, Alaska - A recently completed study shows that southwest Kodiak's bear population is on the rise after seeing a significant drop in 2010.
View ArticleWildlife officials asking for help from salmon anglers
PIERRE, South Dakota - Wildlife officials in South Dakota are asking salmon anglers for help.
View ArticleManagers aim for cooler water in Snake River to aid sockeye
BOISE, Idaho - Water managers have started releasing more cold water from a reservoir in northern Idaho for endangered Snake River sockeye salmon following a year where 99 percent of the run died due...
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