A trawl vessel sits at the dock in Kodiak this summer. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal) Federal managers shut down a major Alaska fishery Wednesday after two Kodiak-based boats targeting ...

Kodiak’s fishing jobs took a big hit last year, losing more than 8% of its seafood harvesting jobs, as salmon employment ...

A major fishery in Alaska had to be shut down for the rest of the year because two boats based in Kodiak unintentionally caught more than 2,000 king salmon in their nets while they were fishing for ...

Sep. 3—State officials say a grounded fishing vessel leaking diesel from a beach near Kodiak has prompted a commercial fishing closure as well as precautions at a salmon hatchery. The Sea Ern ran hard ...

The king salmon population in Alaska has dropped 60% since 1984, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Now, some say halting the fishing of king salmon, also known as Chinook salmon, is ...

A ban on king salmon fishing in effect in many Juneau-area waters until Aug. 31 was expected due to a 2020 landslide that severed the freshwater supply to a local hatchery and thus killed off most of ...

From offshore trolling to pier casting and river wading, here’s how to catch bruiser Great Lakes kings during their fall movement toward shore. Fall is trophy king salmon season for Great Lakes ...

KODIAK, Alaska -- Since before the gold rush or the oil boom, Alaskans have made a living pulling fish from the water and shipping them off to feed the rest of the world. And among all fish, salmon ...

Fall is trophy king salmon season for Great Lakes anglers and one of my favorite times to be on the water. As temperatures cool off, the spawning instinct kicks in, pushing big Chinook (king) salmon ...