The Pacific Salmon Commission held a meeting in Sitka last month, where commissioners from Canada and the United States ...

Sep. 6—The following is a release concerning the commercial troll season from the Us / Canada border to Cape Falcon in southwest Oregon. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation ...

The Alaska Board of Fisheries voted to ban spotter planes in Southeast salmon fisheries and provided some relief to struggling commercial troll fishermen on Friday, the first full day of deliberations ...

CHARLESTON - A half-dozen commercial salmon fishermen gathered around a speakerphone on Friday morning at the Charleston Marina recreation room, listening to Oregon Salmon Commission members discuss ...

Dave Bitts can bring in over 100 salmon by himself. “That’s an exceptionally good day. If I catch 20 fish it’s worth the trip,” says Bitts. At 76, he still fishes for salmon alone. Standing in the ...

A controversial 2023 court ruling ordering the closure of commercial trolling for king salmon, or chinook, in Southeast Alaska has been lifted. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday partially ...

Ocean fishery managers adopted their most severe limits on commercial and sport salmon fishing in state history Thursday, but stopped short of a ban, regulators said. The restrictions, aimed at ...

To fish or not to fish - that's just one of the questions local commercial salmon trollers are considering before the industry's biggest meeting Wednesday in Newport. Last year's abrupt season closure ...

ASTORIA — John Hill has stories to tell about troll fishing. Through five decades and three troll boats, Hill fished for salmon on the West Coast from Eureka, Calif., to Alaska. Hill retired in 1985, ...

Southeast Alaska’s picturesque peaks and larger-than-life characters have made their way into stories for centuries. Don Stuart’s latest novel “Secret Places” is one of the latest to try to capture ...