Tag: Red Salmon

Dipnetting Bag Limits Rise on Kenai River

There are enough red salmon in the Kenai River that the bag limit and hours for dipnetters have been raised by the Fish and Game department

Record Numbers Passing Headed Up Kenai River

What must have been the peak of the Sockeye run passed the Fish and Game department's sonar on Sunday - a one-day record peak of 230,600 fish.

Copper River Salmon Return Slows Down

The Copper River red salmon return has slowed down after a big start. This year’s run is predicted to be a little over 2 million sockeye, on the high side of the 10-year-average.

Alaska News Nightly: June 16, 2011

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Red Salmon Return Early Ahead of Projections

A surge of red salmon is headed up the Copper River. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Glennallen area biologist Mark Sommerville says the early return is well ahead of the pre-season projection.

Alaska News Nightly: June 2, 2011

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