While many anglers were debating which streamer to use on the Russian River, and the purists were choosing between their eight or nine weight fly rod, a few Alaskans were looking for other ways to stock the salmon section of the freezer. For them the Kasilof set net fishery was just the ticket last week. The ten day long season closed June 24th. For this old gillnetter it sounded like an efficient way… read more →
People have been producing their own energy in Alaska for long time. The photo to the left, of Holikachuk in the 1950s, shows two wind generators spinning on top of wooden towers. Today, the independent minded use wind, solar, and diesel to power their homes. Or some of them go low-tech with kerosene lamps, wood stoves and out houses. It’s probably simplest and the least expensive to forgo the modern conveniences and make… read more →
I stopped by the ATT Sports Center on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway to listen to the public testimony about the Upper Cook Inlet salmon issues. It appears that the salmon in our rivers are being hurt by the commercial harvests of red salmon bound for the Kenai River. I am an ex-commercial fisherman so I understand the desire and need for the Board of Fisheries to concentrate their management on those high valued red salmon… read more →
Only in Alaska would you see an ad like this one… http://anchorage.craigslist.org/zip/673017049.html. I’m not sure that the ad is legit, or if it is legal to haul off a moose from someone’s yard. But, it’s funny just the same. And it’s not the only free moose on Craigslist. April had another dead moose ad, in the sporting goods section for some reason. This is the time of year to watch… read more →
Only in Alaska would you see an ad like this one… http://anchorage.craigslist.org/zip/673017049.html. I’m not sure that the ad is legit, or if it is legal to haul off a moose from someone’s yard. But, it’s funny just the same. And it’s not the only free moose on Craigslist. April had another dead moose ad, in the sporting goods section for some reason. This is the time of year to watch… read more →
Dave Johnson of Fishhook Realty questions my weather forecasting abilities in his comments on my last post officially announcing spring. Look at them, the geese, cranes and ducks are still there under about 4 inches of fresh snow on the Palmer Experimental Farm fields. It really is spring! If that doesn’t mean it’s spring, I don’t know what does. … read more →