Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s 10 o’clock on a fine morning in late June, the second week of summer sockeye season in the Hanford Reach. I arrive at the ...

Every July in Alaska, the conversation turns to salmon. Right now, salmon-hungry Alaskans are processing their catches, strapping dipnets to their cars, heading out to or returning from their ...

ANDREW LYONS Alaska's Bristol Bay is home to the world's most abundant wild sockeye salmon run. Every summer, around 50 million salmon swim through Bristol Bay on a homecoming journey that stirs me ...

Too early for sure. I REALLY wanted to stay in bed, but even after four days of the same early morning wake-up call, I rolled out because I knew what awaited in the hours ahead. My son Kyle and I ...

A salmon fisherman throws a cast net into a river to catch Sockeye Salmon. This area serves as a drainage basin for the Tongass National Forest. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Spawning sockeye salmon returning from Bristol Bay swim in 2013 in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve's Tazimina Lake. (Photo by D. Young/National Park Service) The number of Alaska salmon ...

Anglers might face low sockeye catch rates due to lower run size and heavy weeds. Success hinges on locating river 'sweet spots' shaped by current and terrain shifts. Dam operations affect river ...