From the good folks at Save Bristol Bay: Stop Pebble Mine – The Time is now! What can we do to stop this? Comment on the EPA’s Draft Watershed Assessment. Take Action Here: The Contest: Each time you Tell a Friend (up to 6 friends) you are entered for a chance to win a trip [...]
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TheRockyRiver.com Asks You to Help Get FishEyeGuy Pat Clayton to Bristol Bay
As corporate heavyweights battle over the proposed Pebble Mine, a single photographer from Bozeman, Montana has his heart set on traveling to Bristol Bay to photograph the natural, untouched wonders of the landscape before it’s too late, and he is asking the world to partner with him. Pebble Mine will operate for maybe 40 years [...]
2013 IGFA World Record Game Fishes book available
Since the first annual IGFA World Record Game Fishes book appeared in 1971, the publication has had a legacy as one of the most reliable and complete sources of international fishing records and related reference materials. The 2013 edition has just been released this January and continues the tradition of inspiring awe, appreciation, and an [...]
Bowheads are Back–And Some of Them are REALLY Old!
Good news for a change: The bowhead whale population is rebounding very nicely in Alaska after near-decimation by Yankee whalers between 1848 and 1915. This according to a report presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union last month in Seattle. Researchers who’ve been tracking bowhead migration past Point Barrow counted 3,400 of [...]
New Year’s Eve Steelhead
Today was the last day of steelhead fishing on the Salmon River for 2012. Luckily, the fun will continue into 2013. This was another amazing year of fishing my local waters and of course some epic fishing in Alaska! Today I fished for a half day with Tony Gugino and we did very well. The [...]
Record Low Alaskan King Salmon Numbers cause Millions of Dollars in Damage
The small number of king salmon returning to Alaska this year made a lot of headlines this year, and now, it’s making a lot of fishermen poor. According to the San Francisco Gate, the commercial fishing industry lost $16.8 million this summer thanks to the low return of king salmon in Alaksa. That is up [...]
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Race to Alaska
In July 2012, Cabela’s announced that they were opening their first store in Alaska, with a 100,000-square-foot megastore in Anchorage. Bass Pro Shops wasn’t far behind. On Tuesday, October 30, BPS announced their own plans for a 100,000-square-foot megastore in an Anchorage, Alaska suburb of Mountain View. Neither store has a presence in Alaska, and both are [...]
Otter Doing the Scream: Hilarious Photos
Edvard Munch’s Scream is one of the most famous paintings in history, and this otter did his best impersonation. Doug Perrine, a native of Hawaii, photographed this otter laying back in an Alaskan Harbor, throwing distance from local businesses. “The otter was floating on its back, initially sleeping, and afterwards feeding,” said Perrine, according to the [...]
From Alaska: Why We Need Salmon
Salmon aren’t just a dinner choice you select when you attend a wedding, they’re a vital link in our nation’s ecosystem, and if we don’t protect and preserve them, future generations will suffer. Here’s a short video from the good people at Midcurrent, showing us how, and why, we need to protect this important fish. [...]
The GoFISHn Line-The Best Catches and Fishing News: Smallest Catfish Record Ever, Salmon Fishing with a Rifle, and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoFISHn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular, most recent GoFISHn updates: A 1-Pound Catfish Record Landed in the Yellowstone River? – World’s smallest catfish record? Man Goes Salmon Fishing with a .22 Rifle. Shoots Himself in the Head. – This is why I always use [...]
