2011 Year in Review Time flies when you are having fun. I guess this explains why this past summer, like so many prior, slipped byway too fast. I am sure many of you that joined us this year will agree that summer time in Alaska seems to scurry along at an accelerated pace. The flow …

Alaska Fishing with Mark Glassmaker: 2005 Year in Review Once Again another wonderful fishing season has come to an end. A lot of water has passed by in the last five months and 2005 was a unique and rewarding season in many regards. What follows is my recount of this past season: Amidst falling leaves, harvest …

 2009 Year in Review Once again another season has come and gone and like the many seasons prior, this one was decidedly unique in a number of ways. From statewide king salmon woes to unusually high river levels, the 2009 season on the Kenai (and statewide), was not without its distinct challenges. More welcome surprises …

Hatchery king salmon.

2012 Year in Review As I look back on the highs and lows of this past fishing season, it becomes obvious that the lows definitely outnumber the highs. Perhaps the most disappointing was the low returns of king salmon, not just here on the Kenai River, but across the entire state of Alaska. Highs and …