Sep. 6—The following is a release concerning the commercial troll season from the Us / Canada border to Cape Falcon in southwest Oregon. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation ...

The Alaska Board of Fisheries voted to ban spotter planes in Southeast salmon fisheries and provided some relief to struggling commercial troll fishermen on Friday, the first full day of deliberations ...

CHARLESTON - A half-dozen commercial salmon fishermen gathered around a speakerphone on Friday morning at the Charleston Marina recreation room, listening to Oregon Salmon Commission members discuss ...

A controversial 2023 court ruling ordering the closure of commercial trolling for king salmon, or chinook, in Southeast Alaska has been lifted. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday partially ...

Dave Bitts can bring in over 100 salmon by himself. “That’s an exceptionally good day. If I catch 20 fish it’s worth the trip,” says Bitts. At 76, he still fishes for salmon alone. Standing in the ...

A troll fishing boat near Sitka. (Photo courtesy of Eric Brewer) Eric Jordan’s life on the ocean began more than 70 years ago, when his parents started taking him out on the family’s troller. At 73, ...

ASTORIA — John Hill has stories to tell about troll fishing. Through five decades and three troll boats, Hill fished for salmon on the West Coast from Eureka, Calif., to Alaska. Hill retired in 1985, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca ...

Over 20 years ago, I was hired to enlist support from Southeast Alaska communities for removal of the four Lower Snake River Dams. This was my introduction to Southeast Alaska’s salmon troll fishermen ...

Southeast Alaska’s picturesque peaks and larger-than-life characters have made their way into stories for centuries. Don Stuart’s latest novel “Secret Places” is one of the latest to try to capture ...