At the end of the 19th century, an estimated 100,000 people joined the Klondike Gold Rush, seeking their fortunes in the interior of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory. Many gold seekers who chose ...

The Copper River sockeye salmon run is forecast to be near average in 2026, while king salmon returns are expected to remain well below long-term levels, according to a new ...

Wild, rugged, deep: Sounds like my ideal online date’s profile, but this being a culinary column, Alaska’s Copper River will suffice. That’s the glacier-fed venue for some of the world’s best salmon, ...

Justin Johnson surveyed his nets and the large net reel of his bowpicker the F/V White Night at the Cordova Harbor in early June, as he prepared for the next day’s opener. “So a 20 pound king is a ...

The salmon fishing season on Alaska's Copper River, which started on May 16, has been marked with fewer buyers and more uncertainty for harvesters, Alaska Public ...

Copper River salmon season kicked off on May 22 in Alaska and typically peaks during June and July. For those who love salmon, the wild species of fish (including Sockeye, Coho and more rarely King ...

At the end of the 19th century, an estimated 100,000 people joined the Klondike Gold Rush, seeking their fortunes in the interior of Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory. Many gold seekers who chose ...

Alaska Airlines has stopped rolling out the red carpet for the opening of Alaska’s salmon season. The airline has paused a 15-year-old program that celebrates the Copper River salmon run, one of ...

A major storm was forecast to bring heavy snowfall to parts of Southcentral Alaska beginning Saturday night and lasting through Tuesday, affecting travel along the Richardson and Seward highways this ...

My journey began from a deep-rooted fear — the fear of watching a livelihood, passed through generations of commercial fishermen, slip through my fingers. Three decades ago, I was a young Copper River ...