The trial is set to continue for around two weeks, into early August.
Per fish counts available from the department, 471,000 sockeye have been counted so far this year — with 108,000 counted on Wednesday alone.
The Johnson Tract Mine is located on CIRI-owned lands inside Lake Clark National Park.
Members of the class of 1975, and others, gathered in Homer over the weekend.
Since its inception in 1959, Homer Elks has given back $2.2 million to the community in various charity work.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management confirmed Wednesday evening that the borough was not under threat of tsunami wave activity.
It was an “error in regulation” that would have opened the Ninilchik River to king salmon fishing on Wednesday.
Northern Kenai fishing report
The award program recognizes organizations that meet progressively rigorous standards of performance to further improve the lives of residents and staff in long-term care.
KBBI AM 890 hosted their annual Concert on the Lawn Saturday.
The east side setnet fishery has been entirely closed in recent years to protect Kenai River king salmon
The deadline to submit bids is 5 p.m. on Aug. 11.
Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. accepted a plea deal in February for the shooting of Brianna Hetrick.