With about two hours to spare in Alaska's most famous fishing derby and plenty on the line -- family bragging rights and the pride of the 60-year-old Seward Silver Salmon Derby -- Jerry Bixby raced ...

VALDEZ — When asked what he was thinking when he saw his 364.8-pound halibut come out of the water, Lloyd Fanter responded, “I was absolutely amazed at how big the lips were. It was a big fish.” ...

Feisty at the end of the rod and light and mellow at the center of the plate, silver or coho salmon have always been a symbol of the end of summer in Alaska. But, in the last several years, as tourism ...

Lloyd Fanter of Eagle River took the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby when he reeled in a 264.8-pound halibut Aug. 13. Fanter stands to win the $10,000 cash prize in the Valdez Halibut Derby if his ...

After walking away from a twenty-year guiding career in Alaska to write full-time, I’m getting the chance to return for one more week on the water. This is the 6th installment of a ten-part series ...

It looks like there will be a commercial fishery for silver salmon on the Kuskokwim coast this year. A buyer is coming to Kuskokwim Bay next month with his floating processor vessel, Akutan. It’s 180 ...