Tag Archives: Kenai

(Photo Courtesy of Salvation Army of Kodiak) Lt. Jason Waggnor and Engineer Matt Corriere with Bayside Fire Department. Daysha Eaton/KMXT Alaskans are used to hearing the ringing of the Salvation Army bells at Christmastime. Now, they’ll be hearing them in July. “So, just like Christmas where we ring all month long in the month of December, this one, we’re just going to do …

Gabriel Saravia in the KMXT studios. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A 15-year veteran of the Kodiak City Council is resigning. Gabriel Saravia says he first took a seat on the council in 2003 at the encouragement of the then-mayor, who felt he’d represent a number of Kodiak residents. “Because I’m Spanish, I work in a cannery, …

Coming up this week, free salmon nets proved controversial on the Kuskokwim, they’re incubating salmon eggs in Norton Sound while two Southeast communities would like to see more fish hatcheries in their region. All that and setnetters on the Kenai want their fair share of Cook Inlet salmon. We had help this week from KYUK’s Sophie Evan in Bethel, KDLL’s …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kenai River trophy king salmon fishery will be shut down tomorrow (Thursday). The Alaska Department of Fish and Game made that announcement via emergency order on Tuesday. King salmon runs throughout the state have been at historic low levels all season. Earlier this week, king salmon fishing in the saltwater of Cook Inlet was closed in an …

Jay Barrett/KMXT The shortage of king salmon this summer is forcing the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to enact more restrictions on their catch in various parts of the state. Effective Sunday the Chignik River drainage sport fishery for kings 20 inches and greater is restricted to catch-and-release only and the use of bait is prohibited. The king salmon …