Fishing Forecast

Visiting Minnesotan Rebecca Lundberg hoists the 28-lb. white feeder king she caught Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Kachemak Bay.
Visiting Minnesotan Rebecca Lundberg hoists the 28-lb. white feeder king she caught Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Kachemak Bay. Photo courtesy © Jim Lavrakas/ Far North Photo.

Fishing season is approaching. We’ll find out what to expect in this year’s salmon runs. Last year was dreadful for kings, poor for silvers, and red hot for reds across Upper Cook Inlet. Do we know why? Will we see a repeat? And how do these predictions get made? We’ll have a biologist from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and two angling experts, to  give fishing predictions, tips and ideas, as well as talking about gear, timing, trends, and dreams–where would you go fishing, if you could go anywhere?

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An angler fishes the outgoing tide for king salmon at the Homer Fishing Hole, aka Nick Dudiak Lagoon, before the start of the 2011 Memorial Day weekend.
An angler fishes the outgoing tide for king salmon at the Homer Fishing Hole, aka Nick Dudiak Lagoon, before the start of the 2011 Memorial Day weekend. Photo courtesy © Jim Lavrakas/ Far North Photo.

HOST: Charles Wohlforth

GUESTS:

A father and son with their charter-caught halibut summer 2010.
A father and son with their charter-caught halibut summer 2010. Photo courtesy © Jim Lavrakas/ Far North Photo.
  • Tom Vania, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
  • Jim Lavrakas, charter captain and fishing expert, Kachemak Bay
  • Tony Weaver, fishing columnist and broadcaster

LIVE BROADCAST: Thursday May 16, 2013. 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm AKT

REPEAT BROADCAST:  Thursday May 16, 2013. 7:00 – 8:00 pm AKT

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Combat fishermen line the banks where Ship Creek's great run of king salmon then run the gauntlet in 2007.
Combat fishermen line the banks where Ship Creek’s great run of king salmon then run the gauntlet in 2007. Photo courtesy © Jim Lavrakas/ Far North Photo.

 

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