Commercial trawlers are the #1 problem!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

It would be hard to argue that theyre helping at all right?!!

@CyWebbII

4 ай бұрын

They have there part “a Huge Part” of the problem. I don’t know why it’s mandatory for them to waste the fish by throwing them overboard when caught. It’s a huge fine if they are in possession of them.

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

4 ай бұрын

Yes they are. Add in warming waters and its a double-whammy. Can't do much about the warming, but we can sure as hell do something about the crooked fisheries management owned by the trawlers.

@jesse75

4 ай бұрын

Stop the world wide thirst for Hake.

@Randy_Savage_ohyeah

4 ай бұрын

Primarily Chinese trawlers out in international waters.

Man, great update. Thanks, and sorry about the injury. We’re coming up regardless so we’ll see you on the river! Looking forward to more updates from you. Thanks for sharing, and have Vinny carry you around until you get better :)

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate the support! Yes, we shall fish on! I'll be here and also look forward to seeing ya again. Vinny is def on the hook as my pack mule this season 🤣

Still coming in July. Sorry to hear about the King season. That really sucks. That happened to me when I went to Washington State last year. Had a guide booked and the closed down the day we landed in Seattle. I was pissed. Hope yo get to feeling better soon and are able to get out and about. Enjoying the channel and the updates. Thanks and tight lines!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Despite the Kings recovering, July on the Kenai is hard to beat. So much energy with the long days and warm weather. Catching fish is awesome too! It's great to hear you're still making the trip up! 😎

Thanks for the update. I always check out your videos before my annual sockeye salmon trip to Alaska every summer. Sorry to hear about the kings but glad for the positive outlook on the reds. Hope you get better soon!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely, my pleasure. An annual trip is way to go! It’s usually pretty awesome here and I’d expect this season to be no different.

@kayinrolland

4 ай бұрын

I’d like to make the annual trip for sockeye on the Kenai/russian rivers. What time of year is best? late july/early august?

@doctoraloutdoors6454

4 ай бұрын

I've had success catching sockeye on the Kenai River anytime between mid July and the first week of August. It's difficult to predict exactly when the best run will happen. I would suggest checking out the fish count reports at adfg.alaska.gov for data on predicting the best week each year. @@kayinrolland

Top tier channel and information sir. Thanks for all the research and updates 💪🏾🤙🏾

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh for sure! Thank you for watching and the support.

Great update.... Thanks. Coming 1st time to AK .. down around Russian/Kenai in 3 week of July... keep the updates coming...

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

You got it! Thank you for supporting the channel.

Thanks for the update, always enjoy your reports, we'll be up there in late July again for Sockeye, my Buddie has a place off road.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

THats the best way to do it! Late July at a buddies place! Very Nice.

Love watching your channel! We are coming up to the Kenai this year for the first time after fishing the Mat-Su Valley in the past. Tough to hear about the kings but super stoked for the sockeye! Hoping to hit that peak at the end of July beginning of August.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh youre going to be right in it! Soooo much energy going around that time of year. Youll certainly fall in love with the place if you plan it right. Thanks for checking out the show again!

@dalebenson6859

4 ай бұрын

You would do much better to go to the Gulkana and the Klutina R if you have a jet boat. Below the Klutina R in the Copper R not more than 25 feet from shore all the way down to the bluffs the Chinook pile up here so back troll bait and large spin Glos. late June to mid-July is good time to be on the Klutina. & Copper R. Right at Copper center at the Hwy bridge is the public boat ramp. - good to catch Sockeye here also. You can catch Copper R sockeye here also in the water of the Klutina R going in the Copper R. I guided fishing here some 20 years with jet boat but now I am stuck out of Alaska caring for an elderly mother with dementia. Most likely I won't return to Alaska after my mother is gone due to the country is a mess with communism taking over the country so it will be back to Romania to live and back to guiding Atlantic salmon fishing in Europe.

Enjoyed watching a few of your videos, especially the two that show where the fishing spots are on the Kenai River. A couple of us will be visiting Soldotna in a couple of days, and we would like to rent some fishing gear and hopefully experience the excitement of fishing at the Kenai River and Homer even for just a few hours.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

Oh how awesome! 😎 bait opens on the kasilof on the 16th and guides will be starting drift boat trips… so fun! Also, the ADFG offers loaner fishing gear. I’ve never borrowed anything from them but it may be worth looking into!

Great video, I've still got that yellow eagle claw you gave me. I relocated to Ninilchik so hopefully I bump into you this year so I can return it.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

It's in great hands! Yes, hatchery kings on the Nilly memorial day weekend! Ooo the eagle claw with a king on would be wicked!

Great review. We have a cabin booked for the last week of June near Morgan’s Landing. We fish for trout in AR, MO, and WY. Your advice is always appreciated.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh baby! Jam up to the Russian and lay into some of those huge rainbows and dollies feeding that time of year! Thanks for watching, ill keep throwing ideas on here if good folks like you appreciate it. Thank you.

Sorry to hear about your injury hopefully youll be good to go for fishing season. For the first time in my life I’ll be headed to alaska late june 21st through the 29th. Thank you for the information. My mom and i will be headed up to what we though would be the the salmon fishing trip of a lifetime. Would love to chat to rerack our trip in hopes of catching some fish. Love the videos and thanks for all you do. Hope to hear from you. If you ever make it down to Mn I’ll make sure to return the favor.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement, my Achilles is healing well. The kasilof river king salmon should be HOT while you’re here. Hatchet fish only though but a drift boat trip is something to consider because it’s awesome. The sockeye in the kasilof and Russian rivers should be great too. If possible go for Silver salmon out of Seward too, amazing trips out into the north gulf that time of year. Thanks for tuning in and thanks for the invite! 😎

Sucks to hear about the injury. Keep healing up man! Frustrating about the kings. Rolling into our second fishing season up here, learning the ropes. Definitely keep an eye out for you on the water planning on a few trip to the peninsula from the valley. Keep the videos coming man! Thank you!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the support! I see the Arctic terns have returned and are dive bombing baitfish in the rivers down here. Which means the Kings should be here too! (Or what’s left of them) I’m looking forward to the beginning of the season with bait opening on the Kasilof in about ten days. Can’t wait to meet up! Fish on!

Thanks for the heads up,I’m coming up in midJuly for the silver salmon run up the Kenie river

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

You be early then. By about a month. There wont be any room in the river for Silver Salmon because of all the Sockeye salmon. Of course im assuming youre not staying here until mid August....

@falconshomestead...3149

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures I meant sockeye salmon ,coming up for the sockeye salmon run not silver,

Truly appreciate how you point out everything on your updates. Could you or would you please point out, what size pole like 7 feet, what size line and leader, what size weight and what size hook. If you already have a bid on this, please let me know which one it is. I would gladly look it up. And if you have any ideas where we can take our fish to flash freeze them would be appreciated. I have an idea where I’m going to stay and also which rental to drive. Just trying to keep it simple and fun but productive. Again, I really appreciate your channel even though some of the locals do not care for it. Terry from Texas

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

There’s a few videos I go over some of those things. Russian river what to bring video, ninilchik river king salmon video and kenai river rig up fishing video to name a few. I prefer a 10wt fly rod with 20lb test monofilament line. I use a 17lb test leader line and #4 octopus hooks. A snap swivel to keep your line from twisting and a couple of split shot weights. I hope this helps and I’ll be sure to review this in an upcoming video. Thanks!😊

I'm a campground host at Bings Landing this summer. I've enjoyed the sockeye fishing last year. I hope to go up to the Russian to give that a try. If we can work it out l would enjoy a day you you and Vinnie

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Thats an awesome way to spend the summer! Getting to converse with all of the fisherman and hear the tales of the day! It would be great to see ya at the campground. Ill come say hello and we can look at some fishing!

My family and I are heading up July 14-24 for sockeye and trout. Would love to talk advice! Maybe even grab some pizza! Thanks for all the info, tips and techniques. It’s been a big help to me as we are going DIY.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

Perfect! I’m happy to hear this channel is helping you out! Let me know when you make it in and we’ll talk some fish! 🐟

Crazy, the kings must be getting scooped up via the big trawlers, those are the people lobbying and getting their way while the little guy is getting screwed.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Hard to compete with that big money as we keep sending the same folks back to washington every election season to bring us the same nothing results. The Kings went somewhere......?!

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures It is less the Feds like the Rep and two Senators than the local politicians sitting on the fisheries board, who are manned by people owned by the trawling corps. They let the companies regulate themselves and Juneau is good with it. Moreover, the State Republican Party has long been corrupt as all hell since Statehood. They've had control over the State Government more or less for the past couple decades and things have only gotten worse everywhere with Kings and with regard to the Kenai and Yukon. They let the companies comb the seas clean and then make the sportsmen and guides pay the price. They are beyond pro-business to the point of being in the pocket of the trawlers. Want change, try sending new politicians in Juneau who will break up the Trawler owned fisheries board, even if it means voting Democrat. One cannot keep doing the same thing that doesn't work and expect a change.

@Randy_Savage_ohyeah

4 ай бұрын

I don’t think it’s US trawlers

We are coming again 23rd July to 3 Aug. Bringing the whole family from Colorado as usual, having our cabin built, so will get to see our new place to stay (or how far along it is). We should hook up for sure and do some fishing. I have fished the Kenai since 1990 (when the king run was awesome). I still think it is the off-shore trawlers that are scooping up the Kenai Kings. But I am not a biologist, so who knows, still sucks!!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh the cabin in Alaska dream is a popular one! I hope your build progress suits ya well enough to let you get out on the water without having to work too much while you're here. Exciting time to be here nevertheless 😀 but I sure bet the 90s were a sight to see.

Ill be there for 2 weeks in May and 2 weeks in August. Would like to see more on early kings in The Kasilof. Ill be staying at my Cabin in Ninilchik. Great channel .

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Now that im on the Kasilof ill be working hard to keep you updated!

When I made my first trip to Alaska 3 years ago, the staff at said the King salmon should be listed as endangered. You are right about the other types of fishing in the rivers. But it’s all based on their runs. Last year the week we were there was terrible. Only 2,00 sockeye a day. So we fished for grayling and rainbows. This year it’s late July, so hopefully it’s better. Hopefully we can get that beer and drop a line.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Yea you bet! I'll be right here bringing the updates to keep you informed. When the fish push through is anyones guess. You'll be on em this time, I'm rootin for ya!

@Steve-rr3gc

4 ай бұрын

Yes I’m hopin this is the big year for us. I sat down with ADFG fish count charts and picked the week historically had highest counts. Plus this year pinks will be running strong.

My wife and I are flying up on July 17th , we have a Halibut charter booked on July 20th out of Homer and them we are spending a week at Joys Kenia cabins in Sterling from July 21to 28 to Fish silver and sockeye salmon , any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks , we love your channel and video's

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

A great time to visit! Hopefully your captain put you on some nice halibut. I enjoy using 16oz jigs for halibut. Or smaller hooks with salmon as bait. Expect to find the peak sockeye run at that time and very few silvers. Silvers are more of an August fish in these rivers. Seward Silver salmon from a boat is amazing though and July is PEAK for those! Thanks for tuning in!

@falconshomestead...3149

4 ай бұрын

We will be fishing with Ofishcial Charters out of Homer on July 20th ,

Thanks!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh wow! You are the first person to ever tip me for my work! Super awesome and very much appreciated. Thank You!

Thanks for the information. So my trip for the 19th of July to August should be good timing for sockeye run right?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh you bet. Historically theres no better time. As long as the river water level stays down youll find success almost anywhere on the river.

@emersonprey3029

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures ok thanks again, cant wait!

In michigan we have a pretty aggressive restocking program for king salmon. Why is the kenai not a more aggressive hatchery project?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

They used to stock a lot more than they have been recently. There’s a lot of pushback on hatchery programs with the idea that they are competing with the wild stock 🤷‍♂️ right now they are slowly weening off the commercial fisherman and tightening up the salmon harvesting overall for everyone. It’s crazy how the sockeye and pinks are thriving on their own and the kings are nowhere to found.

Sad times for sure. It’s just like the early run Chinook down here on the Fraser. They are basically shutting down the whole southern half of the province from retention until that run will be up river.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

The comparison to another great river like the Fraser should definitely be a warning...

@roblockhart8410

4 ай бұрын

It’s interesting how in Alaska the Sockeye numbers are all going up as the Chinook go down.

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

4 ай бұрын

@@roblockhart8410 Reds and Pinks all seem to be thriving everywhere. Silvers and Chum holding steady. One may suspect it is something to do with time at sea. Pinks and Reds spend the least amount, the Kings the most. My guess is warming waters are making the bait fish decline, and the trawlers are also hitting the remainder. Reds and Pinks don't rely on bait fish.

@roblockhart8410

4 ай бұрын

Well when hatcheries are producing billions of Pink and Chum fry of course they are thriving. In southern BC pinks and chums have been in a serious decline while certain Chinook runs are thriving. In Rivers Inlet the hatchery has been having good results with only taking 30+ pound fish for brood stock and getting hatchery fish over 40 pounds coming back. Maybe something similar needs to happen on the Kenai before they are completely wiped out.

Thank you again for the video! The way things work out for the different species of salmon is rather fascinating. Sockeye and Silvers are doing well. Pinks even more so, and not just in Alaska, in WA Pinkies have been gang-busters. Based on the data it leads to two proximate surface causes for declines of one and not for others: 1) Salmon deaths in the ocean are regional, 2) Mortality effects salmon who stay at sea longer, hence why Pinks and Reds are doing so well. Why might one think ocean mortality is regional? The Yukon River Chum. If mortality was purely driven by something in the ocean associated with time at sea, that would explain the Yukon Kings, but not the Chum. And until the 2010s, Chum were doing so well in the Yukon, with million+ runs, that they were being marketed as Keta in the Lower 48, extolling their superior Omega 3 levels compared to all other Chum. Then all of a sudden, boom, their decline has come drastically too but only a decade after the Yukon King decline started in earnest. This leads one to believe that something in the Bering Sea in particular was killing the fish. Kings are in decline everywhere. But Reds and Pinks are not, as Silvers and Chum seem to be holding steady. Why are Pinks and Reds thriving? Something about changes in the water. One notes that Kings are supreme bait fish predators. Reds and Pinks are not. Warmer water is leading to a decline in plankton, a decline in herring. A decline in Kings in areas most effected by warming water and trawlers. Reds and Pinks are not. Regionally, Chums are suffering as much as Kings in areas with warming water and high trawling activity. Pinks and Reds are not. Different feeding habits, different waters. So, trawling and warming water. Kings already declining due to warming waters, the trawlers are finishing off what's left.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I do find it bizarre how certain species can thrive where others once did and are no longer. The King has long been the trophy prize which doesn't help the pressure on the fishery.

Coming up for the last week of July and first week of August. You think I’ll be able to catch coho? I’ll be renting a boat out of Seward one day of both weeks for halibut and hopefully coho.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

By that time the Kenai River will be starting to get its Coho run. They won’t be in there super thick yet but you have a very good chance of catching a few. The kasilof river is the same. The Kenai River Silver salmon derby is in mid September for context. I think late august is the peak though in my opinion. The rain makes the water level get out of hand so your timing should be good. The Seward silver derby is august 10-18 however and you should be able to get limits of coho while you’re here.

As a life long resident of the Kenai I can only say that the Kenai river is being over used and can't sustain this level of use. The Kings are gone along with the Silvers and the Sockeye run will be next.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

Im with you on the heavy pressure. The Peninsula fishing is nothing like what it was just a short 20 years ago. It didn't take long to decimate the annual returns of the Kings and Silvers.

Cant tell ... am I going to be able to fish for Kings in the Homer "fishing hole" this July ?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

On page 74 of the fishing regs under Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay Salt waters you’ll find the Nick Dudiak Fishing Hole regs. From what I read it’ll be open in July. However the limits of Kings by that time will be reduced from 2 to 1 via emergency orders. The EOs change frequently so double check before fishing!

Ryan I hope your knee is healing good. My granddaughter wants to fish for grayling, are there places in the KP where we might find some? Thanks

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support. Crescent lake, Bench Lake and Lower Fuller lake have been know to produce decent Grayling. Check out Alaska Troutfitters and see if they'll guide you or at least give you better info on access and timing for these lakes.

Watching from the Philippines🇵🇭 I'll be back in kenai in a couple of weeks I know you from my days of working at echo Lake

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Say what?!!!! THe good old echo Lake days.. lol awesome to reach you on the other side of the world. Welcome back and safe travels😀

@markcapps1959

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures yes I built a snowbird house here and my daughter stays at my place in kenai I'm trying to remember your first name I was thinking Dwayne? I used to wait on you and your mom at times when you would come in the shop and buy treats I came across your channel months ago and enjoy watching your fishing expeditions and I really got a kick out of the vlog on the kasilof with the mustache guy and you caught fish right in front of him been there done that I'm looking forward to be fishing again and my Alaska life first up beach halibut fishing hope you are on the amends get well soon do you can bang some fish I'll have to stop by your shop and see you take care 🙏🇵🇭🇺🇸

I will be in Sterling Alaska July 21 to 28 fishing Sockeye Salmon, the run is pretty good at that time

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh yea!! You bet, peak season right there! Bings should be FULL by then

Hi! I moved to Kenai about 3 years ago from Fairbanks. I’m a senior and own a Lund Impact 1775 w/ a 115 Mercury 4stroke and a 9. 9 Merc 4stroke kicker. I’m looking for someone to show me how to navigate the Kenai River say around Centennial boat launch. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TIA . Patrick

@kdholtan2646

4 ай бұрын

First of all, the Kenai River is restricted to a maximum horsepower of 50. It needs to be a four stroke, or new technology motors that don’t mix gas and oil. Your boat also needs to be under 21’.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

True, the days of beating the river with whatever you got are long gone.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Youd want to downsize to get within the regulations of the river. That sounds like a nice boat to grab a few halibut offshore though...

I remember when big Kings were being caught on the Kenai in the 1980s. When they required a special stamp to catch Kings I quit fishing for them. There are plenty of other species that can be caught. We get all the salmon we need in the Mat Su.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Ай бұрын

My first job ever was working for one of the now shuttered canneries. We would drive down the beach and bring ice to the set net sites. Each day those beach sites would catch a tote full of 40+ pound kings salmon. The fish ran out before the regulations changed to protect the natural stock and here we are today all angling for a hatchery fish to put on the table.

Another thing to think about most people just never think about is invasive species (Pike). Fish and game did some studies on the effects of Pike killing off the little Salmon before they head out to the ocean. It was crazy how many salmon were in the stomach of One Pike. They were targeting the the little Salmon it seemed like. I believe the study was done in the May Su Valley. Which had great runs then they just disappeared. They completely shut down the Parks Hwy System to King fishing. Another thing to note is what you mentioned in the beginning of this video. Fish and game is doing all this stuff and what’s it doing. Well my next point I want to say is on the Lower Yukon Fish and Game had test nets in the water (70’s80’s90’s00’s10’s) and would be like the salmon are here, or it’s going to be good fishing and so on. Well for most of the years the fishing was great because they put the test nets in the spots the salmon were at. They change with the river most of the time. Well I know like in the 10-‘s that new management happen and for some reason decided to put the test nets in places where there was no fish, so they closed openings because they were not catching fish. The Locals were like fishing is good, the salmon are here why don’t you move your nets. It fell on def ears. These people who don’t have a clue about anything out there on the Lower Yukon are giving false information. What do you do?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh for sure… the rules are set on the data. How can we be sure the data is collected in a way that actually supports what’s happening..? This is a good point for sure.

@Randy_Savage_ohyeah

4 ай бұрын

I’m sure Pike play a role but Kings are down in pretty much all rivers. Kings travel way out into international water where Chinese trawlers scoop them up.

What area is good for cohos late july?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

That’s pretty early for the rivers on the peninsula although you could get lucky and catch an early bird. Seward saltwater, homer saltwater. You’ll find the most silvers in the gulf of Alaska making their way to the streams but not quite yet. Juneau saltwater is great too.

Can you fish for king at ship creek in Anchorage?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

Page 49 of the ADFG Anchorage bowl regs. King salmon hasn’t had any emergency orders changing the normal regs… yet.

I was planning to come in July 1 to try and get a red salmon.Is there any room for an tourist to fish?I heard that there are a lot of disgruntled people there.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

The river is big and plentiful. Id say youll be here ahead of the rush anyways and will be able to find many spots to fish without running into anyone having a bad day.

@excalibur9535

4 ай бұрын

@alaskasmallcraftadventures Thanks buddy.

@ryanblackburn2724

4 ай бұрын

Just don't go to a location on the Kenai that is easy to access. Those are the busy spots. The Kasilof is great for sockeye too and the confluence by the Russian.

It's unfortunate that the ADFG has to restrict the river fishing. If they are doing it this year, that will mean it will go on for the next couple years too. To even make it worth it, this restriction has to go through the entire life cycle for these fish... 😢

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Very true, time to hunker down for the long haul here and adjust to it sooner than later.

Wow, that’s no bueno on the Kings. Follow tge money and you can usually find where the problem is. Sorry about the injury. Coming up, but I guess it will be solo. Can’t believe I can’t find anyone else who wants to go. Maybe hit the Kenai or the Swanson River.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

We'll be here! Their loss but I get it if times are tight and people can't make it this season.

Heading up in July for our annual pilgrimage to the Holy Lands.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Very well said! I love that!

12,958 King salmon reported as trawler bycatch as of April 11th of this year. That is 13k King salmon shoveled over the side dead.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

Good reporting! Horrible news though 🤮 what a disgusting thing to be doing. It’s hard to believe this is what’s happening.

Thanks for the info man…. Trawlers are the King problem.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

Lots of fingers pointed their way… I’ll keep you updated with the upcoming season, thanks for tuning in

Haven’t heard a word on this…….. Harvest of rainbows and Dollie’s has been next to nothing for several decades! There used to be a bounty on dollies and rainbows use to be in smokers and frying pans. A decrease in saltwater harvest both comm and sport fish should be installed and possibly zero non res harvest statewide? I don’t know the answers, but do know when the native stock is gone, they will be gone forever with only remnant hatchery fish around.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

all truth here! hopefully these biologists are ahead of this one. 🤞

Need to see bigger picture here. Fishing restriction is like a bandage on low salmon return due to climate change and water contamination. Ppl just complain and complain due to lack of knowledge and education . It just sad.

@roblockhart8410

4 ай бұрын

So why are some runs strong and others aren’t??

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Curious to know that answer!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Any suggestions?

@roblockhart8410

4 ай бұрын

Let more fish spawn

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

4 ай бұрын

@@roblockhart8410 Off the top of my head, two big reasons why Red and Pinks do better, while one run is bad and others fine: 1) Warming waters have a trickle down effect on bait fish, this effects salmon like Kings more than Reds or Pinks who don't rely on bait fish as much or at all. But not all areas are as effected by warmer waters. But Kings are down everywhere from OR to AK. Salmon who stay longer at sea have declined while salmon who spend less time, Reds and Pinks, are thriving. 2) Regional differences. Chum runs are steady most everywhere along the Pacific, except the Yukon which was home to 1 million+ runs as late as the early 2010s. The decline came after the Kings. What is the common denominator there? Trawling in the Bering Sea.

Bet it's less about fish, and more about taxation.... Alaska changes its fishing rules every day, because it's doing so is such a revenue earner.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

Always follow the money. The Fisherman lifestyle has been drying up for decades now and yet the regulation and government intervention has held firm.

There are many things to think about when you consider what happened, By Catch (Throwing Kings back after being caught in Trollers Nets Dead or Dying) another one is Global Warming (Look at what happened to the 1 Billion Carb that Vanished from the Berring Sea) rivers up north getting Salmon when historically they didn’t before. Another example of the Kenai River mismanagement was the hay days of the 80’s and 90’s. We did that ourselves. Holds true to the Lower Yukon as well. King Salmon needs to be SHUTDOWN like 10 years ago to get the numbers back up. The By Catch by the ships on the ocean needs to be addressed ASAP!!! Let’s look at the Copper River Kings, for some reason you can keep one Most years in a Dipnet, the upper Copper River still can try for a Catch n Release or keep one (Last few years) Why (Not as heavily Fished) harder to get to. What can Fish and Game do (STOP FISHING FOR KINGS) in Cook Inlet Rivers (Wild) the Feeder Kings in Salt I don’t have a problem with targeting lower the bag limit to One As Far as the Hatchery Kings Homer Spit, Nililchick keep them open for youth and special occasions.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Awesome insight, thank you. Some good idea here...

@CyWebbII

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures just my opinion, everyone has one. Checking out your 2023 videos getting excited about this year. Sorry to hear about the BNB, totally understand maybe next year. Looking forward to your videos! Hope you start feeling better

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

4 ай бұрын

The trawling is a major part. The fisheries boards are made-up of corporate dudes and former corporate dudes. The State Government also kisses off on the arrangements. State Government, and the Party in control, have failed at their jobs over the past 24 years. Corrupt. Can't keep sending the same people to Juneau and DC and expect results. Boot the bums out. At least Mary Peltola is actually doing something about the problem by going after the trawlers and the crooked fisheries boards.

Keep it closed to keep nature coming back! I love salmon fishing in kenai but make it a well regulated and save for the future!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

2 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more. I’d like my kids to have a life growing up with a full river of salmon like I did.

From back in the day when the Kenai kings were averaging in the 40-50lb class. But looking at how the halibut have gone from being barn doors to flounder size it sadly isn't surprising. Don't think that those fish will ever return to the way they were in the 70's.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

You’re probably right about it never being the same again. Homer still claims to be the Halibut fishing capital of the world and I’d say it’s far from it!

@sole1014

4 ай бұрын

If you notice, very few people in the State, (outside of indiginous peoples),are born and spend their entire lives in AK. Most come from the lower 48, stay for about 5-10 years and do not view it as a place to live raising a family for 20-30 years, and working at improving the State etc... That impacts the State's resources because people who come for a few years are not invested in the long term welfare of the State's resources. That at least is my opinion over the course of 40+ years of both living and visiting the State.

It’s really simple, commercial fishing in Cook Inlet needs to be closed. The incidental catch of King Salmon by the set netters is far greater than ADG&G will admit. The commercial drift fleet has killed the west side Silver Salmon returns. It all boils down to ADF&G allowing the Cook Inlet commercial fisherman to rape the resource. This has been going on for years. If managed correctly, sport fishing is a bigger influence on the Alaskan economy than Cook Inlet commercial fishing. Sport fisherman need a bigger voice.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

It's a big ocean. We definitely don't need to continue to net off our door step.

I think that ADFG should stock another great river with the Kenai strain of kings... someplace much more remote. Its obviously a losing battle with kings in the Kenai, or at least a high risk of failure. Save the gene pool of these awesome fish.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Id travel remote to see a grizzly bear carrying around a 5 ft king in its mouth! Its worth keeping that stock around for sure.

Omg Luka Doncic likes fishing! And he plays guitar!?!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

😂 lol. Filling up fish stringers in between dropping step back 3s…

You also notice on that next regulation change the red limit is already at 6/day.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Starting strong, I wonder if too many sockeye in the river at the same time is too stressful for it. Of course the Kenai is pretty big and long so maybe not?

@scottquenstedt1

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures I don’t know, but going from plundering one species of salmon to another seems short sighted. 30 years ago people really believed you had an unlimited supply of giant king salmon, look at us now. With all the closures, there will be higher pressure on the reds than there ever has been. Do we not learn anything?

its always closed and opens for emergency order..

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome to watch the video again. The press releases I’ve included are directly from ADFG. Kachemak bay is cutting the limit in half for kings this year. Starts on May 1st!

King Salmon are struggling all over for some reason. I don't know why. Too many straws in the cup I suppose. I've always been an advocate for fish hatcheries. You want more corn, plant more corn.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

It’s strange how some hatchery programs come and go… the whole intention is to make the fish population grow and be sustainable. If the idea works, why wouldn’t they keep them going? Or make more… good point with the corn right..

@stevet8121

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures Some purists are against hatcheries saying hatchery fish are genetically inferior and they weaken the gene pool, and introduce diseases to native fish but some hatcheries are wildly successful. I'm no expert but I do know that California just spent $35 million on a new hatchery on the Klamath River trying to save the salmon runs. I hope it works.

All about the Money! Regulate the recreational, not the commercial!🤔🤯

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Sport fishing and fishing for money are two completely different motivations.

Be there start 8 August

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Ill keep your spot warm!

This is what happened over the years of near uncontrolled commercial fishing and all members of the fish & game fishery's board are commercial fishermen. You watch the sports fishing will be shut down then the commercial fishery will be turned loose on those fish like the same happened in 2013 and 2014.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

I think you’re right about all of the wild years of doing whatever is catching up. Right now they have everyone shut down, but yes, the commercial guys will get there days in the water too

@dalebenson6859

4 ай бұрын

@@alaskasmallcraftadventures Like people bet on the big sports with money bets if there was going to be a bet the commercial fishing dirt bags get to lay out a few hundred miles of nets in Cook Inlet next summer that is a yes on a winning bet and the sports fishing + fishing tourism will get the shaft! I moved to Alaska in 1989 to advance my already working guide services and I watched the commercial fishing get stronger every year and get more favors for longer fishing and then came the commercial fishing demanding to shut down sports fishing to have the fish allocated to sports fishing given to commercial fishing then result was massive destruction of fish run throughout the Cook Inlet Rivers and stream systems. Rivers like the Little Su was wiped out of fish and from the Yenta R at lake creek the Chinook nearly vanished all together and Alexander Creek was wiped of salmon and in all of these places when some salmon was caught the fish wore the markings of a gill net scars and tore off fins. Every stream that flowed into the Yenta R was a massive reduction in all Salmon because the commercial fishing slaughter them in Cook Inlet.

The majority of the people on the fisheries board have been commercial fisherman for many years. Sports fisherman have not been represented and have had little input on the decision making. The King guides have also created a serious reduction in the numbers. Have you ever seen the lower river when the main King season opens? You could walk from one side of the river to the other across all of their boats. There was a river in Northern California that had 100 pound Kings at one time too. They destroyed that one over a century ago.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Great point here. Its hard to get un biased regulation with the makeup of the government over this. THere is NO shortage of boats ripping up and down the river!

@jasondeslatte7611

4 ай бұрын

guiding is out of control everywhere especially in the great lakes.you can thank covid for alot of it

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

4 ай бұрын

The Sacramento River Kings. And also the June Hogs of the Columbia River. Those 100 lb Kings spawned in the Snake River drainage and that was all dammed up with no fish ladders. The run died within five years.

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

4 ай бұрын

Crooked fisheries boards, blessed by crooks in Juneau. The only person who seems to be going after them is Peltola. I think there needs to be a big turnover in Juneau before anything gets done.

@quedub8184

4 ай бұрын

Would that B the Smith river in CA?

Trawler bycatch is the main problem

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

This has been a top response to as to why the Kings are dwindling away. They must really be doing some damage out there.

Remember what I said last year. Eventually there will be "Conservation" tags for kings that get auctioned off for thousands, or tens of thousands of dollars. What I have noticed is anywhere the extreme numbers of reds come in (Nushagak for instance), the king population suffers greatly. The river can only support so many fish, and when the reds overwhelm the river, it may negatively affect the hatchling kings. All the smaller rivers/creeks are shut down to keep the extreme fishing pressure off them, I understand that idea. As a property owner on the Kenai, I have to say I'm very disappointed. The tourist season in Soldotna now is really about July 15th to the beginning of August, whereas it used to be May 15th to late August. Very sad for many of the businesses that rely on this resource for revenue.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

oh man I sure hope it doesn't come to that! Some crazy auction system just doesn't sound like any fun at all. Yea the tourist season around here isn't much at all anymore compared to what it used to be. Summer is like a firework going off, tons of anticipation for a second of satisfaction and then its all over with until next time...

@quedub8184

4 ай бұрын

YEP, at least some will get to fish for Kings. I doubt they will B auctioned though. Grew up in WI and, back in the late 60's Canadian geese numbers were really low. Fish and game went to reduced bag then ultimately, 1 per year through a lottery. Those tags were the old metal tags just like the deer tags. Now canadians are so numerous that they are a nuisance. Unfortunately, because of the commercial fisheries, that will not help. Keep up the good work Vinny.

Shit down the trawlers and there will be salmon everywhere

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Ай бұрын

Wouldn’t take long either…

Is that an Ovation guitar?

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

It sure is! My grandmother gave it to me yesterday! My grandpa gave it to her as a gift in the early ‘90s.

@jimSpiess

4 ай бұрын

I have one too!@@alaskasmallcraftadventures

@jimSpiess

4 ай бұрын

Very similar in appearance!@@alaskasmallcraftadventures

@jimSpiess

4 ай бұрын

That is sooooo awesome!@@alaskasmallcraftadventures

Kings should be totally shut down for at least 5 yrs, IMHO, wish the adfg would start managing skeeter population, wouldn't have so many around.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

LOL no doubt on the bug control... 🤣

Basketball, not even once!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Oh it doesn’t take much! This Achilles of mine snapped like a dried up rubber band! Kinda sad really though when the body starts making up the mind. Gotta adjust in this old age!

Welcome to our world in the Susitna Valley...It has been closed to king fishing on some creeks in Willow for over 12 years without improvement...The Kings are going extinct due to comm harvest , bycatch & loss of food source due to overproduction of a billion hatchery fish each year...mostly pinks. Israel & fish mob refuse to even admit their fish ranching paradigm is to blame. The Yentna has been destroyed and guiding business almost extinct as well. Not sure how to get government to listen since they have billions invested in the two dozen plus hatcheries across the state and comm fish mafia. Welcome to New World Order AK.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

12 years of closure with no improvement?!! Yikes!!! 😳 we’ve got some major problems brewing here. Thanks for the info on different parts of the State, very insightful.

Give it another few years. They’ll make so many new rules and regs you won’t be able to fish.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

You may be onto something.. I hope not, but the way it's goin they may be headed towards drastic measures.

Commercial fisherman 😮

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

7 күн бұрын

Indiscriminately taking everything all at once usually does it…🙁

ONLY 13 7 YEAR OLD EARLY KINGS FORECAST!!!!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

That’s a depressing stat….

It's sad. Alaskans are being punished while nobody monitors or regulates the slaughter of kings around the Northeast lower states and the commercial trawlers who all reap the benefits of ALASKA'S efforts to bring fish back to its waters.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

I agree, it’s hard to regulate a resource that moves in and out of our state I can tell..

There is a lot of blame to spread around. The factory ships trawling the Bering sea into a desert. Reliance on hatcheries instead of tackling real issues at sea. Poor research. State and Federal commissions in the pockets of corporations. Warming waters and a shift in the eco-system that the State and Federal Republican Party, that has controlled Alaska for decades, refuse to acknowledge. Indeed, the people that share the least blame, sportsmen, guides and the Tribes, are the only ones paying the price year in and year out. The only regulations the fishery boards ever put out is to close fishing seasons, costing guides and Native entities and people their livelihoods. That always happens when the corporations own the government, in Alaska especially. On one hand a crooked as hell fisheries management set-up that allows the trawlers to "regulate themselves." On the other, regulators working on behalf of the State, or the Feds, who are former corporate officers who are openly siding with trawlers over the sportsmen, guides and especially the Tribal entities. And all of it usually blessed with a kiss by crooked politicians in Juneau. They haven't fixed anything, and in fact things have gradually grown worse. Yet people keep sending them back to Juneau because of issue affinity that doesn't even effect most Alaskans. If Alaska wants to change the crooked fisheries management set-up, for the State to do more to mitigate warming waters and melting permafrost, and have the State start helping the guides, Tribes and sportsmen, a good start is booting a bunch of the old-timers out of Juneau and give some other folks a chance. *You can't keep sending the same people back to Juneau and Washington and expect a change. You need to force change at every level or we can kiss our salmon good bye.*

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Lots of money to follow in this blame game for sure. Alaska being exploited is nothing new, unfortunately

@Randy_Savage_ohyeah

4 ай бұрын

Oh boy

How many kings are eaten by whales ???

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

Good question there! I’ve seen huge pods of orca almost everywhere the kings are and they hunt so well that nothing stands a chance against them.

NOT POOREST RUN IN 38 YEARS DF POOREST RUN EEEVVEERRR!!!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

Definitely. Also, What happened 38 years ago?

kachemak bay isn't part of the closer....its Anchor point north... you are confused

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

May 1st All of Kachemak Bay reduces King harvest limits from 2 to 1. ADFG put out a press release stating this and I included it in the video. Read it and weep. 😢

The regulations are not going to change the numbers of fish, it’s looking like a political move, there only interest in control and money’s, we have trollers coming in from other Communities using draglines but there not going to bother with that it’s not important for it’s either to control you.

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

I hear ya, wish it was different though.

Geeze, maybe people should STOP keeping each and every damn fish they catch. Regardless, of species...

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

3 ай бұрын

right, we need the next gen to spawn!

Thanks!

@alaskasmallcraftadventures

4 ай бұрын

AWESOME!!! Thank you, I'm not used to this level of gratitude for content creating. You're the second person to thank me this way and it sure does make a difference, I appreciate it 🙂 so cool, thank you again