Fish wheels, like the one in this 1903 photo along the Washougal River, floated on deeper rivers with salmon runs from 1866 until they were banned in 1934. Today, they are used to catch salmon for ...

It’s a summer tradition for many in Alaska: pack up the car, drive to Chitina and dipnet for Copper River red salmon. It’s a summer tradition for many in Alaska: pack up the car, drive to Chitina and ...

Justin Johnson surveyed his nets and the large net reel of his bowpicker the F/V White Night at the Cordova Harbor in early June, as he prepared for the next day’s opener. “So a 20 pound king is a ...