My very first rainbow trout startled me: It struck hard, wrenching my wrists, my shoulders; it stole my breath and stirred a strange tickle deep in my chest. The fish snatched my bait in the shallows ...

KENAI, Alaska — Rainbow trout returned to Scout Lake on Wednesday after a five-year battle to get rid of invasive northern pike. Alaska Department of Fish and Game personnel released 9,500 rainbow ...

SOLDOTNA -- The chalky, turquoise water of the upper Kenai River murmured softly as Justin Cooley stepped into it from the smooth-cobbled shoreline. He paused a moment to take in his surroundings -- ...

A photo supposedly showing a "fire rainbow" lighting up the sky above Alaska was shared to Facebook in July 2024. That post had amassed more than 42,000 reactions as of this writing. Multiple ...

My dad rolled the small fish in egg and then flour, and set it beside three other smelt in the hot frying pan. He stood over the stove, explaining how he used to catch smelt for his friends, a local ...