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 ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

FAIRBANKS — Students at Anderson School got a colorful break in their day Wednesday when they were treated to a rare sight in the middle of winter in Alaska — a full rainbow. They even have pictures ...

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 ...