Late last fall, important cultural sites were discovered within the right-of-way between Chitina and Hailey Creek along the Copper River. The Native Village of Chitina and Ahtna, Inc. rightfully ...

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 ...

Many Alaskans from near and far drive to Kenai to dipnet at the mouth of the river. Photographed Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Leigh Walden/Alaska Public Media) Karl Lennox took a knife to the ...

The past week has been a poor one for Chitina dip-netters but fishing should improve during the next week. That was the message this week from Mark Hem of Hem Charters. “The river is still very high ...