Picking up the refuse left behind by the thousands who flock to the Chitina area of eastern Alaska to pull salmon from the Copper River with nets is a dirty business, but officials with the U.S.

FAIRBANKS — Dip-netters who want to catch a king salmon at Chitina will have to do so this weekend if they want to keep it. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency closure Tuesday ...

FAIRBANKS — Dip netting for salmon in the Copper River at Chitina dropped off this week when the river came up. On Tuesday night, Chitina charter operator Mark Hem reported that the Copper River was ...