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 ...

By 6 p.m., Sam McCallister of Copper River Charters was dropping us off at Tent Rock to spend the night. Our plan was to pitch a tent, dip net until it got dark, get a few hours sleep and wake up and ...

CHITINA — For riverboat captain Mark Hem, dipnetting for Copper River salmon here is a habit, a livelihood, his daily connection to the natural world of Interior Alaska. He owns Hem Charters and ...

GLENNALLEN, Alaska (AP) — A 35-year-old Alaska Army National Guard soldier from Fort Greely died when he fell into the Copper River while dipnetting for salmon. Alaska State Troopers say the body of ...

Alaskans looking to test the waters with a new outdoor activity this summer should consider dipnetting for salmon. This unique Alaska activity is self-descriptive: Fishermen and women scoop salmon ...