http://clarionextras.com/tightlines Sport fishing on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:02:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Dante Petri | Peninsula Clarion It might still look more like Christmas outside than springtime, but diehard anglers have been doing well plying the open water of the upper, and upper middle Kenai River in recent weeks. A generally warm spring has peeled back the ice on the river and ... http://clarionextras.com/tightlines/?p=550 The 17th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Derby is a bit of a misnomer this year, the event will be held on the first day of spring. That's fitting according to the tournament's coordinator, Paula Frisinger. "It's a spring breakup time thing," she said, explaining the event has become something of a ... http://clarionextras.com/tightlines/?p=544 Cherelle Miller waits for a bite while ice fishing on Sport Lake during a school field trip earlier this winter. Soldotna Trustworthy Hardware and Fishing is sponsoring an ice fishing derby through the end of the month.By Dante Petri | Peninsula Clarion Warm weather and low snowfall this winter is ... http://clarionextras.com/tightlines/?p=539 Hungry predators lurking in area lakes are fair game for ice fishermen this time of year. The Department of Fish and Game liberalizes ice-fishing regulations on a handful of lakes menaced by the invasive northern pike in an effort to keep their numbers in check. Anglers are allowed to fish five "closely ... http://clarionextras.com/tightlines/?p=536 Any fish that thought the hard shell forming over their watery abode would protect them from the plying lines and barbed hooks of anglers is apt to be disappointed. After a November cold snap, most of the region's shallow water bodies froze over, kicking off the ice fishing season. With more wintry ... http://clarionextras.com/tightlines/?p=533