Sports Review
Sport Fishing Outlook
Summarizes Choice Spots
For Peninsula Anglers
Sport fish biologists of the Al
aska Department of Fish and
Game have summarized their in
formation concerning the sport
fishing outlook for 1963. This in
formation should be of value to
those planning an angiing outing
as the biologists have indicated
where and when the best results
can lie expected. The following in
formation is for the Kenai Penin
sula and is given by species, so
pick the fish you are interested in
and find where and when to go.
SALT WATER
King Salmon—Alaska’s state
fish is available from March to
May. The best location is out of
Homer in Kachemak Bay.
Silver Salmon—This fighting
fish enters the fishery in early
July and remains available till
October. The best period is during
August. The place to go is Ressur
rection Bay and Kachemak Bay.
Bottom Fish — Excellent fish
ing for such species as halibut,
rock bass, snapper, greenling and
flounder can be had throughout
the summer. The fish are abun
dant in all locations.
Razor Clams — The time to dig
these tasty clams is during spring
and fall minus tides. The best lo
cation to try is Clam Gulch where
the beach is reserved for sport
digging.
FRESH WATER
King Salmon — May, June and
July are the months to look for
this fish. The places to find them
are in the Kasilof, Kenai, Anchor,
Ninilchik Rivers and Deep Creek.
Silver Salmon — Silver salmon
enter fresh water in August and
provide angling until November.
The best month to try your luck is
Kenai River, Russian River, Ka
October. The favored locations are
silof River, Quartz Creek,, Swan
son River, Anchor River, Ninil
chik River, Deep Creek, Crooked
Kenai Wins
Track Meet
by Michaelene S. Pendleton
A track meet was held between
Kenai and Homer recently. There
were some good high school ath
letes at the meet. Kenai won the
meet by a score of 76 1/3 to
412/3.
Scoring by events was as fol
low: high jump—'Kenai 4 pts. and
Homer 5; shot put—Kenai 8 and
Homer 1; broad jump—Kenai 5,
Homer 4; pole vault — Kenai
11/3, Homer 7 2/3; discus—Kenai
8, Homer 1; high hurdles—Kenai
8, Homer 1; 100 yd. dash—Kenai
6, Homer 3; mile—Kenai 8, Ho
mer 1; 440—Kenai 8, Homer 1;
440 relay—Kenai 8, Homer 1; low
hurd.es—Kenai 1, Homer 8; 220
—Kenai 8, Homer 1; 880—Kenai
1. Homer 8; 880 relay—Kenai 5,
Homer 0.
Individual scores were: high
jump—Thor Evenson and John
Sell, 5’9%”, Nelson 5’8"; broad
jump—Thor Evenson 16’9”, Alex
ander 16’1”, Selbe 16’ and Rivers
15’7”; discus— Mike Tauriainen
120T0”, Bob Lite 113’, Bertman
109’3t4”; pole vault—Carrol, first
P|a«, Van Sky, Nelson and Collie,
9’3”; shot put—Larry Jordan 47’
6%”, Bob Lite 46’1%”, O’Donnel
40’5&”.
High hurdles — Mike Tauria
men| 17:6, Thor Evenson 17:9,
Sella 21:4; 100 yd. dash— Hayes
10:9| O’Donnel 11:2, Rivers 11:6;
mile-, Mike Tauriainen 5:09, Dol
chok5:14, Kilcher 5:18; 880 relay
—Kenai 143., Homer 152.2; 440
—Darryl Leach 59.5, Bob Lite 60.1
Kennedy 60.15; low hurdles—Car
r°ll 23.1, Nelson 24.6, Jerry Har
1*? 24.65 ; 880—Gary Martin
‘•11-8, Selle 2:20.6, Helle 24.65;
G°y Hayes 24.0, Jim Hall
^•55, O’Donnel 2:29.7; 440 relay
enai 47.9, Homer 49.5.
Creek and Stariski Creek.
Red Salmon — Red salmon are
present in June, July and August.
Russian River and the mouth of
Moose River are where the fish
will be.
Pink Salmon — Humpies are
available from late July to the end
of August. The best location is
Resurrection Creek.
Eulachon (hooligan) — Smelt
are expected to be abundant in
Twenty-Mile Creek and Placer
River throughout May.
Steelhead — This trophy fish
will be available from August
through September. The best lo
cations are Kenai River, Russian
River, Anchor River, Deep Creek,
Ninilchik River and Stariski
Creek.
Rainbow Trout — The best fish
ing for rainbows occurs through
out the summer. The hot spots
will be Swanson River, Moose Riv
er and the Seven Lakes Basin.
The prospects are also excellent
for fishing in the Russian River
system. For those who like ice
fishing, try the Seven Lakes Ba
sin.
Dolly Varden — Dollies are
available throughout the year,
peaking from July on. The favor
ed waters are Anchor, Kenai and
Russian Rivers; Deep, Lake,
Quartz and Ptarmigan Creeks.
Grayling — Excellent fly fish
ing is predicted at the outlet of
Crescent Lake from June through
September.
Lake Trout — The best time to
try your luck is during November
and December although the fish
are available throughout the year.
The best fishing is at the outlet
of Skilak Lake. These fish are
also found in Hidden, Kenai, Trail,
Juneau, Trout, and Swan Lakes.
TO HOST TRACK MEET
KENAI — Kenai will host the
Peninsula-wide Junior High track
meet on Saturday, May 11. Events
will begin at 10 a.m. and schools
from all over the Peninsula have
been invited to participate. Field
events will be held at the high
school and track events at nearby
Wildwood Station. This Saturday,
Kenai athletes journey to Anch
orage to participate in state
track meet events.
At the close of 1062, there were
52 oil wells, 13 gas wells and 15
dry hole completions on the Ke
nai National Moose Range.
Fishery Legislation
To Promote Research
Almost a score of witnesses
this week testified overwhelming
ly in favor of Senator Bartlett’s
bill authorizing a five-year com
mercial fishery research program,
with support also given to a
measure to include the owner
operators of documented fishing
vessels as recipients of Public
Health Service hospital and med
ical care and a bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to
construct two trawlers to be used
for experimental commercial fish
ing and research.
The three bills were considered
by the Senate Merchant Marine
and Fisheries Subcommittee of
the Commerce Committee in two
days of hearings conducted by
Senator Bartlett.
Research and Development
The Bartlett bill to promote
commercial fishery research and
development projects, co-sponsor
ed by 30 Senators, would author
ize an annual $5 million appropri
ation for a five-year period to
be apportioned among states hav
ing commercial fisheries and
would include American Samoa,
Guam, Puerto Rico and the Vir
gin Islands. The funds would be
apportioned on a 75 federal-25
state matching basis according to
the extent of commercial fisheries
in each state as represented by
the value of the raw fish harvest
ed by domestic fishing vessels
and received within each state,
plus the average value of the
Tustumena
Wins Table
Tennis Match
The North Kenai School hosted
a group of 85 students and par
ents last Saturday at a Kenai
Peninsula Table Tennis Tourna
ment. Competition was reported
as keen and the sportsmanship
excellent.
Tustumena School became the
tournament winner while the fol
lowing students scored as winners
in their divisions:
Mary Coursen, representing
Sterling School, was First Divi
sion winner with Christine Grif
fing taking the Second Division
honors for Tustumena and There
sa Bartolowits, also of Tustu
mena, taking the Third Division
game prize. Trophies were award
ed the winners.
Five Peninsula schools were en
tered in the event with Sterling
scoring second, then Cooper Land
ing, Soldotna and North Kenai.
The Nikiski Parent-Teacher
Assoc, of North Kenai school
served lunch and refreshments to
all attending.
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fishery products manufactured
within each state.
Under the formula, no state
having such fisheries would re
ceive less than an annual $25,000,
with Alaska’s annual allocation
estimated at $500,000. The bill has
strong support from the Interior
Department which suggested a
few minor amendments.
Spokesman for Oklahoma and
Tennessee suggested revision of
the apportionment formula so
additional funds would be allocat
ed to inland states for develop
DELIVERS PLANE
SOLDOTNA — Jim Osborn
Soldotna area homesteader anc
Cordova Airlines’ chief bush pilot
passed through Soldotna Tuesday
enroute to Homer to deliver i
Super Cub plane. Ray Stephens,
chief bush plane mechanic for Co?
dova, accompanied Osborn.
ment of freshwater commercia.
fisheries.
Witnesses representing 2<
states were heard, including Al
aska, Washington, Oregon, Calif
ornia, Maine, New Jersey, Dela
ware, Maryland, Alabama, Massa
chusetts, Florida, Louisiana, Mis
sissippi, Texas, North and Sout
Carolina, Virginia, Oklahoma, Mi
chigan, and Tennessee.
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