The Public Safety Officer in Pilot Point called the United States Coast Guard to report a man who was lost after falling overboard from a fishing vessel on the Ugashik River on Thursday. According to the report on the trooper dispatch, 25-year-old Grant Hildreth Jr was working aboard the F/V Cape Greg when he fell overboard […]
A new forecast for the 2016 sockeye salmon fishing season in Bristol Bay says the fishery, which opens by regulation on June 1, is expected to have a run of some 46.6 million fish, with 29.5 million potentially available for commercial harvest. The figures were released on April 4 by the Alaska Department of Fish […]
The search for a Ugashik man who was last seen on Tuesday afternoon is continuing today and Dillingham-based Alaska State Troopers are seeking information from the public concerning his possible whereabouts. 55-year-old Roland Briggs, a life-long resident of the area, was declared overdue returning to Ugashik early on Thursday morning, he was expected back in […]