Russian River Opening Today for Fishing

Posted: June 11, 2012 at 6:30 am

6/11/2012

Today is the first day of fishing on the Russian River. Bobbie Jo Skibo, of the Chugach National Forest, highlighted the area available for this first day.

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A major problem at the Russian River is the collection of fish waste in the river, attracting bears to the river, and creating human/bear confrontations. Skibo says anglers can keep this from happening.

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There are a limited number of fish cleaning stations that have been in place for a few years. Anglers who use them need to cut up their fish waste into very small pieces and deposit it into fast-moving waters.