Patrick Fowler
Sport Fish Management Coordinator for Cook Inlet · Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish
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Patrick Fowler is a Regional Fisheries Management Coordinator with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Sport Fish, listed with contact information including a Anchorage-based phone number and ADF&G email address. In emergency orders and press releases for the Division of Sport Fish, he is identified as the Cook Inlet Management Coordinator, serving as a primary contact for Cook Inlet sport fish management actions.
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The Kenai's coho limit stays at two through November
The Kenai's coho limit stays at two instead of stepping up to three. The state is being careful, though the river is still producing limits.
The state held Kenai coho at two a day through November
Kenai coho limits stay at two a day through November instead of rising to three, on abundance numbers the state admits it can't monitor well.
The Kenai coho limit stayed at two when it was supposed to go to three
Kenai River anglers expected the coho limit to rise to three fish on Sept. 1. It stayed at two instead, and will stay there through November.
Kenai anglers won't get the extra coho they were expecting this fall
Kenai River anglers won't get the usual bump to three coho on Sept. 1 — the limit stays at two through November as silver runs look weak across Cook Inlet.
If you pulled an Upper Cook Inlet dipnet permit, you have until Aug. 31 to file, even if you never fished
Pulled an Upper Cook Inlet dipnet permit? File your harvest report by Aug. 31, even if you never fished, or you lose personal-use fishing privileges next year.
Kenai dipnet season closes after another strong sockeye run
The Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery closed for 2026 after a late-run sockeye return near 3 million, again clearing Fish and Game's escapement goals. Kasilof stays open through Aug. 7.
Kenai dipnetting goes 24 hours as sockeye run hits 3 million
Daaaaang! Kenai sockeye are running hot — 3 million projected — so dipnetting goes 24 hours a day through Friday's season close. Residents only, and kings go back.
On the Kasilof, Alaska is opening the sockeye floodgates and holding the line on kings
“The current escapement of sockeye salmon into the Kasilof River is proceeding at a rate that is projected to exceed the biological escapement goal.”
Kenai, Russian River Sockeye Bag Limit Jumps to 6 Fish Thursday
“Fish passage at the weir has been strong and is projected to exceed the escapement goal”
Russian River Sanctuary opens early June 18 for sockeye season
“Given the current level of escapement at the Russian River weir and the Kenai River sonar counts, opening the Sanctuary Area early will allow anglers more time and area to target these fish”
Alaska Board Rejects 25% Hatchery Production Cut After Heated Debate
Alaska Board of Fisheries rejected a 25% hatchery production cut, voting 6-1 against the measure after debate over wild salmon impacts and coastal fishing jobs.
Board restricts Cook Inlet drift gillnet fishery to protect coho salmon
Alaska's Board of Fisheries voted Friday to restrict Cook Inlet drift gillnet fishing to protect coho salmon, limiting the fleet to two 12-hour windows per week and a 2-mile buffer from shore.
