Wildlife and Mystery Blog
According to archaeological evidence, Kodiak Island has been inhabited by humans for the last 7500…
TEMPERATURE REGULATION A bear’s body temperature is similar to a human’s and ranges between…
A Kodiak bear cub fetus develops for only two-and-one-half months, so the cubs are very…
Brown bears are not considered territorial, but they do have home ranges. A home…
How are Atlantic and Pacific salmon related to each other, and how do their…
Why do salmon jump? This is the question our guests most frequently ask about salmon…
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been writing about Pacific salmon, so this week, I…
I am excited to welcome 2018 and not at all sad to leave 2017 behind…
Happy Holidays! I hope you are enjoying a festive or peaceful holiday season. I…
Les Anderson landed the largest king salmon ever caught in the Kenai River on May…
Last week, I mentioned that king (Chinook) salmon are the least abundant of the five…
King salmon, also called Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are the largest Pacific salmon, and they…
Last week in my Thanksgiving post, I mentioned working on my author platform. Since I…
Happy Thanksgiving to my U. S. viewers, and thank you to everyone who reads my…
TAGS: Robin Barefield, Thanksgiving
Humans prize sockeyes for their firm, beautiful meat. A strong or weak sockeye run can…
Sockeye salmon also called red salmon and sometimes blueback salmon, are larger than pink salmon…
Last week, I wrote about the life cycle of a coho salmon, and I mentioned…
Coho salmon, often called silver salmon due to their beautiful bright chrome color, are the…
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are the most widely distributed Pacific Salmon species and can be…
TAGS: Chum Salmon, Chums, Dog Salmon, Pacific Salmon
I am thrilled to announce the e-book of my new novel, The Fisherman’s Daughter…
The pink salmon return to Kodiak was huge this summer, boosting the local economy,…
Commercial canning and salting of pink salmon began in the 1880s, but until WWI, pink…
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) are also sometimes known as humpback salmon, or “humpies,” due to…
Five species of Pacific salmon return each summer to breed in Alaskan streams, rivers, and…
This week, I would like to give you a summer update. Last week, I wrote…
This year, I struggled through a difficult spring into a terrible summer. It often seems…
I had planned to wrap up my series of blog posts on halibut last week,…
Sport Fishing for Halibut: Before 1973, sport halibut fishing was only legal when the…
Commercial halibut fishing is big business in Alaska. Halibut are valuable fish to humans because…
Halibut are related to flounders and other flatfish. Pacific halibut are the largest members of…