The setting of Sitka, Alaska, in a tranquil bay on Baranof Island, is nothing short of spectacular. Tiny islands dense with evergreen trees dot the blue-green water, which is crisscrossed by dozens of ...

Unlike Alaska's more famous tourist stops, such as Juneau or Anchorage, Sitka offers a slower, more intimate experience of the state's untamed beauty. Sitka is a small coastal city tucked between snow ...

Yellowfin and bluefin tuna are the backbone of Southern California's pelagic fishing fleet. Farther north in the Pacific, Oregon sees a run of albacore tuna 30 miles offshore from late June to August.

SITKA — On a recent weekday morning, the weather forecast was looking pretty good for Sitka. The breeze was light, and what people in Southeast Alaska call a sucker hole — a patch of blue sky in an ...