Feds say slower Stikine sockeye subsistence season so far, despite strong run forecast

Feds say slower Stikine sockeye subsistence season so far, despite strong run forecast

The state forecasted a very healthy run of sockeye salmon in the Stikine River this season, which opened to subsistence fishing June 21. They projected around 176,000 sockeye, which is about 45% more than the average of 121,000 fish. Although state biologists track the run, the U.S. Forest Service manages the subsistence fishery in the river near Wrangell Island. Ashley Bolwerk, a subsistence...