Feds will take over Lower And Middle Kuskokwim beginning June 12

“Chinook salmon, Yukon Delta NWR.” Photo: Craig Springer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Via Flickr Creative Commons.Beginning June 12, management of king salmon on the lower and middle Kuskokwim River will switch from state to federal control. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hand over management to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Fishermen shouldn’t see much difference, though. When the switch happens the king salmon fishery will close, but these areas