Yukon salmon runs offering opportunities for harvest

“Chinook salmon, Yukon Delta NWR.” (Photo: Craig Springer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)Yukon River king and summer chum salmon runs are shaping up to be some of the strongest in years.
Fish and Game’s sonar project on the lower Yukon at Pilot Station estimated about 25,000 kings and 280,000 summer chum on Wednesday alone – some of the highest daily passage numbers seen over the past ten years.
Fish and Game Yukon River Summer Season Manager Holly Carroll said that th