“Red Horde” swims through Nome escapement goals; managers predict strong silver run

(Photo by Katrina Mueller/USFWS)
Following a record number of sockeye salmon swimming through Pilgrim River this past weekend — over 5,000 in two days — the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Nome waived all catch limits for the red fish.
As of Thursday morning, an additional 3,700 sockeyes were reported through the Pilgrim River.
Area manager for the Norton Sound and Kotzebue, Jim Menard, says he and his staff are encouraging subsistence fishers to get out there and stop the &ldq