Sockeye records set at the Chilkoot weir

Commercial boats set nets at the mouth of the Chilkoot River on Monday. (Jillian Rogers, KHNS)
Commercial fishermen in the Upper Lynn Canal are working overtime after a flood of sockeye salmon showed up last week.
So far, this season is shaping up to be a good one, with decent returns, healthy harvests and larger fish.
Last week saw a couple of escapement records set for the number of reds through the weir on the Chilkoot River.
“It’s a phenomenal push of fish all at once,” sai