Stikine sockeye run is the best return in a decade

The Stikine River Delta, as seen from the air. The sockeye fishery on the river is larger than expected this year. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
The sockeye salmon run returning to the Stikine River near Petersburg and Wrangell was predicted to be good, but it’s turning out to be even better than expected.
While the king salmon run for gillnetters turned out to be worse than preseason estimates, the opposite holds true for sockeye. The state-managed sockeye fishery began June 1