Yukon, Kuskokwim rivers see polar opposite king returns

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) – The Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers are having opposite experiences with king salmon this season.
KYUK-FM reported Tuesday that kings in the Kuskokwim arrived late in a small trickle, while the kings in the Yukon arrived early in the largest observed run in more than a decade.
Less than 60,000 kings are estimated to have passed the Bethel sonar station in the Kuskokwim. State biologists, however, are saying the river’s king run might still meet escapement goals. To m