Commercial fishermen reeled in a “fairly good showing” of hatchery chum on the south end of the Lynn Canal gillnet fishery during the two-day season opener that ended noon Tuesday, with catches ranging up to 200 chum per boat.
“It’s pretty good for an early-season opening,” said commercial fisheries biologist Randy Bachman. By regulation, commercial gillnet fishing starts here on the third Sunday in June, which this year occurred June 15.
More than 100 boats…
