Along with far-reaching restrictions on subsistence and commercial fishing in Lynn Canal, the state Department of Fish and Game also closed large areas around Juneau to sport fishing for king salmon this week.
King salmon fishing and retention of kings are prohibited through June 14 between Sherman Rock and Point Couverden, but also in Stephens Passage as far as 80 miles south of Juneau.
The Juneau-area closures are the most restrictive since the early…
