The commercial drift gillnet season, which began June 21, is off to a slow start. Prices are comparable to this time last year, but so far fish numbers are low.
And the salmon have been small, gillnetter Norm Hughes said. Hughes, who primarily fishes for chum, said he believes in a “sit, stay, make it pay” approach to fishing, but this year his sets have brought in few fish, sometimes none at all.
Hughes estimates…
