Lynn Canal gillnetters hauled in the best catches of the season so far during the past week.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game commercial fisheries biologist Nicole Zeiser said the fleet caught 63,000 sockeye last week. By Tuesday of this week, gillnetters caught another 40,000 red salmon, well above the 19,000 fish 10-year average for the week.
“We’ll probably get up to 50,000 before the week’s over. That tells you how good it is. They…
