It’s late April in the upper Lynn Canal, and that means the saak are coming! The snow is melting and spring winds kick up dust storms on the newly exposed flats of the lower Chilkat River. Many refer to these cold winds, dust storms, and the frequent passing of snow and rain squalls as “hooligan weather.”
Saak (also called “eulachon” in the scientific literature, and “hooligan” out on Main Street) are a small…