Morgan Knutson filets sockeye after a gillnet opener. Nakeshia Diop photo.

It’s not just you running behind on your summer chores – the sockeye and chum salmon seem to be running behind schedule as well.

“It’s early in the season to be panicking too much, I’m optimistic things will pick up,” said Nicole Zeiser, biologist with the Department of Fish & Game.

There have been three commercial fishing openers since the start of the season…