A combination of time and area restrictions, low prices and scant fish has made for a rough start to the season for Haines gillnetters.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game area management biologist Nicole Zeiser said about 141 gillnetters caught 93,000 chums, 8,000 sockeyes, 9,000 pinks, and 300 kings in Lynn Canal last week. All the salmon catch was below average, except for the kings.
Zeiser said the chum catch has been improving week to…
