An unexpected surge of Chilkoot-run sockeye, stable prices and hatchery chum catches helped make the 2014 commercial gillnet fishery another lucrative one for the fleet. The total gillnet haul – 1.68 million fish – was the fourth largest on record, topped by years 2011, 2012 and 2013. Hatchery chums made up 77 percent of the […]
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Changes at Klukwan School
Klukwan School students have rafted the Chilkat River and helped butcher a moose since classes started Aug. 25. The school, with 13 students, launched a federal lunch program this year and may investigate an onsite preschool program, said Kathy Carl. Carl, who teaches grades K-6, replaces teacher Cynthia McFeeters and works with junior high and high school […]
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Bag limits for coho doubled
The Department of Fish and Game this week doubled bag limits on coho fishing, citing one of the strongest Chilkat runs in recent years. Anglers can now take six coho per day and have 12 fish in possession. The agency is projecting escapement of more than 100,000 fish, compared to an escapement goal between 30,000 […]
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Chilkat king return looks like record low
Preliminary numbers suggest king salmon escapement to the Chilkat River will be the lowest since records have been kept in 1991. This year’s return also marks the third consecutive year the run has missed escapement goals. The state estimates that between 1,200 and 1,500 mature kings will make it to Chilkat spawning grounds this year. That compares […]
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Assembly moves toward creating motorized-use area
After rejection by the Haines Borough Planning Commission in February, plans for a motorized recreation area in the townsite have resurfaced at the urging of assembly member George Campbell. The assembly on Tuesday introduced plans for creation of a 20-acre motorized recreation area near the Lily Lake access road. The assembly will hold a public hearing on […]
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Group wants rest room, sign, paving at Picture Point
Development of Picture Point is moving forward, with a topographical survey completed in July and grading of the parking area set for fall. The Picture Point Design Committee recently recommended the Haines Borough buy a $27,500 rest room and $28,000 “Welcome to Haines” sign for the site. Committee member Barbara Mulford said the group chose the log […]
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Proposal would change waste management
The Haines Borough is looking at getting into the waste management business. Assembly member Debra Schnabel recently submitted a draft solid waste management ordinance to the municipality’s commerce committee for consideration. Her 17-page document proposes every residence, business, nonprofit, government and harbor slip holder in the borough either pay for curbside garbage collection or pay a lower rate to […]
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Hawkweed on march, ‘hell to pay’
Appearances can be deceiving when it comes to the sweet-smelling, colorful hawkweed spreading around Haines. The invasive flower is a pretty plant with flame-colored petals, but it releases toxins into the soil, effectively strangling other vegetation and threatening permanent changes to the local ecosystem. Linnus Danner, who lives across from the Chilkat River on Mud Bay Road, […]
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Proud to see Haines boat at Celebration
I was very proud of the Haines/Klukwan canoe, when they came into the 2014 Celebration. I am just old enough to remember the last of the old-time dugouts on the Chilkat River. Dan Katzeek had the last really large canoe, in the 30-foot range. There were two of the large, 50 to 60-foot range, Haida-style canoes left, […]
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Gillnet opener ‘fairly good’
Commercial fishermen reeled in a “fairly good showing” of hatchery chum on the south end of the Lynn Canal gillnet fishery during the two-day season opener that ended noon Tuesday, with catches ranging up to 200 chum per boat. “It’s pretty good for an early-season opening,” said commercial fisheries biologist Randy Bachman. By regulation, commercial gillnet fishing […]