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Amid ‘strange year’ Chilkoot closes for red salmon fishing

Fishing for red salmon is prohibited in the Chilkoot River beginning Thursday just after midnight.  The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced late Tuesday that anglers would no longer be able to retain sockeye in the river or Chilkoot Lake through Oct. 16.  Area management biologist Alex Tugaw said salmon returns to the area […]