The numbers are in for the first opening in the summer troll fishery for king salmon in Southeast Alaska. The 12-day season saw more chinook landed than expected, despite fewer boats being on the water.
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay that allowed the fishery to occur at all.
“We had roughly 580 participants in the king fishery last year,” he said, “and we’re just over 500 for this opening.” “Until just several weeks before the fishery, I think a lot of permit holders maybe had to make other plans,” said Hagerman. “Some of the permit holders from out of state may not have come up. Obviously, fuel is still an issue as well.”
Hagerman says trollers tend to pull their gear and move to a different area when they’re catching a lot of “shakers.” The average weight of legal fish was 11 pounds.
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