The closure means set-netters who fish the east side of Cook Inlet are no longer allowed to fish this season. Their fishery closes when king counts are down.
Fishing for kings on the Kenai River is again off limits this month. It’s the third year in a row the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the fishery early amid low king salmon counts.
Still — it’s worrying for fishermen and guides who now have to change their plans in the face of a truncated season. But king salmon have been struggling on the Kenai — and around Alaska. Biologists say they don’t really know why. , DeBardelaben said he tells guides they have to diversify to other types of fish — bringing clients along to catch sockeye, halibut and trout.“When people call to book trips with me, I just tell them we’re going fishing,” he said. “Where, for what, I don’t know. But we’re going to get in my boat, we’re going to go have some fun, we’re going to catch some fish — and maybe not catch some fish. It’s just the new kind of lifestyle as a Kenai River guide, and the Kasilof River.
But set-netters say they’ve been able to get creative to avoid catching kings. They caught approximately 32 large king salmon so far this month, “Every conceivable type of user is out there harvesting at a high rate, And we’re being closed for the fourth year in a row, early,” said Ken Coleman, vice president of the Kenai Peninsula Fishermen’s Association. “And it’s devastating.
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