Chinook and chum salmon have reached the interior but only chums will be allowed for harvest.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The first salmon to reach the river near Fairbanks arrived in late June, but it wasn’t until July that salmon fishing could begin.
With the arrival of chinooks in the Chena, they’re certainly in the Tanana as well - yet they haven’t been counted in the Salcha River to date.
Chum Salmon Chena River Salcha River Tanana River Interior Runs Harvest Escapement Goal Bait
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