Comments on: Return of the King Salmon http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/07/return-of-the-king-salmon/ Just another blogs.smithsonianmag.com site Sun, 12 May 2013 14:12:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Jeff Pilcher http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/07/return-of-the-king-salmon/#comment-600 Jeff Pilcher Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:11:43 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=3488#comment-600 Correction: All five salmon species do NOT "spawn in large numbers in most Alaskan streams." Presently, Alaska is having the worst run of king salmon on record. The governor is seeking disaster relief. If you went to Alaska this year and bought a king stamp, you wasted your money. Almost every river you can name has been shut down: Kenai, Susitna, Deshka, Ninilchik, Yukon, Chignik, Kuskokwim, etc. The runs of Chinook in Alaska are under severe strain. If ADF&G doesn't close the 2013 and 2014 seasons (as they probably should, and very may well), anglers are advised to stay away anyway. Not only is there a high likelihood that any fishing trip you plan will be quashed by an Emergency Order, the runs are so weak they just can't withstand any pressure. Bottom Line: Don't bother going to Alaska for kings any time soon. Google around for "Alaska kings." You'll see. It's bad. Real bad. Correction: All five salmon species do NOT “spawn in large numbers in most Alaskan streams.” Presently, Alaska is having the worst run of king salmon on record. The governor is seeking disaster relief. If you went to Alaska this year and bought a king stamp, you wasted your money. Almost every river you can name has been shut down: Kenai, Susitna, Deshka, Ninilchik, Yukon, Chignik, Kuskokwim, etc.

The runs of Chinook in Alaska are under severe strain. If ADF&G doesn’t close the 2013 and 2014 seasons (as they probably should, and very may well), anglers are advised to stay away anyway. Not only is there a high likelihood that any fishing trip you plan will be quashed by an Emergency Order, the runs are so weak they just can’t withstand any pressure.

Bottom Line: Don’t bother going to Alaska for kings any time soon.

Google around for “Alaska kings.” You’ll see. It’s bad. Real bad.

]]> By: Evan http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/07/return-of-the-king-salmon/#comment-585 Evan Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:35:39 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=3488#comment-585 Nice haul Alley! Nice haul Alley!

]]> By: Alaska Chris http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/07/return-of-the-king-salmon/#comment-583 Alaska Chris Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:01:47 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=3488#comment-583 Great article, save one item. Alaska is the LAST frontier for many things. We have just begun to explore the FINAL frontier. I don't think we have caught a salmon there yet. Great article, save one item. Alaska is the LAST frontier for many things. We have just begun to explore the FINAL frontier. I don’t think we have caught a salmon there yet.

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