nmelktrout
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I know you guys are probably wondering what a desert rat is doing posting on here but I've worked in AK for many years and have family and a great boat in Juneau. Furthermore, I was bummed to get some info regarding the upcoming king harvest....
Better hone those halibut fishing skills because the limit on kings for residents looks like it will be cut to one this year. Only a 3 fish annual limit for non residents. Not that big of a deal for non residents because your daily limit is only one regardless, but going from 3/day to 1/day for residents sucks, especially for Cross Sound trips. The Chinook abundance index has apparently dropped like a rock and the lower 48 wants 40% of the Chinook allocation? Rumor is that there might be an even more drastic cut... I know we have been seeing less kings for the past couple of years and the opening of the Taku inlet to commercial fisheries was apparently an overharvest disaster...
Too much commercial and sport fishing? What's your take?
Better hone those halibut fishing skills because the limit on kings for residents looks like it will be cut to one this year. Only a 3 fish annual limit for non residents. Not that big of a deal for non residents because your daily limit is only one regardless, but going from 3/day to 1/day for residents sucks, especially for Cross Sound trips. The Chinook abundance index has apparently dropped like a rock and the lower 48 wants 40% of the Chinook allocation? Rumor is that there might be an even more drastic cut... I know we have been seeing less kings for the past couple of years and the opening of the Taku inlet to commercial fisheries was apparently an overharvest disaster...
Too much commercial and sport fishing? What's your take?