Some Kodiak Rivers are Flowing with Salmon
The salmon season in Kodiak has been a mixed bag this year.
Returns of chinook (or king) salmon to Kodiak streams have been historically low so far, continuing a frightening trend. Meanwhile Chignik sockeye (or red) salmon are having a good year, and returns of sockeye salmon to some Kodiak drainages are so high they have triggered increased opportunities for sport and subsistence fishermen.
While other salmon species manage to wriggle their way up nearly every river or creek they can in the Kodiak archipelago, the chinook salmon in...
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