To the Editor

Blind Slough King Salmon

To the Editor:

ADFG will not be opening Blind Slough freshwater king salmon sport fishery in summer 2024. They are expecting low returns based on the previous poor returns to the Crystal Lake Hatchery. What is most interesting is they will still allow the sport saltwater fishery to continue with no restrictions.

First, closure of the freshwater king salmon fishery will not solve the problem. The vast majority of kings are harvested in the saltwater. Removing the handful of local freshwater anglers will simply provide more fish for the saltwater trollers to catch as the...

 

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