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A fisherman at the mouth of the Buskin River. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A poor early sockeye run continues to stunt sports and subsistence fishing close to the city. As of Monday, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the majority of sockeye were caught at Alitak and along the west side of the island, and …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The bag and possession limit for sockeye salmon in the Saltery Cove drainage has just been raised to 10 fish starting today. The escapement goal for sockeye salmon at that drainage is 15,000 to 35,000, and the Saltery Creek weird count was roughly 12,500 on July 4. Based on that number and historical data, the Alaska Department of …