The Little Susitna coho salmon sustainable escapement goal (SEG) is 9,200–17,700 fish. As of August 17, 1,385 coho salmon have passed the weir with a projected escapement of 2,104 fish. Given the poor performance of coho salmon escapement in the Susitna River drainage in the past 4 years, below average returns to the Little Susitna River, and…

“If Edstrom’s fish wins the $10,000 prize, he said he would pay the taxes on it and donate the rest to “The Door” in Fairbanks, an emergency shelter for homeless and at-risk youth. Edstrom has been fishing Valdez for 12 years and says he always buys season tickets for both the Silver Salmon and Halibut…