Stikine, Taku Chinook forecasts posted

Here's the announcement.

Weak forecast for Taku kings

The run forecast for large Taku River king salmon is too low to allow a fishery in early May, the Department of Fish and Game says.

Bummer forecast for Southeast Chinook

The Department of Fish and Game has released its 2013 Chinook salmon forecast for the Stikine and Taku rivers in Southeast Alaska, and the news isn't good.

The projected run size is not large enough to allow a fishery at either river in early May, the department says.

Southeast Chinook runs not so kingly

Chinook salmon runs to the Stikine and Taku rivers are coming in well below forecast, the Department of Fish and Game reports. More details here.

Watching over the Taku

So, in less than an hour a "fact-finding task force" will convene in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on the subject of the Taku River.

The panel will address possible impacts on the salmon-rich river from the Tulsequah Chief mining project upstream in British Columbia.

Here's a press release from the Juneau legislative delegation.

Taku River to see king salmon fishery in May

The U.S. allowable catch of large Taku River king salmon is 6,703 fish, says this state forecast.