Sockeye salmon are not flowing through the Buskin Lake weir. That has caused the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to close the area for commercial and subsistence salmon fishing
Weirs operated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are shutting down around the state as the commercial salmon season winds down. Weirs, which funnel salmon migrating upstream through
Waters previously closed to subsistence salmon fishing were opened near Saltery Creek and Ouzinkie Harbor starting on Wednesday, according to an Alaska Department of Fish and Game news release.