KETCHIKAN (KDN) â Starting June 1, the sport king salmon bag and possession limit for all anglers in the terminal waters of Herring Bay is increased to three king salmon of any size, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Gameâs Sport Fish Division. The Herring Bay Terminal Harvest Area limits will be in effect through July 31.
King salmon harvested in the terminal harvest area wonât count toward the nonresident annual limit, according to a Sport Fish Division announcement.
The Herring Bay terminal harvest area includes the water of Herring Bay west of a line from the southernmost entrance of Hole-In-The-Wall harbor to the departmentâs markers (signed and painted rocks) located one-half mile north of Whitman Creek, to the fresh/saltwater boundary signs located at the mouth of Herring Cove Creek.
He was born on Nov. 20, 1955, in Mason County, Washingon.
He spent his youth hiking, camping and fishing.
âMike had a lifelong passion for fishing that started at a young age when he would go shrimping with his beloved Grandpa Johnny in Hoodsport, Washington,â his family writes.
He moved to Ketchikan in 1979 to work at Whitman Lake Hatchery, where he met Jill, who would later become his wife.
After working at the hatchery, he worked as a deckhand on a longliner, troller, seiner, tender and processor. In 1991, he bought the Seven Seas â a wooden fishing vessel built in 1944 â and spent the next three decades âresurrecting it into a beautiful boat,â heis family writes.