Use of bait a setback for king salmon recovery

This is no time for bait on the Kenai River. Just when things are starting to turn around for king salmon Fish and Game allows bait. Greg Brush is clearly correct in his article on assessing the situation on the Kenai. I see this as a real setback for revitalizing the king salmon run on the Kenai River.

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