September 29, 2026 — When Petersburg fisherman Bob Martin arrived at Neets Bay for the chum salmon opener, he didn’t have a great feeling.
“ I got there in the dark and it looked like a small city with all the lights of all the boats that were staged and ready for the 5 a.m. opening,” he said.
About 30 boats were crowded into the bay for the historic commercial opener. Martin said he was also worried about the quality of fish he saw along the shoreline.
“They looked pretty far gone, and I wondered if there was gonna be anything for us,” he said.
But within minutes of putting out his net, it was filled with fish. Totes and totes of fish.
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