The summer chum run looks slightly better in comparison, but only in that it’s the second-lowest run ever recorded at this point in the season, just barely ahead of last year’s record low. It’s too soon to tell if summer chum will meet escapement goals. But if the run tracks with last year, then it won’t.

As long as escapement appears unlikely for Chinook and summer chum, subsistence salmon fishing will remain closed for a second year.