Weak returns forced the latest restriction. Good news: Sockeye fishing at the Russian River is forecast to be good.

A poor return of king salmon on the Anchor River will shut down all sport fishing on the Anchor and Ninilchik rivers and Deep Creek drainages beginning Saturday morning, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game announced Thursday.

Fishing businesses in Mat-Su warned that the rules could hurt the state's tourism economy.

Since Les Anderson landed a 97-pound Kenai king in 1985, the prized fish has been harder to find and smaller. Is there something we all can do to help reverse the trend?