Upper Skagit tribe harvests sockeye headed for Baker Lake as numbers rebound

Last year broke records with nearly 92K returning sockeye

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 841

Last Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago

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Hand over hand, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe fishers pulled in a handmade net that had been dragged by their boat around the confluence of the Skagit and Baker rivers near Concrete.

A bald eagle and what looked like a turkey vulture had flown in the vicinity not long before, perhaps drawn by the splashing of salmon tails as the fish hit an unexpected barrier in the water. As the net rose above the surface, …

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