"As far as the late king run goes, it may well be a myth. My understanding is that they are stragglers of the main run"

Are you referring to the Crooked Creek May / June run Slug?

If so, you're completely wrong, plain and simple.

These fish are mainstem spawners and spawn from Slackwater (where they have been netted by the state in the past to get brrodstock for late run hatchery projects like the Homer Spit Lagoon) all the down to just above Trujillo's ramp.

This mythical run peaks the last two weeks of JUly and into early August and are far different fish than their first-run counterparts.

While I seriously doubt the run is threatened, it is time to learn something about them so that we can properly manage ... both on the sport and commercial end of things