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southern edge of Yakutat Glacier. As a salmon stream it is the least important 
of them all. The Ahrnklin River comes third in size and is less affected by glaciers 
than Dangerous River. Situk is but slightly smaller, but it is a clear stream and the 
outlet of several small lakes. The Italio, Ankau, and Akwe Rivers are considerably 
smaller but are fairly clear streams. 
Situk River is by far the largest producer of red, coho, and pink salmon in the 
Yakutat district. Alsek River leads in the production of kings and also supplies 
fair catches of reds and cohos. Ahrnklin River has also been a consistent producer 
of reds and cohos. In fact, all the streams which traverse the glacial moraine 
between Yakutat and Dry Bays carry moderately good runs of both cohos and reds. 
Small runs of pinks are found in several of these streams, but the best showing has 
been made at Humpback Creek, a tributary of Yakutat Bay. 
Fishing in the Yakutat district has always been carried on by means of beach 
seines and gill nets, as all operations are conducted in the rivers and the sloughs 
which have been formed by the action of the ocean in throwing up bars at the mouths 
of the several streams, in some cases resulting in the formation of sizable islands. 
