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The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages

The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages

As 2023 nears, we look back at a year of extremes and firsts for Bristol Bay, from fish and fires to elections and education.

Credit Mackenzie Mancuso/KDLG The numbers The bay keeps pushing the record higher as 64.2 million fish have returned to local waters.  Baywide harvest was 219,000 salmon as the season continues to wind down. Cumulative harvest for all of Bristol Bay is 39.2 million fish. Naknek-Kvichak district especially seems to be calming back down from their recent surge.  Escapement got a light bump despite the Naknek tower no longer reporting. 213,203 fish made it up the rivers, over half of which went to the Alagnak River. Across Bristol Bay’s nine counted rivers, the total escapement is 24.9 milli...

Messages to the fleet To Tom Huffer Sr on Egegik Beach, from Stella:  No seats are available on any flights out of King Salmon on Alaska or Ravn.  You have your reservations for the 26th as planned. The alternative might be Dillingham.  Please turn on the phone so I can call.  If anyone hears this on Egegik Beach, please pass this on.  To the hearty fishermen of the Vega!! We wish you guys good fishing and a safe return to us in Salt Lake City & Flagstaff!! We are proud of y'all.  Lizzie, Ron, Jesse, Ciera, the girls and Mom!! Credit James Radon