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The Nushagak River is now more than double its upper escapement goal. Both the Nushagak and Egegik’s fleets hauled in huge harvest numbers – Egegik’s fleet caught over 900,000 sockeye on Monday. Ugashik more than doubled their harvest so far, and had some hefty drift deliveries.
The wild salmon season in Alaska officially kicked off May 17. IntraFish will be tracking the latest developments throughout the season as they happen, from Copper River to Bristol Bay and beyond. We'll have prices, catches, real-time analysis and news throughout the season. Bookmark this page or sign up for one of our daily newsletters to keep up with the latest news, updates, social media posts and analysis. -- Eastside (finally picks up) Thanks to more fish on the Eastside, Bristol Bay fishermen have hauled in a little over 31 million fish. The Ugashik hauled in 616,000 sockeye on July 12...
The Numbers The bay-wide catch continues to barrel ahead at 41.8 million fish, and an estimated 730,000 fish are swimming up the plentiful rivers around the bay. Yesterday’s catch was up again as fishermen hauled in 2.2 million fish. The total catch is now around 25 million. Escapement yesterday kept steady as 1.6 million fish swam up river. Total escapement this season is now 16 million. The total run for the bay is now 41.8 million. Nushagak District The Nushagak District saw another below-million harvest yesterday. The fleet caught another 830,000 fish. But, the average drift deliv...
The Naknek-Kvichak’s run is returning strong and steady. Harmony Wayner, who set nets on Naknek Point, said the weather hasn’t worked in their favor yet. “We're waiting for the wind to switch, the west wind brings fish into Naknek set net sites,” she said. “The east wind isn’t too good for our site at Naknek Point, hopefully it warms up and we get fish and meet our goal.” Wayner noted that over the past few summers, warmer waters have made the fish slower and more sluggish. But with colder temps this season, that hasn’t been the case.
The wild salmon season in Alaska officially kicked off May 17. IntraFish will be tracking the latest developments throughout the season as they happen, from Copper River to Bristol Bay and beyond. We'll have prices, catches, real-time analysis and news throughout the season. Bookmark this page or sign up for one of our daily newsletters to keep up with the latest news, updates, social media posts and analysis. -- More records set amid windy weather High winds didn't stop Bristol Bay's Nushagak district fishermen from setting another single-day catch record at over 1.8 million fish on Thursda...