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Jessie Sheldon/KDLGThe total baywide run has passed the 10 million mark, with steady catch numbers continuing to come in from all districts. Port Moller catches are still low, but they say there is no indication that the run is smaller than forecasted. -
Morgan Edminster/Beyond OceanA lot happened in the Nushagak over the weekend, with around 1.8 million fish caught in the district and over one million sockeye counted swimming past the sonar. Plus an additional push of nearly 7,000 king salmon just yesterday. Port Moller catch indices are down, the crew thinks this could be because of rough weather but that it’s too early to tell. The latest stock composition indicates that the Kvichak is the next big stop for salmon, with 25% of the sampled fish on their way there.
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Sockeye escapement in the Nushagak River continues to climb, now approaching 600,000 fish with an additional push of about 2,000 king salmon upstream yesterday. Almost half a million fish were caught in Egegik yesterday, bringing the total bay-wide run well past the 2 million mark. -
The largest catch numbers continue to come in from Ugashik, but escapement counts in the Nushagak are soaring, per Port Moller’s previous prediction. And, looking at the most recent vessel registration, the fishermen are headed the same place that the fish are. -
The fish are not slowing down, and neither are crews. The Nushagak and Naknek-Kvichak districts are still hauling in schools, while other districts also carry their weight. The majority of rivers in the Bay are within their escapement goal ranges, and a handful have even surpassed them this early on. -
Another big harvest day Saturday in a weekend of banner late-season catch numbers for Naknek-Kvichak fleets. Total haul across the bay yesterday was 2 million fish. The total season catch is now at 33 million of a 44 million fish run. Though it remains to be seen how many fish are behind this shocking pulse, the season’s forecast is an estimated 51 million fish run. Escapement yesterday was 540,000. -
The total bay-wide harvest kept climbing after the surprising haul Thursday. Friday’s harvest was a staggering nearly 3 million fish, making it unequivocally the biggest haul of the season. Most of those fish came from Naknek-Kvichak, cementing some of the largest late-season catch numbers in recent memory. Escapement yesterday, though, was 706,000. -
The bay-wide catch slowed down some on Wednesday, but still almost half a million fish were caught yesterday. Almost half of that was in Egegik with 216,000 fish followed by the Naknek-Kvichak. The total run is now at 34.5 million. -
Bristol Bay fleets had another strong harvest day Monday with 1.8 million fish caught bay-wide. The biggest catch was in the Nushagak, followed closely by the Naknek-Kvichak. Escapement is at 7.5 million fish, and the total bay-wide run is at 31.1 million. -
Bristol Bay fishing crews saw a big push of salmon yesterday, putting their first "million fish day" of the season in the books. Fleets across the bay harvested over 1.5 million fish on Friday with Egegik and Nushagak crews banking over 600,000 salmon each and the Naknek-Kvichak district re-opening fishing in time to haul in almost 300,000. Total run in Bristol Bay is coming up on nine million. -
Over a million fish have now swam up the Nushagak. Fleets hauled in almost 850,000 fish baywide on Thursday, and the total run is at 7.1 million fish. -
It’s the last week of the 2022 fish report. Our final three shows are today, Wednesday and Friday. Today we’re going to look at the industry — prices, processors, harvest capacity, sleep and more.
