Bristol Bay Fisheries Report
Mon, Wed & Fri 6pm and Re-Airs at 10pm, AM 670 (Seasonal)
The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, produced by the KDLG news crew, is dedicated to the one-of-a-kind commercial fishery in Bristol Bay. The show airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 6 p.m., with replays at 10 p.m. Join us for the latest news, numbers and information from the fishery, plus nightly analysis, stories and conversations.
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Yesterday’s baywide catch number was almost twice than it was the day before, while escapement remained the same. And of all the rivers, the Igushik tower crews counted the most sockeye swimming through. Also, the total sockeye count in the Chignik Weir surpassed half a million after a large push yesterday. -
The bay-wide run has surpassed the Bristol Bay inshore run forecast, reaching over 44.1 million, and is still climbing. That said, catch and escapement dropped off over the weekend, with the largest haul coming in from the Naknek-Kvichak district at just under 40,000 sockeye. -
The largest catch came in from Egegik yesterday, while the Alagnak held the largest escapement of all the rivers. The total run is creeping up to its forecast, and vessel registration data is no longer available. -
Yesterday, Eastside catch counts were all in the hundreds of thousands, and the Ugashik river held the largest escapement. Also the Chignik weir noted a larger late run.
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The Naknek-Kvichak had a greater catch & escapement than all other districts combined yesterday, and the Kvichak River has almost surpassed the Nushagak River in total escapement, with almost 3 million spawners making their way upstream. Overall, bay-wide catch and escapement numbers are starting to slow down. -
Smaller numbers today as the tail of the run makes its way to the bay. However, both Egegik and Naknek-Kvichak surpassed 10 million in their total run. The strongest escapement yesterday swam through the Kvichak river, as the majority of fish continue to flood that district.
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The bay-wide run has surpassed the 40 million mark, well on its way to that 44 million pre-season forecast. Egegik and Ugashik have now both exceeded their projected total run, and the Naknek River has now passed the lower benchmark of its escapement google range. Port Moller has reported their final catch update for the 2026 fishing season. -
The bay-wide run is now just over 35 million fish. Yesterday’s catch brought in just over 1 million salmon, with Egegik fleets bringing in the biggest haul of the day. The Ugashik district has now exceeded its pre-season forecast, with a total run so far of 5.7 million fish. -
The bay-wide run is now just under 33.5 million fish, that’s about three quarters of the way to hitting the total run forecast for the season. Ugashik’s total run has hit the district’s inshore forecast of 5.2 million fish, and yesterday their escapement counts more than doubled. Lots of boats still on their way to the Naknek-Kvichak, with over 130 additional permits transferring to the district over the next two days.
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The bay-wide run is now just over 31 million fish, with yesterday’s catches in Egegik, Nushagak, and Naknek-Kvichak each in the ballpark of half a million fish. The total bay-wide catch was just under 1.8 million. Escapement in the Naknek River is closing in on the lower end of its escapement goal, and total runs in Egegik and Ugashik are each within a million fish of their pre-season forecast.
