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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.

The season is winding down with a baywide run of 150,000 fish yesterday. Egegik held the largest catch, while the Nushagak district recorded the biggest escapement. Many crews are starting to head towards the boatyard to break down their operations from the season, and enjoy a good night’s sleep.

It’s our final show of the season, but the run isn’t done quite yet. Though counting crews are starting to wrap up, the baywide escapement was 50,000 sockeye yesterday. Fewer fish are being hauled in, leaving the total catch about 2.8 million below the preseason forecast. The Eastside districts all surpassed their forecasts, while the Nushagak and Togiak fell a bit behind.

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.

Numbers across the bay continue to decrease as yesterday’s run was just over 100,000 fish. Catch numbers are especially coming to a halt, as the total, bay-wide harvest is still short of its forecast by about 3 million.