Bristol Bay Fisheries Report

We’re seeing jumpers in the Kvichak — in the numbers, that is. An estimated 700,000 fish swim upriver. In the Nushagak District, daily catch has topped 1 million fish in five of the last six days, starting with last week’s back-to-back record-breaking hauls. The district’s total run passed its 15-million-fish forecast.

There were several more openers around the bay yesterday. There was a big surge up the Wood River, which saw almost 100,000 more fish than on Friday. The daily catch passed one million for the first time this season, showing a stronger start than 2020.

It’s the final Bristol Bay Fisheries Report of the season! A few stories about community on our last evening together. The bay smashed expectations this…

Baywide daily harvest dropped below 2 million for the first time since July 4th. The total harvest is over halfway to the pre-season forecast swimming in…

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A big bump of fish hit the Naknek-Kvichak and Egegik yesterday -- those fleets caught most of the bay's daily harvest of nearly 1.2 million. Total harvest…

Fish are picking up around the bay. The run leapt past the 4 million fish mark and is approaching 5 million, and the runs in the Naknek-Kvichak and Egegik…

The total run in the bay has passed 2 million. The run in the Naknek-Kvichak is late -- that’s in line with the past five years. And there are fewer boats…

The run hit the pre-season point forecast Thursday, harvest is well beyond what was expected, and….we’re ready for a break. For our fortieth and final…

The Bristol Bay total run through Tuesday -- 44.4 million. Will Wednesday be the day we hit Fish and Game’s forecast? While we wait to find out, we…