The current record for Bristol Bays run was last year at over 67.7 million. A record 66 million salmon returned to. Im sorry I couldnt find your favorite one. 43,890 salmon passed the Wood River counting tower yesterday the vast majority of the seasons run up the Wood so far. She began her reporting career at KPFA in Berkeley, first as a general assignment reporter and then as lead producer of UpFront, a daily morning news and public affairs show. Over in Egegik, 672,086 salmon came through the district with another 120,000 estimated in the river. The Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research or SEATOR in Sitka also offers testing for $75. Bristol Bay is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. [Sunday morning] we had 20,000 fish go by in six hours, and that got us concerned that if it kept up at that rate we would be over 100,000 by midnight.". It looked great but lost some scales putting it in our tanks. Station 7 caught 13 fish in the 4 and 35 in the 5 . And hopefully with this weather system, you're coming in, it might push some fishing.. Meanwhile, Chigniks sockeye runs are still lower than historical averages. It was a busy morning for us today but a kick back afternoon. He says all thats left is to remove the hull and other heavy parts of the vessel. On the retail side, Bristol Bay grew from 2,200 promotions in 2020 to 3,296 promotions in 2021 - a nearly 50% increase. While the Naknek-Kvichak District is ahead of its historic patterns, Elison still doesnt know whether it will be a record year. I have never been anchored up right outside the harbor on the second night of the trip. Sands said biologists dont really know why Bristol Bays chum harvest was low. "So not at 100,000 yet and slowing down. "We had a big push of fish go by a lot up the Nushagak, not so much up the Wood, but our Wood River escapement's now 73,000 as of 6 o'clock this morning," he said. On Sunday morning, a big influx of fish arrived in the district. The Woods total escapement so far is now 1.6 million fish, which is nearing the rivers upper goal of 1.8 million sockeye. Ugashik fishers will see their fleet almost double in the next two days from 55 permits on 43 boats to 97 permits on 73 boats. Station 4 caught 0 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 2 fish in the 5 . We definitely are becoming an older community. So we've also been very fortunate for some people to get their fish that way. November 29, 2022 metropark Fishing Report 2249 The Apollo is scheduled to run 1.5 Day Baja Rockfish trips. The Nushagak River sonar crew counted 9,173 sockeye on Tuesday, for a total sockeye escapement of 3.3 million. "Our 20-year average is around a million. All across western Alaska chums were noticeably absent," he said. She began her reporting career at KPFA in Berkeley, first as a general assignment reporter and then as lead producer of UpFront, a daily morning news and public affairs show. At the statewide Bristol Bay finfish meeting this week, the Board of Fisheries will decide which of those tools to put into an action plan. But chum salmon runs up the Nushagak River were far lower than average. The BBNC Education Foundation's annual Neqa king salmon derby was held on the 'Nush, and Mission was in the lead for the top lodge for a . In the Togiak district, the chum harvest was 21,300 fish, which was 13 percent below the 20 year average. All fuel has been removed and crews are now working to clear the beach of remaining debris. Welcome to the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report! Their catch index is 5. ~~Aug. The Rainbows in this area are all wildno hatcheries here. The top end of the escapement goal range for the Nushagak is 900,000 and were over 2 million now, thanks to 800,000 yesterday," said Sands. Updated: October 5, 2021 Published: October 4, 2021 The preliminary value to fishermen of the nearly 41 million salmon caught this summer at Alaska's largest fishery at Bristol Bay is nearly. To Mike Dore at Big Creek in Egegik from Cass Theodorson. You know, I think all they have really left to do is kind of break down the cranes and a few other little things," he said. The bay-wide haul was 851,000. The total Area M Chinook harvest is now 3,385 and the silver harvest is 158 fish. "They've been able to utilize pumps and get the diesel pumped out of the fuel tanks and into an IBC cube, just a containment, and then they can take that and move it up off the beach," Gehlbach said. The bays total run is now at 75.3 million sockeye. November 30, 2022. Station 10 caught 43 in the 4 and 38 in the 5 . Around 6 million fish are predicted to return to the Ugashik River. So that's it. Another half-million fish came through the bay on Thursday and the total run is now 76.5 million sockeye. If youd like to get in touch or give some perspective, give us a call 842-5281 or send an email to fish@kdlg.org. Oh yeah, I've never seen the 5 freeway from the boat. The total harvest is at 366,943 sockeye. "I mean, we filled up in Seward last year, I think it was two or three a gallon, this year it was $4.78. Brian Venua grew up in Dillingham and attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. The Togiak District is holding steady at 27 permits on 27 boats. Bristol Bay Fisheries There are several factors that make the salmon and trout fisheries so supercharged in the Bristol Bay region. Our fishing started today at noon and we had non stop action all day long. Today there are 224 boats in the water and that will go up to 240. 2,609 Chinook were included in the push for a total escapement so far of 38,427 fish. The Alagnak is forecast to get around 4 million. Looking for a crew job for the 2022 June-July season. Most guys the last couple days have been the bugs. Wish us luck! There will be a total of 293 vessels on Friday morning. Alaska Department of Fish and Game released the 2022 Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Forecast November 15, 2021. She reports, edits, and hosts stories from around the Bristol Bay region, and collaborates with other radio stations across the state. Nightly at 6 p.m. and replays at 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. For our final show, we have a deeper look at how the fishery has changed over the years, perspective from Area M and Chignik, the limited entry system, and a few final words from our Fish Report team. 32,866 pinks were harvested for a season total of 1.16 million salmon. "Responding to the Beaver, they can drive there so they can bring heavy equipment. Archives Helpful links Fishing regulations Emergency Orders The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its statewide salmon summary for 2022 on Nov. 10, noting that the overall harvest of salmon was down by about 31% - mostly due to a decline in pink salmon, which is normal for even-numbered years. Over to Ugashik, 132,544 fish came through the district for a season total of 371,209. The Wood River tower crew counted 23,322 fish on Tuesday, and another 10,908 this morning. "Based on the escapement rate in the Wood River, we can decide if we wait a little bit past 100,000, or if we have to go right away," he said. Their team plans to finish the salvage work in the next few days. Despite the continued global pandemic, the BBRSDA marketing program had another successful year. The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that it is extending its comment period for proposed restrictions on mining of the Pebble deposit. Mom and baby are doing great. Its struggled to meet the 55,000 minimum escapement mark since 2019. We started catching fish before daybreak and spent the rest on the trip hauling up huge reds, chuckles and lings, all sporting some of the most vibrant colors I've seen on any fish in a long time. Theyll email that data to Fish and Game geneticists in Anchorage. The savvy angler would bring a rod to fish 20lb and a rod to fish 40lb. Stream live audio or video of the meeting here. 13,194 fish were counted Monday along with another 4,800 this morning; Igushik total escapement is now at 20,574. Say Hi to the crew! Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research or SEATOR in Sitka. Bristol Bay saw the largest total sockeye salmon run on record last year at close to 68 million fish, according to the state Department of Fish and Game. Here's the agenda. "Everything seems to be higher than what were anticipating for sure. Inquire : ID: 480: . "It's gonna be hard," she said. On 1 December, 2022, EPA Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller transmitted a recommended determination "to prohibit and restrict the use of certain waters . Until global supply chain issues are solved, fishermen, like the rest of the world, will have to work with what they have. Tourists from outside of Alaska comprised about one-third of those trips. The fare is $180. Numerous freshwater nursery lakes and shallow estuaries make Bristol Bay the largest commercial sockeye salmon producing region in the world. You'll see in about two days people go out and go clam digging on those tides. The South Peninsula's South Unimak and Shumagin Islands fleets harvested almost all of that catch. We did the usual turn around throwing in an oil and fuel filter change. Please stop taking my personal property from John Dores and my fish camp. The fish will be stored, reprocessed and distributed year-round all from one vessel, the company says. The Nushagak River had a huge push of sockeye Monday. The 2022 Bristol Bay sockeye run is expected to be around 70 million salmon, adding on to its six-year streak of returns above 50 million fish. Their catch index is 2. The reason why there's that little break midweek and then the weekends off is for king salmon and allow some of those to escape into the river system.. A check-in with Bristol Bays fishery managers. He got his start in journalism at KDLG in 2020, interviewing and writing for the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report and signed on as a full-time host and reporter later that year. Bristol Bays sockeye run has reached 76 million. Fleets hauled in 625,000 fish. Big shout out to the guys on the Daga Bay and a special note to Parker and August. Among drift-boat fishermen, there are big differences in annual incomes. All Freshwater Destinations Africa Asia 14,470 chums fell to their nets for a season total so far of 529,787 fish. December 5, 2022. Week 1: June 17 - 24, 2022 June 25, 2022 Mission Lodge is all about family; it showed more than ever this last week. 242 of them will be D-boats. I'm still not sure where we're starting yet this trip. Eastside Area Management Biologist Travis Elison said its normal for the fish there to come in later than the other districts, but this years numbers are already bigger than most. Rural areas generally face higher prices for fuel, but in recent months, Bristol Bay residents have seen those prices creep even further. The rivers total escapement is now 43,392. Do you have news tips or ideas, or would you like to share your comments with the show? Another 2.27 million sockeye come through for a season total of about 14.3 million salmon so far. Over in the Chignik Weir, 21,329 sockeye returned for an Early Run total of 178,302 fish. No escapement numbers from the Togiak District yet. Also, make sure to review emergency orders, advisory announcements, and the 2022 Southwest Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for the area you are fishing before you head out. Update on the Beaver, a tender that was wrecked near Naknek In Naknek, the same company charges even more, at $6.64 per gallon. Chinook harvest was at 1,548. In the Egegik District, the chum harvest was 20,300 fish below the 20-year average of 76,400. It makes things a little easier, versus some, you know, a vessel that's capsized offshore," she said. The Halfmoon Bay will house an at-sea genetic lab this season. With a steady presence of salmon from June through August, anglers fishing the lower river are treated to a mixed bag of bright, strong, and stubborn fish that fill your days with adrenaline and your 50-pound fish box with firm, red fillets. And Area M fisherfolk caught 268,315 salmon for a total harvest of 9.45 million. This is the next step . November 17, 2022 shoreham harbour Fishing Report 1445 Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: June 28, 2022. The Nushagak District has the biggest fleet right now with 926 permits registered to fish on 686 boats, 241 of which are D-boats. Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 18, 2022 Corinne Smith , July 18, 2022 The bay's run is at 73.7 million sockeye. Ugashik more than doubled its total harvest and had some hefty drift deliveries. Mike Poston, the director of sales for Vitus, said the price hikes are due to issues in the global supply chain. But we have gotten more salmon through this year than we have in the previous years. Bristol Bay Management Area Overview Salmon Herring Contacts Regulations Announcements Harvest Management Forecasts Maps Fish Counts Fishery Advisory Announcements Togiak Extension ( PDF 166 kB) - 8/11/22 Togiak Extension ( PDF 166 kB) - 8/4/22 Togiak River Section Extension ( PDF 166 kB) - 7/28/22 Togiak Update ( PDF 166 kB) - 7/21/22 The cumulative escapement so far this season is at 50,614. Bristol Bay Setnet: Asking: $75,000: Offer:--Updated/Notes: 11/15/2022 - Sale Pending . 14,157 sockeye were counted swimming past the Chignik River Weir on Tuesday, for a total count of 561,818. For now there is some napping going on and just some old fashioned kicking back. (310) 487-3367 (cell) We're going home and we'll be leaving for 5 tomorrow. Unfortunately for us, it's the best grade of tuna around. Did your new satin pillowcase work out okay? KDLGs Izzy Ross has more. We made choices to let fish go by so that we could try and get kings and chums up the Nushagak and the only way to get kings and chums up the Nushagak is to also include getting more sockeye up there," he said. Tiernan said another good sign in the district so far is that the fish appear larger than they were in 2021. "They were above average for that time. Sockeye in a creek in the Wood River watershed. Or, or there's other research going on, but locally, here, we don't have any research into that.. And Area M fisherfolk caught 268,315 salmon for a total harvest of 9.45 million. Find proposals, changes and department reports on the board's website by clicking here. 24,966 fish escaped on Monday for a total season count of 470,622 salmon. Bristol Bay fisherman Bristol Bay ( Central Yupik: Iilgayaq, Russian: [1]) is the easternmost arm of the Bering Sea, at 57 to 59 North 157 to 162 West in Southwest Alaska. Anglers who enjoy catch-and-release king fishing are encouraged use single . The districts total harvest is 242,206. Ugashik had about 124,722 fish come through the district, for a total run of 238,604. The Naknek could see a little more, at 8.4 million. Sands said the management strategy is to monitor escapement closely both for chum and king salmon, which tend to run together. Their catch index is 8. With harvest also at 58.2 million fish, this years records keep on growing. read more + read less . 32' Stambaugh Bristol Bay Boat Dillingham, Alaska $130,750 Survey Available NEW 32' Wegley Bristol Bay Sternpicker Egegik, Alaska $400,000 Survey Available 32' American Commercial Bristol Bay Sternpicker Egegik, Alaska $145,000 32' Hydraulic Fishing Supply Bristol Bay Sternpicker Naknek, Alaska $325,000 Survey Available 32' Kvichak Bristol Bay Boat Bristol Bay's run ebbed slightly on Tuesday. Get in touch at fish@kdlg.org or 907-842-2200. Escapement between the rivers was at 137,562 for a total of 453,468. Email: renanleea@gmail.com. You can book online via the Fisherman's Landing website or call the landing directly at (619) 221-8500. The Ugashik District had 81,208 fish for a total run of 7 million this year so far. Bristol Bay processors, fishermen, and fishery managers use the PMTF results to help gauge run strength, composition, and timing over the season. Reports are showing a whopping 20 MILLION fish in Bristol Bay with an estimated 650,000 fish within the surrounding rivers. The catch index there is 120. For the last year, she's been a general assignment reporter for KHNS based in Haines, and thrilled to experience a new part of Alaska and cover the Bristol Bay fishing season this summer with KDLG! Great trip everyone !!!. 97,764 fish escaped, bringing the escapement total for the districts three rivers to 315,906. Their catch index is 116. An average Nushagak silver weighs 8- to 12 pounds. But that Wood River run slowed down, and its continuing at a slower pace today. We wanted to get a little perspective on how subsistence fishing was going from folks living there. We've definitely put in our work this trip. . Thats typically about four percent of the total Bristol Bay salmon harvest. Izzy Ross is the news director at KDLG, the NPR member station in Dillingham. Fishermen harvested 17,959 Pinks for a total of 1.1 million this season. And then we're at $7 a gallon out here. Harvests have dropped off around the bay, but fleets still hauled in just over half a million fish on Sunday. Alagnak numbers will start to come in next week. The 2022 Bristol Bay sockeye salmon forecast is 71.9 million. An astounding 3.8 million salmon came through Bristol Bay on Monday - the biggest single day of the run so far. The Wood saw similar numbers on Tuesday: 277,926 fish made it through and another 32,886 were counted this morning. The test fishery crew sampled 421 fish and analyzed 189 salmon for the June 24-25 stock composition. update the fishing reports each week through the fishing season, reporting on fishing success, "That was really nice to have for people who either maybe they don't have to skip any more to be able to go out fishing, or they're older. The Naknek and Kvichak tower crews will start counting in the next couple days. And the Alagnak had another 47,838 fish come by the counter there for a cumulative escapement of 1.43 million. Egegiks harvest was the biggest in the bay that day with fisherfolk catching 914,000 salmon. Sockeye runs to the Chignik River are stronger than they have been since the run crashed in 2018. Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) applauds Region 10 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for issuing a Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Recommended Determination. Captain J.J and his crew did an awesome job as always and the Apollo is looking as spotless as ever. Over to the east side of Bristol Bay, the Naknek-Kvichak District numbers have been quite a bit slower. (Stephanie Maltarich/KDLG) Bristol Bay's 2022 sockeye run is now the biggest on record: 69.7 million fish have . The show airs nightly at 6 p.m., with replays at 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Join hosts Izzy Ross, Brian Venua and Corinne Smith for the latest news, numbers and information from the fishery, plus nightly analysis, stories and conversations. The season total by species is 7.47 million sockeye, 1.3 million pinks, 639,367 chum, 8,873 Chinook, and 6,934 coho. However, the value was up nearly $80 million from 2021, for an estimated total of $720.4 million. The Woods total run is at 3.6 million. Thursday morning. In 2020, she served as the summer reporter for KFSK in Petersburg where she first got hooked on Alaska stories. Still, the commercial fishery has been open over the past two weeks. The offshore terrain around San Miguel is so rugged and marked with underwater pinnacles, we spent most of the day fishing in 25 to 90 feet of water. The Naknek-Kvichak District had about 414,764 fish swim through the waters, bringing that districts total run to 1.4 million fish. "It's pretty much gutted at this point. The Naknek-Kvichak District is growing as well. The Port Moller Test Fishery (PMTF) is conducted each year to help processors, fishermen, and fishery managers assess the timing, composition, and abundance of sockeye salmon returning to commercial fishing districts in Bristol Bay. Their catch index is 4. One of the owners, Seawan Gehlbach, says their priority was cleaning up the fuel. We'll either head straight to the rocks or drag our feet for a day and wait for the weather to get pristine. If youd like to get a message out to the fleet on this show, send your messages to the fleet to fish@kdlg.org. Corinne Smith is a reporter and producer who grew up in Oakland, California and on her familys horse ranch in rural San Rafael, CA, a contrast that nurtured a deep appreciation for the complexities of identity and belonging, and connection to place, land and the natural world. Izzy Ross is the news director at KDLG, the NPR member station in Dillingham. EPA's "Recommended Determination" follows a 100+ day comment period on its proposed protections for the Bristol Bay region and a record-breaking fishing season December 02, 2022 Media Contacts We finally have escapement numbers for the Ugashik River. So it's a 5,000 gallon fill up a couple of times, you know it's definitely gonna be hurting.. The total so far is at 2.2 million reds more than double the upper end escapement goal of 900,000. Started in 1967, the project was operated and funded by ADF&G through 1986. 41,759 fish escaped up the districts rivers, for a season total of 7.3 million the districts fourth-largest escapement on record. Sands said both the Nushagak and the bay-wide runs are still on track for another record year. Fish and Game reported the average weight was 5.5 pounds and priced at 40 cents per pound, bringing in roughly $675,000. She says this project was easier than most others because the captain brought the tender to shore when he noticed that it was taking on water. They caught 11,389 chum for a season total of 505,218 fish. Update on the Beaver, a tender that was wrecked near Naknek. Another 53 Chinook swam upriver, for a season total of 43,722 one of the lowest escapements on record so far. And the Nushagaks sockeye run was tremendous 806,837 sockeye passed the sonar, bringing that escapement to over 2 million. SPECIES YOU MAY CATCH AT OUR BRISTOL BAY FISHING LODGE Rainbow Trout For the fly fisherman, Alaska is synonymous with giant Rainbow Trout. The Nushagak is the only district that monitors escapement for chum or kings in the Bristol Bay region. A huge push of salmon swam up the Wood River on Sunday, putting Nushagak District fishermen on short notice. The Research Vessel Pandalus has retired. The Nushagak District is the only area where escapement is assessed in the bay. Anchorage; Bristol Bay; Fairbanks; Homer; Juneau; Kenai; Kodiak Island; Mat-Su Valley; Seward; Talkeetna; Valdez; Fishing Lodges; Guides & Charters; Accommodations; . Now for a look at Area Ms intercept fishery harvest numbers. The Togiak river was fishing really good with lost of big fish being caught. First of all I've never spent this much time fishing this close to home other than my 3/4 day days.. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the Lighter rigs, jigs, leadheads and swimbaits were the order of the day, and the San Miguel rockfish were in a hungry mood. To all our Homer friends fishing the bay, ITS A BABY GIRL! Captain J.J needed to come down and settle the score, with the final vote went going to Shawn's 12-13 pound ling. Grunert says thats helped people, too. lake levels, water temperatures, and other important information. Our final three shows are today, Wednesday and Friday. The weather is absolutely beautiful maybe a little too hot. Another 210,809 sockeye escaped up rivers across the bay to spawn. 30,000 fish escaped past the Egegik tower on Sunday, and Egegik fishermen caught a total of 44,000 fish. I heard some good analogies this trip by other captains on the radio that I'd like to share. Fish and Games westside area management biologist, Tim Sands, said those numbers represent a big run over the last two days. Salmon returns to Bristol Bay have been exceptionally strong in recent years even as other areas of Alaska have experienced declining runs, he said. Their catch index is 13. Bristol Bay finfish are on the agenda this week during a five-day meeting running through Dec. 3 at the Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting in downtown Anchorage. The North Pacific Seafoods tender that wrecked near Naknek, The Beaver, is being retired and dismantled. But then the harvest from Sunday evening seemed a little light for what we have been thinking. Station 7 caught 5 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 5 more in the 5 . Tiernan said Fish and Game has scheduled breaks between openers to allow for king salmon escapement. He went to see it Tuesday night and says crews have already salvaged most of the vessel. Focusing on high end customer . Their catch index is 45. They depart Saturday night for fishing on Sunday. Board of Fish members McKenzie Mitchell, John Jensen and Mrit Carlson-Van Dort on the first day of the 2022 Bristol Bay meeting. The Nushagak Rivers sockeye escapement is now more than double the upper end of the rivers goal. But escapement is still below the record. Station 16 caught 24 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 30 more in the 5 . Fisherfolk caught about 1.3 million sockeye on Tuesday. Stations 2, 4, 12, 14, and 20 caught zero fish. Its challenging just to get the things you need to operate.. Peter Pan Seafoods will pay fishermen at least $1 per pound of Bristol Bay sockeye. As more ships are all working to move the same amount of product from one place to another, even though theyre moving the same number of gallons, its taking more vessels, he said. Togiak fishers caught about 3,000 fish on Tuesday for a total of 6,566 so far. I decided to skip this 30 mile yellowfin zone today and get down below while we have a window of good hurricaneless weather. Eating a large majority of our nicer tuna hooked. Station 12 caught 0 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 1 more in the 5 . Its the penultimate day of Fish and Games daily run summary. November 27, 2022 bristol bay Fishing Report 2551 The Aztec is running a Father's Day Special. June 23, 2020. Harvest there was the highest in the bay at 274,000 fish yesterday, with an average drift delivery of 577 fish. The PMTF is approximately 150 to 200 miles southwest of the different Bristol Bay fishing districts; sockeye salmon typically take 6 to 9 days to travel this distance. NUTRITION Our salmon is a nutritional powerhouse loaded with omega-3s, protein and essential vitamins. The Nushagak District had over 2 million fish return to the bay for a season total of 6.85 million fish so far. June 18, 2020. Fish and Game says that data from the in-river test fishery shows fish passage has slowed down a bit. 317,000 were harvested, pushing the total harvest there for over 1 million. The Nushagak River had about 221,708 fish escape for a season total so far of 2.3 million fish double the upper escapement goal of 900,000. This year, we kicked off the season with some great king fishing on the Nushagak and Togiak Rivers. Fish and Game didnt report exactly how much fuel leaked into the bay, but a manager said most of the fuel was pumped out of the tender almost immediately. July 7, 2022 Coast Guard aircrews evacuated an individual from a 167-foot fishing vessel on Saturday, July 2, six miles west of the Egegik River, after a land-based dispatcher stated the vessel needed assistance for a female crewmember reportedly experiencing sepsis-like symptoms. 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The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, produced by the KDLG news crew, is dedicated to the one-of-a-kind commercial fishery in Bristol Bay. Ed Wilbur, the manager of Copper River Seafoods in Togiak, said the prices this year are a major concern. Station 18 caught 1 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 0 fish in the 5 . He got his start in journalism at KDLG in 2020, interviewing and writing for the Bristol Bay Fisheries Report and signed on as a full-time host and reporter later that year. There is a two day trip in July that has a few openings. But Grunert says after several seasons of little to no fishing, its hard to find a crew. Some area rivers are places where mouse patterns streaking across the surface draw aggressive strikes from rainbows 30-inches and longer. Harvests have dropped off around the bay, but fleets still hauled in just over half a million fish on Sunday. The insurance company for North Pacific Seafoods hired Alaska Marine Response to manage the wreckage. Their catch index is 123. Harvests slowed down Saturday. Commercial fishing openers have been extended until Monday. We were there catching bait. How much money does sport fishing bring to Bristol Bay each year? Dont forget to eat your veggies. The Kvichak had the biggest escapement in the district with 58,200 fish for a total escapement of 3.96 million. Hot topics include whether to approve an action plan designating Nushagak River Chinook salmon as a stock of concern. No way. A new fish donation program, Fish for Families, has also donated fish to communities in the Chignik area. For the last year, she's been a general assignment reporter for KHNS based in Haines, and thrilled to experience a new part of Alaska and cover the Bristol Bay fishing season this summer with KDLG. Fishermen there caught a total of 269,399 fish for season total harvest of about 6.3 million. Field staff The Naknek Rivers daily escapement was 53,934 fish for a total count of 296,562. November 18, 2022 shoreham harbour Fishing Report 177 Amanda Cervallos and Kimber Reed display 2 of the 152 yellowfin we caught today. On average, a Bristol Bay driftnetting permit cost more than $180,000 in 2021, according to the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. We were all over the board looking for yellowfin tuna, yellowtail and halibut. Cole Graham is a fish ticket clerk for the North Pacific Seafoods plant in Pederson Point, about a half mile from the wreck. Naknek-Kvichak fleets brought in more than half of Mondays harvest. The total run there is now 21.1 million sockeye. Togiak District fishers caught 1,300 fish and average drift deliveries of 58 sockeye; the total harvest so far is 3,599. In 2020, she served as the summer reporter for KFSK in Petersburg where she first got hooked on Alaska stories. The Naknek-Kvichak fleet hauled in the largest catch of the day again, at more than a quarter-million fish. The season total harvest is now 3.9 million. The Naknek River still has the biggest run in the district with 93,528 fish so far. Explanation of Fishery Price & Options for Fleet Consideration Full White Paper - LINK Summary - LINK. Naknek-Kvichak fleets are finishing out the season strong. Another 2.27 million sockeye come through for a season total of about 14.3 million salmon so far. Over to the east in the Naknek-Kvichak District, about 310,000 fish came through with another 150 estimated in the Kvichak River; the total run there is 1.8 million salmon. Station 18 caught 19 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 23 more in the 5 . We had a great a day of fishing today. The harvest is at 57.6 million. Escapement for Egegik was 94,086 on Tuesday for a total of 564,708 this year. The test fishery plans to conduct all genetic testing at sea. Great weather meant an ideal cruise over to San Miguel Island for some of the finest shallow water rockfishing you'll find anywhere. Most of the run is expected to go to the Nushagak District, with an estimated 4 million sockeye headed that way. Great improvement! "And of course, we do more than just salmon, we also do subsistence halibut fishing here, we can also clam dig in the colder months, and so that has been nice. Kings had a push of 1,922 fish past the sonar, which brings the seasons count to 40,349. Nov. 29, 2022. Lower Chesapeake Bay fishing report, November 4 Update: The Potomac has been providing some of the best striper action of the year right now. Chinnok (King) Salmon The third-highest harvest on record was 43 million fish in 2019. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a another move toward prohibiting development of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed. Over a third of the fish were headed to the Nushagak River at 35.1%. We have mostly been fishing the lower end of the island but we will be looking down the island in case the fish moved up! 300 feet down you say, maybe 200, how about 100 feet ? State health officials warned residents along the Gulf of Alaska to test their subsistence shellfish. Please call Paul for more info or to sign up. And 4,435 chum salmon passed the sonar, for a total of 14,597. Excellent tautog fishing continues, cod and sea bass and big scup bite well, and stripers are scattered but available where bait is thick. 2021 BBRSDA Annual Report LINK. Fish and Game reports last year the bay-wide commercial harvest of chum salmon was the lowest on record for the second year in a row, at just over 212,200 fish. For additional information, please contact the ADF&G Bristol Bay Area Office at (907) 842-2427. KNOW YOUR FISHERMAN 8,000+ small boat fishermen and generations of fishing families are supported by the region. Phone: 206.910.5492. She began her reporting career at KPFA in Berkeley, first as a general assignment reporter and then as lead producer of UpFront, a daily morning news and public affairs show. Technician Scott Raborn said in an update on Tuesday that catch and escapement will total about 7 million salmon over the next few days with an average run of about 1.8 million fish per day. 2022 Alaska Fishing Report; Destinations. This is only the third time they've harvested over a million fish in a single day this early in the season. The total spawning population is now at 17.7 million fish. Tentative agenda items for the Alaska Board of Fisheries' Bristol Bay meeting at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage Nov. 29 - Dec. 3 include 52 proposals, plus an action plan to address Nushagak River Chinook salmon being designated as a stock . That catch index is 82. Station 8 caught 2 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 0 fish in the 5 . Area M fleets caught 203,759 salmon on Monday for a season total so far of 6 million salmon between the five species. Lets break that down by species. The revised Proposed Determination was released on May 25, 2022, triggering a 4-month long comment period and bringing in more than . I was recently outside for a wedding and drove by a gas station in California, the price was over six bucks a gallon," he said. Alaska Department of Fish and Game P.O. 3,219 were part of the early run for a total of 412,904. EPA's "Recommended Determination" follows extensive public support for durable protections for Bristol Bay and a record-breaking fishing season Their catch index is 26. Its lower escapement goal is 2 million. Iven moving on up! Looking at the fish reports is like watching sports center. In the long run, it's going to affect the bottom dollar on a lot of people this year," he said. If the toxin results are low, other people will go dig clams, too. "Everyone down here has kind of talked about it and said Oh yeah, we sent the clams out and they were lower than they were last time or something like that. Then we let people know.. The run has fluctuated quite a bit in the last few days. Egegik fishermen hauled in around 44,000 fish. So we're only a quarter of that.. The Naknek-Kvichak District harvested 34,300 chum the lowest since 2004. There are 258 permits now and that number will rise to 277 by Friday. Week 1: June 17 - 24, 2022. In the penultimate fish report for the 2022 season we look at the ecology, biology and management of the fishery. Togiaks escapement was 3,750, and the crew counted another 834 fish this morning. Alaska's Bearclaw Lodge. There's probably more. Seems like this year, they're a little bit bigger than they were early on here. So there has been a few people that have been fortunate enough to be able to go and be able to get some subsistence fish.". Corinne Smith is a reporter and producer who grew up in Oakland, California and on her familys horse ranch in rural San Rafael, CA, a contrast that nurtured a deep appreciation for the complexities of identity and belonging, and connection to place, land and the natural world. So that was very good news. "It looked like theyre basically just tearing the whole thing apart," Graham said." The Alagnak, Kuskokwim, Naknek and Togiak Rivers will all see less than 1%. This forecast is 38.1% higher than the recent 10-year average (52 million) and 60.3% higher than the recent 20-year average (44.9 million) for observed sockeye returns to Bristol Bay. 2.4 million were harvested. "I don't know if somebody down in Juneau has a project that's going on. These massive salmon runs feed all of the wildlife in the Bristol Bay region, and that includes rainbow trout, Dolly Varden, arctic grayling and others. The number of D-boats will double from 12 to 24. Cost is $540.00 includes food, and Mexican license. Gehlbach says now that all the equipment has been removed, crews are working to dig out whats left. An estimated 280,000 fish are in the rivers, and the bay-wide run is 12.2 million fish. "The labor shortage has also hit the commercial fishing side as well. The test fishery used data from 188 fish for the analysis from June 16-17. Station 10 caught 1 fish in the 4 inch mesh and 0 more in the 5 . Alaska's Bearclaw Lodge. From 1990 to 2009, chum returns averaged over 800,000 fish. So it's been nice to be able to work different paths to be able to get our freezers full," she said. She said that shes going to need to work harder to keep up with expenses. I've never captained the boat to San Clemente or the Coronado Islands. Thats where we get the stock composition numbers, folks! I did send you one token yellowtail picture but truly I think we had the most fun fishing halibut today! So it's quite, quite low," he said. 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