Medvejie/Deep Inlet Update – August 28
7.5 million chum eggs taken at Medvejie through 27 August. Chum broodstock is beginning to pull in closer to Bear Cove with ~5,000 fish at the bottom of the ladder last night. 60,000 fish are estimated in Silver Bay and Bear Cove combined. These fish are scattered throughout with large concentrations in Bear Cove, off hydro effluent of Green Lake, and along the north shore between Green Lake and Bear Cove. Deep Inlet also has some decent size schools of chum in the outer part of the THA. We will be assessing Deep Inlet today with the hope of collecting broodstock on Friday or Saturday. If we...
Read MoreMedvejie Eggtake Progress
Eggtakes are continuing at Medvejie but progress is slow. 6.5 million eggs of the 83,000,000 needed. We expect that to change soon and when it does we should be getting 5 million eggs per day. Still no fish from Deep Inlet.
Read MoreDeep Inlet Broodstock Capture August 26
Efforts to capture broodstock at Deep Inlet were unsuccessful. Several sets were made, but only 500 chum were caught and rolled into net pens. It appeared there were few fish at the head of the inlet but we wanted to give it a try. There continue to be chum outside of Deep Inlet and scattered fish inside Deep Inlet but not in concentrations that are meaningful at this time. We will continue to monitor and will capture the fish when given an opportunity. Egg takes continue today.
Read MoreDeep Inlet/Medvejie Update August 26
Total eggtake is 5.5 million through yesterday. Broodstock numbers have not changed much at Medvejie. Most of the fish are in large schools but not pushing the fish ladder. There are many chum scattered in Bear Cove and out into Silver Bay. Estimate in the area is still about 40,000. Scott and crew are headed out to Deep Inlet this morning with purse seiner Carlos on F/V Kalliste. If sufficient chum are present they will capture and roll into pens. Reports continue to come in that there are large schools of chum around in Sitka Sound.
Read MoreMedvejie Broodstock – Improving but not Secure, Yet
Eggtakes began Saturday and continued Sunday with a total of 5 million chum eggs. The broodstock picture is improving but not yet secure. The estimate for Medvejie/Bear Cove is 35,000 fish with another 25,000 around the corner at the outfall of the Green Lake dam in Silver Bay (these will likely come around to Medvejie). Deep Inlet fish are still scattered through the THA but no large schools at the head end. It appears the chum coming into Deep Inlet continue to ‘visit’ and swirl back out to Eastern Channel. Troll and sport charter reports are very good with observations of...
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