July 22-Return Update
Returns this past week for summer chum salmon continue to increase to all our release sites. Yesterday (Thursday) there was the first opening at Hidden Falls for chum in several years. It appears the 2022 chum return to Hidden Falls will be the best since 2018. We continue to see a high proportion of Hidden Falls chum in the Point Augusta common property openings as well as the ADFG Point Gardner test fishing efforts. The last Point Gardner test fishing, on July 19th, continues to be above the long-term average for this time of year. SE Cove also continues to see a steady harvest of chum...
Read MoreJuly 15th-Return Update
This past week we have seen a large increase in chum harvest at all of our inside summer chum sites. This is very encouraging as up until this past week the chum catch had been substantially below forecast. Both SE Cove and Thomas Bay had a dramatic increase in catch this past week with more than a doubling of numbers and effort. On Tuesday we performed the 4th weekly Hidden Falls test fishing and saw a dramatic change from prior weeks with an average catch of 13,000lbs per set. Our current estimate is 10k adult chum inside the barrier net and we will begin spawning on Monday of next week....
Read MoreJuly 9th-Return Update
Chum returns through this Friday (July 8th) continue to be extremely weak. While we were not anticipating any strong summer chum returns to our project sites, the numbers to date are significantly behind our forecast for this date. Total cumulative combined summer chum catch to date, for all NSRAA return areas, is less than 20,000 fish. This is approximately 20% of the 2021 catch for the same time period. While there is always hope that it may be a late run, it is looking more and more likely that it is a late and weak run. This past week there have been increases in catch at all our...
Read MoreSILVER BAY TERMINAL HARVEST AREA TROLL FISHERY – CHINOOK SIZE REDUCTION
The Silver Bay THA (statistical area 113-35) commercial salmon troll fishery will open for the harvest of king salmon 26 inches and greater from 12:01 a.m., Saturday, June 18, through 11:59 p.m., Saturday, July 30, 2022, unless closed by emergency order. (5 AAC 33.375). See advisory announcement here:
Read MoreMedvejie Chinook Cost Recovery
NSRAA will be conducting Medvejie Chinook cost recovery harvest in the waters of Bear Cove. Fishing may occur at all hours of the day from Thursday through Sunday, through early July. Fishing will be conducted by contracted seine or gillnet vessels and effort will be concentrated near the hatchery. Sport fishing will remain open and anglers should be vigilant of cost recovery activity in the area during these times . For questions, call the NSRAA office at 747-6850.
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