ing salmon passage trends at Miles Lake from 2019–2025 indicate that, on average, approximately 82% of the run has passed the sonar site through June 28. Additionally, the Native Village of Eyak (NVE) fish wheel capture rates at Baird Canyon and...
“Recent stream surveys indicate that king salmon returns are tracking below levels needed to confidently meet hatchery broodstock goals,” stated Area Management Biologist Brittany Blain-Roth. “Broodstock goals for Ship Creek include broodstock for other fisheries throughout Southcentral Alaska. While we are...
The Redoubt Lake weir, operated by the U.S. Forest Service, was installed and operational on June 14, 2026. As of June 29, 7,791 sockeye salmon have been counted through the weir. Additionally, recent vessel surveys indicate several thousand sockeye salmon are...
“This year’s sockeye run has shown up strong and has exceeded the upper end of the escapement goal,” stated Area Management Biologist Lee Borden. “With a surplus of fish passing the sonar station at Portage Creek, we are increasing opportunity for...
“This year’s sockeye salmon run on the Wood River is anticipated to exceed the upper end of the escapement goal, therefore it is warranted to provide additional opportunity” stated Assistant Area Management Biologist Greta Hayden-Pless....
I like the activity of fishing and setting the hook.” The size of the winning halibut in the Valdez Derby has ranged from a 170-pounder caught in 2022 to the record breaking 374-pound halibut caught by Frieda Wiley in 2017. When...
“This year’s run is behind on the projection curve, with 6,240 fish counted past the Portage Creek sonar through June 24,” stated Area Management Biologist Lee Borden. “We are taking a conservative approach with this restriction to prohibit inriver sport harvest...
