The Big Eddy Chinook salmon drift CPUE values can be compared to historical averages. In the South Mouth at Big Eddy, set gillnet operations for Chinook salmon and drift gillnet operations for summer chum and Chinook salmon are being operated the same as they were in past years. However, drift gillnet operations using 8.25-inch mesh have been added this season to obtain Chinook salmon catch per unit effort (CPUE) data from that location. The Middle Mouth set gillnet site is not being operated, in order to reduce Chinook salmon mortalities. Operations for 2021 have been altered compared to prior years. Lower Yukon Test Fishery (LYTF)/ ADF&G and YDFDA To participate, call (800) 315-6338, and enter code: YUKON# (98566#).Īll information is current through June 21. The inseason salmon management teleconferences hosted by the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association are held every Tuesday, at 1:00 p.m. Selective gear openings to target summer chum will be considered when summer chum salmon are more abundant and projected to meet the drainagewide escapement goal. The run abundance is too low to project whether escapement goals will be met. As of June 21, the cumulative Pilot Station sonar counts for summer chum salmon are the lowest on record for this date.
The first Chinook salmon are making their way upriver and should be approaching Fort Yukon.Īt this time, few summer chum salmon have entered the Yukon River and the run appears to be late similar to 20. However, it is too early to tell if this run is late, or weak, or both. The average first quarter point for Chinook salmon at the Pilot Station sonar with normal run timing is June 19 and the midpoint is June 24. LYTF catches observed yesterday and this morning may indicate that a second pulse of Chinook salmon has entered the lower river. Chinook salmon observed to date in the lower portion of the Yukon River are part of an early trickle of fish and possibly a weak first pulse, which is passing the sonar now.
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