Bristol Bay Dispatch III: Prepping for the 2012 Season. However, it does not protect against hard rock mining operations like Pebble. There are more red salmon harvested in Bristol Bay than in any other Alaskan fishery and sockeye salmon percentages in Bristol Bay account for nearly 19% of all salmon caught in Alaska. Visit the site…Read More Hundreds of gillnetters and their crew mine the waters in the far north for a potentially high-paying bounty. As commercial fishermen and fishing industry leaders, we all share responsibility in standing up for Bristol Bay and advocating for proper salmon habitat protections.

Bristol Bay 2020 Outlook for Commercial Salmon Fishing (PDF 538 kB); Regulations. Gillnetting is the popular method of fishing out of Bristol Bay with deckhands averaging salaries …

Yup’ik and Athabascan tribes have lived in Naknek for more than 6,000 years, fishing its famous river for salmon and other local fish. The fishing program at our Alaska Fishing Lodge provides a perfect combination of water to accommodate both fly fishing and spin fishing. Harvesting massive salmon runs and processing the fish is hard work, but well worth the effort.

This protected Bristol Bay fisheries’ longstanding and valuable commercial, subsistence, and sport fishing from oil and gas development.

Wild salmon, jobs, world-class fishing opportunity, and local cultures in Bristol Bay, Alaska depend on us.


Naknek, Alaska. Thousands of hard workers are needed every summer to earn their paychecks working on the fishing boats and processors of Alaska. 25 Bristol Bay jobs available on Indeed.com. The Bristol Bay population is expected to triple during the fishing season.

2020 is a critical year to hold the line on Pebble.
There are rivers in Bristol Bay that are fly fishing only and rivers that are more suitable for spin fishing and using bait casting rods for King Salmon. The first major federal permit application for the massive proposed Pebble mine is currently under review. Bristol Bay COVID-19 Response.

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We’ve launched a new website to provide our region and Bristol Bay Native Corporation shareholders with resources and information related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Bristol Bay, Alaska is the premier destination for fishermen seeking solitude, beauty and the experience of unparalleled king salmon fishing. Our economy, communities, and fishing families depend on it.

All five species of Pacific salmon return to Bristol Bay to spawn in its rivers, including pink, chum, sockeye, coho and king.