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 1 67.h HUDSON'S PONDS ( Iliamna lake) 



RED SALMON RUNS 



PERCENT OF TOTAL KVICHAK ESCAPEMENT: <1^ (I960) 



ESCAPEMENT RANGE: 30-4,500 



TIME OF OCCUPANCY: Aug. 15-Oct. 15 



PEAK OF SPAWNING: Sept. 10-30 



DISTRIBUTION OF SPAWNERS: Virt\;ially all spawning occurs in ponds. 



GENERAL INF0RI4ATI0N 



SHELTER: Shelter for any size boat available at settlement of Iliamna. 



SURVEY ROUTES AND METHODS: Aerial visibility good. Ponds most easily reached 

 by hiking 1 mile northeast from FAA range station. 



PERSONAL-USE FISHERY: A heavy annual personal-use fishery in some years. 



FISH SPECIES: 



WILDLIFE SPECIES: Brown bear, ptarmigan, spruce hens, seagulls. 



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