Figure 2.--Important chum salmon rivers within statistical areas of the Bristol Bay region. 



Figure 3.--Annual case pack of chum salmon, Bristol 

 Bay. 1933-59. Data from Pacific Fisherman 

 Yearbook. 1959.) 



salmon. Most chum salmon spawn in King 

 Salmon River, the only large tributary of the 

 Egegik. A few chum salmon ascend the stream 

 as far as the former site of a salmon weir, 

 which was located just below Becharof Lake. 

 In 1932 only 210 chum salmon were counted 

 through the weir. 



Naknek River 



Chum salmon production in the Naknek 

 River is somewhat greater than in theUgashik 

 and Egegik Rivers. Most chum salmon spawn 

 in Big Creek, although small numbers use the 

 minor tributaries, King Salmon, Smelt, and 

 Pauls Creeks. The numbers that passed the 

 weirs or counting towers on the main stem 

 have been small; a maximum count of 1,044 

 was recorded in 1929. A few chum salmon 

 have been observed at the Brooks Lake weir. 



