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made north of Cape Greig, though few fish appeared in the river. A fair escape 
ment occurred during the weekly closed period, from 6 p. m. July 3 to 6 a. m. 
July 5. On July 5 good catches were made north of Cape Greig, and a heavy 
run of fish entered the river on the 6th and 7th. On July 8 the run into the 
river fell off, but good catches continued to be made on the fishing grounds out- 
side. A heavy run again struck in on the 13th, continuing until the 16th, when 
it began to fall off, very few fish being in evidence after July 18. 
Nushagak River.—At the opening of the season very few fish were in evidence 
and only light catches were made. A fair escapement occurred during the 
weekly closed season, but on June 28 a heavy run struck in on the Flounder 
Flat fishing grounds, and heavy catches were made. This run appeared only 
on Flounder Flat, and no large catches were reported from any other quarter 
on this date. On the 29th the run was again light everywhere, and only fair 
catches were reported until a heavy run again struck in on Flounder Flat on 
July 3. Several boats delivered 3,000 fish between the time when the run 
started and the beginning of the weekly closed period at 6 p. m. A heavy 
escapement took place during the closed period. 
When fishing was resumed on July 5, it was reported that the run was 
light on the outer fishing grounds, but good catches were made on the upper 
grounds. A good run set in on July 6 and continued until the 15th when a 
noticeable decline took place. On July 16 many humpback salmon appeared 
with the red salmon. No heavy run occurred after that date, although good 
catches of red salmon were made up to the end of the season. 
Igushik River—Catches were small at the opening of the season and no 
salmon were noticed in the river. During the weekly closed period a few 
fish were seen jumping in the river. On June 28 and 29 light catches were 
made, and on June 30 a fair run occurred, but it was slack on July 1 and 2. 
A heavy run of fish began on July 3, and a good escapement occurred during the 
closed period. The heavy run was still on when fishing was resumed on July 
5 and continued until the 14th, when it fell off, though fair catches were made 
until the 17th. A fair escapement occurred during the closed period, from 6 
p. m. July 17 to 6 a. m. July 19, after which few fish were in evidence and 
catches were small. 
TOGIAK OPERATIONS 
Exploratory fishing operations were carried on by the Alaska Packers Asso- 
ciation in the Togiak section of the Bristol Bay district. For this purpose the 
schooner Metha Nelson was towed to Togiak Bay and anchored off the north 
end of Hagemeister Island for use as a salmon-salting station. Two fishing 
boats were transferred from the company’s allotment in the Nushagak section 
to carry on operations at Togiak. Fish also were bought from independent 
native fishermen, who operated two fishing boats. All fishing was carried on 
by drift gill nets, and great difficulty was experienced in using this type of 
gear effectively on account of the clearness of the water and the many rocks. 
The writer was unable to visit the section during the fishing season but made 
a trip later. Fishermen reported that a fair run of red and chum salmon 
passed up the Togiak River during the fishing season. The pack of the Metha 
Nelson was 170 barrels of reds and 40 barrels of chums. 
DESTRUCTION OF PREDATORY FISHES 
As the full force was engaged in preparation for the patrol and the con- 
struction of a salmon-counting weir in the Ugashik River, it was not possible 
to do any work in destroying predatory fishes before the opening of the com- 
mercial fishing season. On July 31, at the close of the season, H. B. Looff 
and an assistant started up Egegik River, stopping at the rapids below the 
outlet of Becharof Lake and the head of Little Becharof Lake investigating 
a number of tributary streams en route. Camp was made on August 9 at 
Crooked Creek, but fishing for Dolly Varden trout proved unsuccessful, due to 
the great numbers of salmon and the quantity of salmon spawn in the streams. 
The run in this section is thought to have been the largest for many years, 
judging from reports received from the oldest resident natives. 
Camp was moved to Ugashik Creek on August 13, where salmon were found 
in much smaller numbers and trout were plentiful. Hand lines were used and 
good catches made. After the Ugashik weir was dismantled on August 25. 
the men engaged on that work began fishing for Dolly Varden trout between 
