104; U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
In the latter part of July the catch of red salmon in the Alitak 
Bay district was substantially larger than the escapement. Olga 
and Moser Bays, therefore, were closed to commercial fishing at 6 
p. m. on July 30 and reopened at 6 a.m.on August 13. During that 
interval approximately 319,000 red salmon were counted through the 
weirs, the bulk of the escapement being during the second week and 
reaching its peak on August 13, when 61,541 fish of this species were 
tallied. 
A trout trap operated at the upper station weir took 10,047 Dolly 
Varden trout during the season, and one at the cannery station took 
6,953 of these predatory fish. 
Work at the cannery station weir was carried on by Morris Rafn, 
and at the upper station weir by Lloyd Burns, under the direction of 
Warden J. Steele Culbertson. 
CHIGNIK RIVER 
No weir was maintained in the Chignik River in 1938, as it was 
impossible to establish the structure because of high water. After 
repeated attempts to construct it were unsuccessful, the work was 
finally abandoned toward the end of June. 
In general, there was a rather light run at Chignik during the 
season. The commercial catch was 407,605 red salmon, and it was 
estimated that 550,000 of that species escaped to the spawning 
grounds. The early escapement was good, owing to the fact that 
salmon traps were not installed until the latter part of June. Chignik 
Lagoon and part of Chignik Bay were closed to commercial fishing 
from 6 a. m. August 15 to 6 a. Mm. August 19, in addition to the closed 
periods specified by the regulations. 
CHINIK CREEK 
From July 6 to July 29, inclusive, 3,804 red salmon were counted 
through the weir at Chinik Creek, and it was estimated that 200 
reds were in the stream below the weir at the time the structure was 
removed. The peak of the run was on July 25, when 1,008 salmon 
were tallied. Irwin Metcalf was in charge of operations, under the 
direction of Capt. R. L. Cole. 
EncuisH Bay 
The count of salmon in the stream at the head of English Bay 
began on June 8 and continued through August 18, during which 
time the total escapement numbered 16,779 red salmon. The 
largest count for any one day was 806 on July 26. Weir operations 
were carried on by Percy G. Maltbie until August 6, and then by 
Irwin L. Metcalf, under the supervision of Capt. R. L. Cole. 
Fish CREEK 
Counting operations at the weir in Fish Creek were carried on from 
July 10 to “August 8, inclusive, the total number tallied consisting of 
182,463 red salmon ‘and 19, 417 cohos. The latter species began to 
ascend on July 24 and were estimated to be 10 percent of the total 
