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was on August 18, when 7,366 red salmon and 4,722 pinks went 

 through the weir. It was estimated that 75,000 red salmon were in 

 the lagoon and bay at the time the weir was removed; they passed 

 upstream to the spawning beds within the next few days. Many 

 pink salmon also ascended the stream after counting was discontinued . 



No count was made of the salmon in the upper station stream, which 

 normally harbors the largest run in the Olga Bay region, but there 

 was a good escapement, estimated to be fully 400,000 red salmon. 



The work at this weir was in charge of Henry B. Looff, under the 

 supervision of Warden Charles P. Turner. 



CHIGNIK RIVER 



The Chignik weir was located about 150 feet below the site used in 

 the previous year, where the river is approximately 450 feet wide and 

 from 2 to 4% feet deep. It was of the usual tripod type, with four 22- 

 inch counting gates and a 76-inch gate to permit the passage of small 

 boats. Construction work was started on April 30 and completed on 

 May 21. The river was low at that time and for most of the season, 

 and there were no freshets to damage the structure and interrupt 

 counting operations. 



Red salmon began to pass upstream on June 5, but no appreciable 

 numbers appeared until June 10, when a good run started, which 

 continued steadily to July 16 and then gradually diminished to the 

 end of the season. The peak of the run occurred in the last week of 

 June, when the total escapement for the week numbered 370,620 red 

 salmon. The fish of this species were of exceptionally large size, 

 while pinks were smaller than usual. No count was made of the 

 pink salmon, as these fish spawn chiefly in streams emptying into 

 Chignik Bay and Lagoon below the weir. 



From June 5 to September 16, inclusive, 1,282,514 reds, 42,174 

 cohos, and 1,390 kings were counted through the weir. The total 

 commercial catch of red salmon from the Cliignik run was 1,032,059. 

 Warden Charles Petry was in charge of the Bureau's work at this 

 place. 



CHINIK CREEK 



A weir was again operated in Cliinik Creek, tributary to Kamisliak 

 Bay, and from July 2 to July 30, inclusive, 35,778 red salmon and 162 

 pinks were counted. As the reported commercial catch exceeded the 

 escapement at the weir on July 6, the locality was closed to commercial 

 fishing until July 24 in order to permit an escapement of 50 percent 

 of the run of red salmon. The work at this weir was in charge of 

 Warden William B. Berry. 



ENGLISH BAY 



From June 25 to August 3 there were counted 1,655 red sahnon and 

 170 pinks through the weir in the stream at tlie head of English Bay. 

 A fair run of reds had ascended the stream earlier in June. A trap 

 for the capture of Dolly Varden trout was operated near the weir, 

 and 6,025 of these predatory enemies of the salmon were caught and 

 destroyed. Warden William B. Berry supervised the work at this 

 weir. 



