266 U. S. BUKEAU OF FISHERIES 



Ray S. Wood was in charge of counting operations at the Karluk 

 weir under the direction of Warden Howard H. Hungerford. 



ALITAK BAY 



In addition to the weirs maintained as heretofore on two streams 

 tributary to Olga Bay, a small weir was operated from June 29 to 

 August 18 in Silver Salmon Creek, where considerable numbers of 

 red salmon were noted. The cannery station weir was completed 

 on May 12 and the upper station weir on May 25. Trout traps 

 were established at all weirs and good catches were made during the 

 season. The seaward migration of red salmon fingerlings was much 

 larger than in the past few years. 



The first red salmon were counted through the upper station weir 

 on May 30 and through the cannery station weir on May 31. At 

 the latter place the rim was unusually light, attributable partly to • 

 the low water there and partly to the number of reds that entered 

 Silver Salmon Creek. Counting was continued until the last of 

 September, when the total escapement of red salmon was 332,783, of 

 which 302,508 were counted at the upper station weir, 18,094 at the 

 cannery station, and 12,181 in Silver Salmon Creek. In addition, 

 15,838 cohos and 2,318 pinks were counted through the weirs. The 

 total reported catch of red salmon in the Alitak district was 200,989. 



Henry B. Looff, under the supervision of H. H. Hungerford, was 

 in charge of operations for the bureau. 



CHIGNIK RIVER 



The Chignik weir was established at approximately the same site 

 as in 1923 and was built on the tripod plan, as heretofore, with four 

 counting gates 22 inches wide and one 76-inch gate for the passage 

 of small boats. Construction was started on April 22 and com- 

 pleted on May 18. While it was in progress Dolly Varden trout 

 were noted going downstream, but they appeared to be fewer in 

 number this season than during any other recent year. The seaward 

 migration of young salmon began on May 15 and continued in 

 good numbers until the latter part of June, after which few de- 

 scended the river, althoiigh schools were seen feeding and loitering 

 in coves along its course. From August 19 to September 29 schools 

 of young salmon were noted going upstream. It is probable they 

 went out to salt water later in the season. 



A few red salmon began to ascend to the spawning grounds on 

 June 5, the run gradually increasing until its peak was reached 

 on June 26, the count through the weir on that date being 102,306, 

 while 57,795 were taken commercially. Slightly more than half 

 of the total season's escapement passed through the weir in June, 

 but the run held fairly steady through July and August, gradually 

 falling off after September 1. The coimting was continued through 

 October 3, when 1,800,551 reds, 37,752 cohos, and 3,425 kings had 

 been tallied. 



The commercial fishing season in the Chignik area is from June 1 

 to October 1, but stormy weather in May prevented the driving of 

 traps before the opening of the season. Six traps were operated 

 in Chignik Bay and Lagoon by the three companies that have en- 

 gaged in the industry in this district during previous seasons. Fish- 



