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iug WHS staitod on flinio i:^ juul was (liscoiitiiuiod on Scplcmhcr 22, 

 the total reported calcli of red salmon from the (^hignik iiin l)ein^ 

 1,003,997. The work at (^liignik was under the supervision of 

 Warden Charles Petry. 



AYAKULIK OH HED RIVER 



A new eounting weir, 220 feet in length, was established on 

 Ayakulik or Red River in the season of 1929, the site being about 

 one-fourth of a mile above the mouth of the river. The work of 

 installation was started on May 25 and comi)leted on May 31 in 

 time for tallying the first aseending fish. Counting w^as eontinued 

 to September 6, when a freshet began bringing down so mueh grass 

 and sod that it became impossible to maintain the weir, and it was 

 removed on September 16. The total count of salmon for the 

 season consisted of 28,950 reds, 9,085 cohos, 2,990 pinks, and 1,407 

 kings. At the time the freshet began there were very few red salmon 

 entering the river, but it was estimated there were some 50,000 

 cohos in the lagoon, and others came in later and passed upstream. 



A large migration of red salmon fmgerlings began about June 9 

 and continued until about the middle of July. In the first part 

 of the season a great many Dolly Varden trout were noted coming 

 down the river above the weir. Good catches were made wdth a 

 seine, the total number of these predatory fish destroyed during 

 the season being 51,817. Hair seals were numerous around the 

 mouth of the river, and many sahnon counted through the weir 

 showed scratches and bites made by these animals. A considerable 

 number of lamprey eels were noted spawning in the mouth of the 

 river during the spring. 



Henry B. Looff supervised the building of the weir and Fred R. 

 Sondberg had charge of its operation, the work being under the 

 general direction of Warden H. H. Hungerford. 



UGANIK RIVER 



Additional lumber to replace material lost when floods damaged 

 the Uganik w^eir in the previous August was taken to the weir site 

 on May 30, and the structure was completed on June 15. Aside 

 from a freshet which delayed this work, the rivgr was at a moderate 

 stage throughout the season and no difficulty was experienced in 

 maintaining the weir. Counting of salmon was begun on June 15 

 and continued through September 11, when the total count was 

 24,893 reds, 11,654 chums, 4,973 pinks, and 476 cohos. In all 

 probability several thousand red salmon ascended the river before 

 the weir was ready for operation. It is estimated that about 25 

 per cent of the chums and upward of 90 per cent of the pinks that 

 entered the river spawned below the rack. H. Olafson, under the 

 direction of H. H. Hungerford, constructed and operated this 

 weir. 



KAFLIA BAY 



A new weir for the counting of salmon w^as established at the 

 head of Kaflia Bay in the short stream that issues from the first 

 lake. Work was begun on June 8 with the erection of horses, the 

 placing of stringers, and the making of a gate, and the weir was 



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