ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1935 15 



Predatory trout were taken from the cannery stream by means of a 

 trap and seines, the total catch for the season being 32,160 Dolly 

 Vardens. 



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

 supervision of Warden Charles P. Turner. 



CHIGNIK RIVER 



The weir in Chignik Eiver was placed about 125 feet below the site 

 occupied in the previous year. Favorable weather and a low stage 

 of the water facilitated the construction work, which was begun on 

 April 22 and completed a month later. From June 23 to June 28 a 

 freshet raised the river 2 feet, causing the weir to sag, though not 

 enough to allow the salmon to pass over the top. 



The red-salmon run, which began on June 2, was light throughout 

 the season and reached its peak on July 2, with an escapement of 

 17,207 for the day. Wlien counting was discontinued on September 

 14 the total escapement numbered 640,118 red salmon, 39,252 cohos, 

 and 1,950 kings. The total commercial catch of red salmon from 

 the Chignik run was 539,543. 



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

 this place. 



CHINIK CREEK 



Before installing the counting weir in Chinik Creek on June 8, the 

 weir crew blasted the rocks to make a chain of five resting pools so 

 that the salmon could more readily ascend to the spawning grounds. 

 The first salmon passed upstream on June 18, and counting was 

 continued until July 21, when the weir had to be taken out because of 

 high water. The total count for the season was 16,036 red salmon, 

 and it was estimated that between 4,000 and 5,000 ascended the 

 stream after the v/eir was removed. Warden William B. Berry 

 supervised the operation of this weir. 



ENGLISH BAY 



The weir in the creek at the head of English Bay was installed on 

 May 2 and the first salmon passed through 10 days later. From 

 May 12 to August 9 there were counted 15,851 red salmon. During 

 the season 6,101 Dolly Varden trout were taken out of this stream 

 with a trap. The work at this weir was under the direction of 

 Warden William B. Berry. 



KARLUK RIVER 



At the time the Karluk weir was installed the river was compara- 

 tively high, but it dropped gradually and was at a very low level from 

 the middle of June until early August. Although salmon were 

 plentiful in the river mouth and the lagoon when the weir was com- 

 pleted on May 11, none passed upstream until May 22. A good run 

 began on May 29 and continued heavy for a month, in which time 

 nearly half the entire escapement for the season was tallied. The 

 peak of this run was on June 8, when 60,346 red salmon were counted. 

 Throughout July the run was very light, less than 12,000 red salmon 

 passing through the weir. In the next 2 months conditions were 

 materially improved, and there was a heavy run in the latter part of 

 September. The highest count of red salmon for any one day was 



