# Bristol Bay Reds Close In on Forecast at 91 Percent _Jul 26, 2026_ > Bristol Bay sockeye reached 91 percent of its in-area forecast at 29.4 million fish. Statewide reds are at 78 percent of the 44.1 million fish forecast. Cook Inlet sockeye and Southeast pinks drove the week's biggest moves. _Numbers as of Jul 26, 2026, 3:49 PM PT pull._ Bristol Bay sockeye (reds) reached **91 percent of the in-area forecast** this week, with 29.4 million fish against a 32.3 million fish expected harvest, per the Blue Sheet. Statewide, sockeye stand at **34.5 million fish, 78 percent of the 44.1 million fish commercial-comparable forecast**. Cook Inlet reds added volume outside the Bay, reaching 124,000 fish from 36,000 the prior week. [Chart: Statewide cumulative sockeye harvest, 2026 (thousands of fish)](https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide) ([data](https://therun.news/scoreboard/statewide.md) — chart image: https://therun.news/charts/issues/salmon/2026-07-26/scoreboard/statewide.png) - **Bristol Bay sockeye:** 29.4 million fish, 91 percent of its 32.3 million fish in-area forecast. The Bay is the season's value engine and the run is far into its forecast projection at peak July pace. - **Cook Inlet sockeye:** 124,000 fish cumulative, up 244 percent week over week from 36,000 fish the prior week. The largest sockeye move outside the Bay this week. - **Southeast Alaska pink (humpies):** 263,000 fish, up 232.9 percent week over week from 79,000 fish. Prince William Sound pinks reached 96,000 fish, up 118.2 percent from 44,000. - **Chignik and Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim:** both at 48 percent of forecast. Chignik at 785,000 fish of a 1.64 million fish projection. AYK at 72,000 fish of 151,000 fish. - **AYK and Cook Inlet chum (dogs):** both at 20,000 fish cumulative, each up 300 percent from 5,000 fish the prior week. - **Kodiak:** at 0 percent of forecast, the furthest behind of the scored districts. Statewide harvest across all species stands at 40.6 million fish, 34 percent of the 119.9 million fish commercial-comparable forecast. Blue Sheet figures are preliminary and subject to revision by ADF&G. --- Canonical URL: https://therun.news/issues/2026-07-26