Oct 31, 2026
Southeast Sockeye Pulls Back 13.7 Percent, Week's Top Move
Statewide at 74 percent of forecast as Southeast Alaska sockeye eases 13.7 percent on the week. Bristol Bay sockeye holds at 92 percent. Cook Inlet sits above its forecast at 106 percent.
Numbers as of Oct 31, 2026, 9:00 AM PT pull
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The statewide cumulative harvest stands at 89.1 million fish, 74 percent of the 119.9 million fish commercial-comparable forecast, per ADF&G's Blue Sheet (preliminary and subject to revision). Statewide sockeye (reds) are at 37.6 million fish, 85 percent of the 44.1 million fish preseason projection. Southeast Alaska posted the week's largest move, with sockeye pulling back 13.7 percent week over week to 473,000 fish from 548,000 fish.
- Southeast Alaska sockeye: 473,000 fish, down 13.7 percent week over week from 548,000 fish, the largest move in this week's Blue Sheet.
- Bristol Bay sockeye: 29.7 million fish, 92 percent of its preseason forecast, no change from the prior week. Total Bristol Bay harvest is 30.0 million fish, 91 percent of the 32.9 million fish forecast.
- Cook Inlet: 1.12 million fish, 106 percent of the 1.06 million fish forecast. Sockeye there are reported at 923,000 fish, revised down from 970,000 fish in the prior Blue Sheet.
- Kodiak: 14.8 million fish, 98 percent of the 15.0 million fish forecast.
- Prince William Sound: Furthest behind at 22 percent of forecast.
- Southeast Alaska coho (silvers): 835,000 fish, up 2.1 percent week over week from 818,000 fish.
Early October marks the close of the in-season commercial openers. ADF&G's reporting shifts to preliminary finals and season postmortems.
Per ADF&G's Oct. 12, 2026 inseason summary, Kuskokwim Bay commercial salmon fishing is closed effective August 1, 2026, with coho passage at the river sonar well below average.