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Bristol Bay Fishing Report: Sockeye Surge, Chums Arrive as Summer Solstice Approaches
Artificial Lure here with your June 11th, 2025 Bristol Bay fishing report!
We’re into the bright long days of June, and Bristol Bay’s salmon season is heating up. Sunrise hits early at 5:56 a.m. and sunset isn’t until 11:28 p.m. You’ve got nearly endless daylight to wet a line or run the nets. Today’s tides at Port Moller bring a high tide at 12:43 a.m. peaking at 10.37 feet, then a low tide at 7:04 a.m. at 6.56 feet, with another high at 9:50 a.m. (7.18 feet) and the evening low at 5:57 p.m. dropping to -0.64 feet. Fish those moving tides for your best shot—salmon push with the flow, especially at the big river mouths.
Weather’s shaping up pleasant and stable, with light winds and moderate temps—great conditions for both the setnetters and the sport crowd. Just watch out for the occasional rain squall or fog bank rolling off the Bering.
Sockeye are the big story again this year. The preseason forecast put the 2025 total run at around 51.4 million sockeye, with an expected inshore harvest pushing 34.8 million. That’s a bit under the past decade’s massive booms, but still well above the long-term average for these historic runs, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. Naknek and Kvichak rivers continue to lead the pack—recent tallies saw more than half a million sockeye in a single day, with baywide catches several times this week exceeding a million, most of that from Naknek/Kvichak and the rest spread across Egegik, Ugashik, and even Togiak.
Fish size is running on the small side so far, but the numbers are solid. The bulk of the sockeye are three-ocean, age-1.3 fish—bright, strong, and perfect for the grill or the net pen.
Chums and a few early kings are also appearing. Togiak’s king run is below average once again, so regulations have tightened—watch for emergency orders and respect the closures on mesh size and fishing times if you’re working those waters.
What are the fish biting? For sport anglers, reds are aggressive right out of the salt, so try small pink or red streamers, bead rigs, and classic sockeye flies. If you’re chucking hardware, go for shiny spinners or spoons—Blue Fox Vibrax, Mepps, or Pixees in hot orange or chartreuse. Drifters have done well using plug-cut herring or bright, flashy hoochies behind dodgers. For chums, green and pink are money.
Hot spots today:
- Naknek River mouth—both sport and commercial catches have been big as fresh fish push in with the tide.
- Kvichak flats—consistent bite for both bank and boat anglers, with some big sockeye mixed in.
- Egegik River tide zone—rising numbers and good water clarity.
That’s your June 11th update from Bristol Bay. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the bite. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
We’re into the bright long days of June, and Bristol Bay’s salmon season is heating up. Sunrise hits early at 5:56 a.m. and sunset isn’t until 11:28 p.m. You’ve got nearly endless daylight to wet a line or run the nets. Today’s tides at Port Moller bring a high tide at 12:43 a.m. peaking at 10.37 feet, then a low tide at 7:04 a.m. at 6.56 feet, with another high at 9:50 a.m. (7.18 feet) and the evening low at 5:57 p.m. dropping to -0.64 feet. Fish those moving tides for your best shot—salmon push with the flow, especially at the big river mouths.
Weather’s shaping up pleasant and stable, with light winds and moderate temps—great conditions for both the setnetters and the sport crowd. Just watch out for the occasional rain squall or fog bank rolling off the Bering.
Sockeye are the big story again this year. The preseason forecast put the 2025 total run at around 51.4 million sockeye, with an expected inshore harvest pushing 34.8 million. That’s a bit under the past decade’s massive booms, but still well above the long-term average for these historic runs, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. Naknek and Kvichak rivers continue to lead the pack—recent tallies saw more than half a million sockeye in a single day, with baywide catches several times this week exceeding a million, most of that from Naknek/Kvichak and the rest spread across Egegik, Ugashik, and even Togiak.
Fish size is running on the small side so far, but the numbers are solid. The bulk of the sockeye are three-ocean, age-1.3 fish—bright, strong, and perfect for the grill or the net pen.
Chums and a few early kings are also appearing. Togiak’s king run is below average once again, so regulations have tightened—watch for emergency orders and respect the closures on mesh size and fishing times if you’re working those waters.
What are the fish biting? For sport anglers, reds are aggressive right out of the salt, so try small pink or red streamers, bead rigs, and classic sockeye flies. If you’re chucking hardware, go for shiny spinners or spoons—Blue Fox Vibrax, Mepps, or Pixees in hot orange or chartreuse. Drifters have done well using plug-cut herring or bright, flashy hoochies behind dodgers. For chums, green and pink are money.
Hot spots today:
- Naknek River mouth—both sport and commercial catches have been big as fresh fish push in with the tide.
- Kvichak flats—consistent bite for both bank and boat anglers, with some big sockeye mixed in.
- Egegik River tide zone—rising numbers and good water clarity.
That’s your June 11th update from Bristol Bay. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the bite. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
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By Quiet. PleaseArtificial Lure here with your June 11th, 2025 Bristol Bay fishing report!
We’re into the bright long days of June, and Bristol Bay’s salmon season is heating up. Sunrise hits early at 5:56 a.m. and sunset isn’t until 11:28 p.m. You’ve got nearly endless daylight to wet a line or run the nets. Today’s tides at Port Moller bring a high tide at 12:43 a.m. peaking at 10.37 feet, then a low tide at 7:04 a.m. at 6.56 feet, with another high at 9:50 a.m. (7.18 feet) and the evening low at 5:57 p.m. dropping to -0.64 feet. Fish those moving tides for your best shot—salmon push with the flow, especially at the big river mouths.
Weather’s shaping up pleasant and stable, with light winds and moderate temps—great conditions for both the setnetters and the sport crowd. Just watch out for the occasional rain squall or fog bank rolling off the Bering.
Sockeye are the big story again this year. The preseason forecast put the 2025 total run at around 51.4 million sockeye, with an expected inshore harvest pushing 34.8 million. That’s a bit under the past decade’s massive booms, but still well above the long-term average for these historic runs, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. Naknek and Kvichak rivers continue to lead the pack—recent tallies saw more than half a million sockeye in a single day, with baywide catches several times this week exceeding a million, most of that from Naknek/Kvichak and the rest spread across Egegik, Ugashik, and even Togiak.
Fish size is running on the small side so far, but the numbers are solid. The bulk of the sockeye are three-ocean, age-1.3 fish—bright, strong, and perfect for the grill or the net pen.
Chums and a few early kings are also appearing. Togiak’s king run is below average once again, so regulations have tightened—watch for emergency orders and respect the closures on mesh size and fishing times if you’re working those waters.
What are the fish biting? For sport anglers, reds are aggressive right out of the salt, so try small pink or red streamers, bead rigs, and classic sockeye flies. If you’re chucking hardware, go for shiny spinners or spoons—Blue Fox Vibrax, Mepps, or Pixees in hot orange or chartreuse. Drifters have done well using plug-cut herring or bright, flashy hoochies behind dodgers. For chums, green and pink are money.
Hot spots today:
- Naknek River mouth—both sport and commercial catches have been big as fresh fish push in with the tide.
- Kvichak flats—consistent bite for both bank and boat anglers, with some big sockeye mixed in.
- Egegik River tide zone—rising numbers and good water clarity.
That’s your June 11th update from Bristol Bay. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the bite. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
We’re into the bright long days of June, and Bristol Bay’s salmon season is heating up. Sunrise hits early at 5:56 a.m. and sunset isn’t until 11:28 p.m. You’ve got nearly endless daylight to wet a line or run the nets. Today’s tides at Port Moller bring a high tide at 12:43 a.m. peaking at 10.37 feet, then a low tide at 7:04 a.m. at 6.56 feet, with another high at 9:50 a.m. (7.18 feet) and the evening low at 5:57 p.m. dropping to -0.64 feet. Fish those moving tides for your best shot—salmon push with the flow, especially at the big river mouths.
Weather’s shaping up pleasant and stable, with light winds and moderate temps—great conditions for both the setnetters and the sport crowd. Just watch out for the occasional rain squall or fog bank rolling off the Bering.
Sockeye are the big story again this year. The preseason forecast put the 2025 total run at around 51.4 million sockeye, with an expected inshore harvest pushing 34.8 million. That’s a bit under the past decade’s massive booms, but still well above the long-term average for these historic runs, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. Naknek and Kvichak rivers continue to lead the pack—recent tallies saw more than half a million sockeye in a single day, with baywide catches several times this week exceeding a million, most of that from Naknek/Kvichak and the rest spread across Egegik, Ugashik, and even Togiak.
Fish size is running on the small side so far, but the numbers are solid. The bulk of the sockeye are three-ocean, age-1.3 fish—bright, strong, and perfect for the grill or the net pen.
Chums and a few early kings are also appearing. Togiak’s king run is below average once again, so regulations have tightened—watch for emergency orders and respect the closures on mesh size and fishing times if you’re working those waters.
What are the fish biting? For sport anglers, reds are aggressive right out of the salt, so try small pink or red streamers, bead rigs, and classic sockeye flies. If you’re chucking hardware, go for shiny spinners or spoons—Blue Fox Vibrax, Mepps, or Pixees in hot orange or chartreuse. Drifters have done well using plug-cut herring or bright, flashy hoochies behind dodgers. For chums, green and pink are money.
Hot spots today:
- Naknek River mouth—both sport and commercial catches have been big as fresh fish push in with the tide.
- Kvichak flats—consistent bite for both bank and boat anglers, with some big sockeye mixed in.
- Egegik River tide zone—rising numbers and good water clarity.
That’s your June 11th update from Bristol Bay. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the bite. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.