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Alaska Board of Fisheries Bristol Bay Finfish Meeting
Bristol Bay's 2026 sockeye run falls below 50 million for first time since 2014
Bristol Bay caught the fewest sockeye since 2014 and still made more money than usual doing it. Togiak missed its escapement floor by 702 fish.
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September 2026
Togiak man, 19, dies after ATV hits shipping container
Tyler Lee Maines, 19, of Togiak died early Friday when the ATV he was driving hit a shipping container, troopers said. The investigation is continuing.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
August 2026
Sockeye are running so strong in Bristol Bay that anglers can now keep twice as many
Sockeye are running so strong in Bristol Bay's Wood River and Nushagak drainages that the state has doubled the daily bag limit to 10 fish through year's end.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
July 2026
Alaska opens all of Togiak to fishing with the sockeye count far below goal
Alaska is opening the whole Togiak District to commercial fishing with the sockeye count at a fraction of its goal — and no stated reason why.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Togiak sockeye escapement far below goal as fishing cuts loom
Low Fish counts lead to questions on season in Togiak
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readFrom 
Togiak sockeye count far below expectations, fishing cuts likely next week
Togiak sockeye count hit just 8,340 by mid-July, far below the 120,000 minimum needed, forcing Alaska Fish and Game to likely cut fishing time for gillnet permit holders next week.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
June 2026
Bristol Bay fishery opens under old rules as new regs stall in review
Bristol Bay's commercial salmon season opened June 1 under old rules while new regulations adopted in January remain stalled in legal review.
by Bill AlaskaNews5mo ago2 min read
About Togiak
Togiak, known in Yup'ik as Tuyuryaq, is a Yup'ik community on Togiak Bay in the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska, within the Dillingham Census Area. It sits beside the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.
The Togiak District sockeye salmon fishery is central to the community, with local gillnet permit holders fishing under management by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Whether enough sockeye reach the spawning grounds to meet the escapement goal, and how much commercial fishing time the state allows as a result, are questions that recur each season.