Izzy Ross hosts the Fish Report on July 1, 2021.
A commercial fisherman has died after a vessel sank in the south end of Nushagak Bay on Thursday morning with three people on board. Authorities credit Good Samaritans on the scene with helping in the rescue.
Nushagak fleet hauls in highest single-day harvest ever, as more than 1.9 million sockeye return to the district
Nushagak District fishermen caught the most fish ever in a single day in the history of the district.
Credit Hope McKenney
Josh Crozby owns and operates the tender Icelander. He and his crew were on the south line of the Nushagak River, about 25 miles downriver from Dillingham. Crozby said the huge swell of salmon caught them by surprise.