# Prince William Sound Pink Surges to 3.8 Million Fish _Sep 5, 2026_ > Statewide harvest reaches 87.0 million fish, 73% of the ADF&G forecast. PWS pink surged 50% week over week to 3.8 million. Bristol Bay sockeye is at 92% of forecast. Coho builds as September opens. _Numbers as of Sep 5, 2026, 9:00 AM PT pull._ _Updated Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 PM PT — see note at end._ Statewide harvest stands at **87.0 million fish, 73 percent of the 119.9 million fish** ADF&G projected for 2026. Sockeye (reds) are at **85 percent of forecast** on 37.6 million fish statewide. Prince William Sound pink (humpies) posted the week's biggest volume move, adding 1.27 million fish to reach 3.80 million cumulative. [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/2026-09-05/scoreboard/statewide.png) - **Prince William Sound Pink:** 3.80M fish, up 50.2% week over week from 2.53M fish a week ago. PWS is **22 percent of forecast**, furthest behind of any district despite the week's gain. - **Prince William Sound Coho (silvers):** 248K fish, up 65.3% week over week from 150K fish a week ago. Coho runs are building into September across the Sound. - **Southeast Alaska Coho and Chinook (kings):** Coho reached 613K fish, up 33.0% from 461K a week ago. Chinook reached 151K fish, up 10.2% from 137K a week ago. Per ADF&G's Sep 4 in-season summary, the second Chinook troll retention period closed Sep 4 at 11:59 p.m., ending summer troll targeting of Chinook in waters of frequent high abundance. - **Southeast Alaska Pink and Chum (dogs):** Pink reached 17.5M fish, up 8.0% from 16.2M a week ago. Chum reached 7.93M fish, up 6.6% from 7.44M a week ago. ADF&G's Sep 4 in-season summary notes directed pink seine fisheries are closed in all Southeast districts for the remainder of the season. - **District scoreboard:** Bristol Bay sockeye at 30.0M fish, **92 percent of the 32.9M fish forecast**. Cook Inlet at **111 percent** (1.17M fish). Kodiak at **98 percent** (14.8M fish), with coho at 170K fish, up 8.3% from 157K a week ago. September is the coho close-out period for most of the state. Most sockeye fisheries are done for the season. All Blue Sheet figures are from ADF&G's preliminary in-season report and are subject to revision. **Updated Sep 5, 2026, 7:00 PM PT:** Statewide harvest is 87.2M fish, statewide share is 73%, Bristol Bay sockeye is 92%. --- Canonical URL: https://therun.news/issues/2026-09-05