July 10, 2026What We're Seeing on the Water: The 2026 Bristol Bay Sockeye RunEvery season on Bristol Bay is its own story. After ten straight years of exceptionally big runs, 2026 is shaping up to be a different kind of year. Here's what our founder,...
Wild Bristol Bay Sockeye | How a Kid from Pennsylvania Found His Life’s Work in Bristol Bay

Wild Bristol Bay Sockeye | How a Kid from Penns...

By: Captain Steve Kurian, F/V Ava Jane In the summer of 2002, I drove six days from Idaho to Alaska in a 3/4-ton pickup, towing a plywood shelter my cousin...

Wild Bristol Bay Sockeye | How a Kid from Penns...

By: Captain Steve Kurian, F/V Ava Jane In the summer of 2002, I drove six days from Idaho to Alaska in a 3/4-ton pickup, towing a plywood shelter my cousin...

Lake VIew with Sun setting in the horizon and a mountain to the right

What Seven Days on the Alaskan Peninsula Teache...

By: Captain Steve Kurian, F/V Ava Jane On September 13th, I flew south out of Naknek in a Cessna 206, dropping down over a hundred miles of tundra and lake...

What Seven Days on the Alaskan Peninsula Teache...

By: Captain Steve Kurian, F/V Ava Jane On September 13th, I flew south out of Naknek in a Cessna 206, dropping down over a hundred miles of tundra and lake...

Eleven Seasons on the Water: What Keeps a Deckhand Coming Back to Bristol Bay

Eleven Seasons on the Water: What Keeps a Deckh...

  Zach Brunette did not grow up on the water. He had never set foot on an ocean boat before his first summer in Bristol Bay. He got the position...

Eleven Seasons on the Water: What Keeps a Deckh...

  Zach Brunette did not grow up on the water. He had never set foot on an ocean boat before his first summer in Bristol Bay. He got the position...

Why Bristol Bay Is the Most Sustainable and Unique Sockeye Salmon Fishery in the World

Why Bristol Bay Is the Most Sustainable and Uni...

If you are looking to buy wild sockeye salmon online, it is important to understand where your fish comes from. Not all salmon is created equal, and nowhere in the...

Why Bristol Bay Is the Most Sustainable and Uni...

If you are looking to buy wild sockeye salmon online, it is important to understand where your fish comes from. Not all salmon is created equal, and nowhere in the...

A heartfelt thank you for the New Year.

A heartfelt thank you for the New Year.

A heartfelt thank you for the New Year. As another year turns, I find myself reflecting on Bristol Bay—its tides, its weather, the long days, and the salmon that continue...

A heartfelt thank you for the New Year.

A heartfelt thank you for the New Year. As another year turns, I find myself reflecting on Bristol Bay—its tides, its weather, the long days, and the salmon that continue...

56 Million Reasons to Be Grateful

56 Million Reasons to Be Grateful

Watch the video below to get a taste of what it's like to be aboard the F/V Ava Jane with Captain Steve.      A Note from The Captain:"Wow. It's...

56 Million Reasons to Be Grateful

Watch the video below to get a taste of what it's like to be aboard the F/V Ava Jane with Captain Steve.      A Note from The Captain:"Wow. It's...