The journal
Season notes on how the runs actually behaved, and release notes on what changed in the app. Written for people who read the counts closely.
Predicting the 2026 Mat-Su Valley Salmon Runs
Road-system salmon country, where a run can build and fade inside a week. Timing calls for the Deshka, Little Susitna, Fish Creek and Jim Creek — with the gaps flagged honestly.
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season
May 13, 2026
Predicting the 2026 Bristol Bay & Kodiak Salmon Runs
Bristol Bay's peak week moves more sockeye than most rivers see in a season. Where the data supports a real forecast for 2026, and where only the live count will do.
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release
May 08, 2026
Notifications, at last: Salmon Finder 3.0
A top-to-bottom platform refresh, your location on the Explore map, favourite rivers and species, and a push the moment new counts post.
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May 07, 2026
Predicting the 2026 Western Kenai Salmon Runs
Anglers miss runs by fishing the right river on the wrong week. Twenty-five years of passage data on the Anchor, Crooked Creek, the Kasilof and the Kenai, turned into ...
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season
May 25, 2025
Predicting Sockeye on the Kenai Peninsula for 2025
What twenty-five years of daily passage data say about when Kenai Peninsula sockeye should show up in 2025 — and where the history stops being useful.
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release
Mar 05, 2025
Salmon Finder 2.0 Released
A new look and a full feature set: version 2.0 brings the map, the species filters and the historic comparisons that make the daily count mean something.
The journal explains the season. The app tells you about today.
Daily counts from every station ADF&G publishes, with a notification the minute your creek updates.
