Salmon fishing is picking up in Alaska's Bristol Bay as the season heads toward its peak in the next 10 to 14 days.

The most recent figures from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) as of July 6 show that over 14.8 million sockeye have been harvested in the bay so far, about 39 percent of this year's projected harvest of 38 million fish.

The Nushugak District harvest to date of 6.48