Join the PEAK RUN
𔘓Salmon for Good𔘓 Community
Select your city to reserve your share of the best
wild-caught Alaska sockeye salmon in the world—
and make a positive impact on the water, salmon,
and people of Alaska, $1 per pound at a time.
Our story on the water
For the last 19 summers, the Peak Run crew have worked as commercial setnet fishermen in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
Each season we work our gillnets by hand on our small skiffs, tide after tide. We treat our salmon with special care by handling them gently and making multiple deliveries each tide—which helps ensure that our crews deliver the freshest salmon to be custom-processed into flash-frozen fillets. This results in premiere sockeye salmon fillets for our CSF Share for Good members.
Our CSF Share for Good Program
Becoming a CSF Shareholder means two important things:
1. You receive a share of the best wild Alaska sockeye salmon fillets (on your pick-up day(s) in the Fall, in 20, 40, or 60 lb. options)
2. One dollar for every pound will be donated to help protect and sustain the salmon, water, and people of Southwest Alaska. By ordering a CSF Share, you make a strong, tangible impact for Good!
Step 1:
Select your city and choose your CSF share (20, 40, or 60-lb sizes)
Select your Midwest city (Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Lexington, or Nashville) and reserve a 20-lb, 40-lb, or 60-lb CSF share of Peak Run Wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon.
Step 2:
We go to Bristol Bay, Alaska, from
June - August to catch your sockeye salmon.
From mid-June to mid-August, we work on our boats in Alaska to catch wild sockeye salmon, making multiple deliveries on the tide and upholding the highest standards of handling and care of our salmon for the custom processor (who will fillet, remove the pin-bones, flash-freeze, and vacuum-seal the fillets).
Step 3:
Meet your Peak Run fishermen at your city’s designated pickup locations on a day/date in the Fall to pick up your CSF share.
Put your box of fillets in your freezer and enjoy the best wild Alaska sockeye salmon all year long — until you pick up your new share the following Fall!
Frequently asked questions
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Wild-caught Pacific salmon, like sockeye, is widely considered a higher-quality option than farmed Atlantic salmon because of how it lives and what it eats. In the wild, salmon feed on a natural marine diet and stay active, which results in a leaner fish with a more balanced fat profile. Research published in journals such as Environmental Health Perspectives has also found that farmed salmon can contain higher levels of certain contaminants, including PCBs and dioxins, compared to wild Pacific salmon. These are just a few of the reasons why many people prefer wild-caught fish.
For better treatment of this topic, we have found the Off the Table Coalition helpful.
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The Peak Run team is committed to our custom processor’s Best Fish Program. Our commitment to the program and their strict accountability means that your Peak Run salmon fillets are truly the best wild Alaska sockeye salmon in the world! We take FISH QUALITY seriously, and so does our custom processor!
Here is a copy of our custom processor’s Best Fish Program, with its detailed requirements and obligations:
BEST FISH CRITERIA
For Set Net Commercial Salmon Fishermen
5 Criteria for Best Fish§ FRESH FISH – Fish must be delivered to the tender within 2 hours of harvest.
§ BAG VOLUME – Brailer bags should not contain more than 28” of fish from top to bottom. This prevents bruising.
§ BLED – Bleeding is required on the “shoulders” of the season and becomes optional during the “peak”. Bleed your fish as they come onboard. Bleeding live fish produces better results. Fish are considered bled if multiple gills are cut or torn.
§ SMALL DELIVERIES – The maximum poundage on a single delivery that can receive the Best Fish price will be 4,000 pounds.
§ BRAILER WEIGHTS – Brailers each need to weigh 600 pounds or less, OR when if a delivery is over 2,000 pounds then fish needs to be evenly distributed among all brailers, and brailers must weigh 850 pounds or less.
Fish tickets must indicate which brailers have been delivered within 2 hours of harvest and denoted as “Fresh Fish.” All Best Fish criteria DO need to be met in order to qualify for as Best Fish.
Quality Program
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It isn’t very doable to ship your CSF Share box of frozen fillets because the cost of dry ice, the overall heavy weight, the expensive insulated box, and the necessity of having it arrive to your door within two days — makes shipping it very expensive!
However, if you would like to pay an additional $75-100 in shipping costs to have it shipped, then yes, we can ship it to you!
In conclusion, it is much better for you (or someone on your behalf) to pick up your CSF Share of fillets in the nearest city on the designated day/date!
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Our targeted charity program plan will first seek to help the community of Naknek, Alaska, the port town closest to where we catch our salmon.
This includes the following:
Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA): This tribal consortium serves 31 tribes in the region and acts as a non-profit organization providing education, social services, and economic support.
Naknek Food Bank: Located directly in Naknek, this food bank provides essential emergency food assistance to families in the area. It operates within the Bristol Bay region to alleviate hunger.
Bristol Bay Foundation: Focuses on higher education support for Alaska Native students from the Bristol Bay region and preserving cultural heritage.
Bristol Bay Defense Fund: Works to protect the watershed, salmon-based culture, and traditional Native values, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the local community.
In addition to or in combination with the above, our 6-year charity program plans to donate to these organizations, by the year:
Organizations to which Peak Run will give $1 for every pound sold, by year:
2026: Bristol Bay Native Association and Naknek Food Bank
2027: Bristol Bay Defense Fund
2028: BBRSDA
2029: Bristol Bay Foundation
2030: Save Bristol Bay
2031: United Tribes of Bristol Bay
Our Commitment to giving back
What makes Peak Run unique is our commitment to giving one dollar for every pound sold to help protect and sustain the water, land, and communities of Bristol Bay, Alaska.