Sport Fishing Regulations
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How to use this Site
- Select a region from the map or nearby text listing and look for region-wide regulations.
- Then go to the drainage or area you will be fishing and look for specific regulations.
- NOTICE: Emergency Orders (EOs) always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
Southcentral Alaska
Please note: On page 7, the new statewide regulation regarding evidence of species and size is not in effect until further notice. For more information see the news release
NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
Due to updated ADA accessibility requirements, the PDFs on our site have been enhanced to meet current compliance standards. As a result, file sizes are larger than in previous years.
2026 Regulations
- 2026 Complete Southcentral Regional Booklet (PDF 64,717 kB)
- Cover (PDF 3,411 kB)*
- Back (PDF 4,365 kB)
- Southcentral Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 84 kB)
- Southcentral Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 3,912 kB)
- 2026 Southcentral Alaska Guiding Regulations (PDF 177 kB)
- Personal Use Finfish Fisheries (PDF 2,066 kB)
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Cook Inlet Salt Waters
(PDF 1,977 kB) - West Cook Inlet (PDF 2,991 kB)
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Susitna River Drainage
(PDF 9,951 kB) - Knik Arm (PDF 9,047 kB)
- Anchorage Bowl (PDF 1,240 kB)
- Kenai Peninsula (PDF 5,666 kB)
- Kenai River (PDF 4,049 kB)
- North Gulf Coast (PDF 3,149 kB)
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Prince William Sound
(PDF 4,379 kB) - Licensing Information (PDF 807 kB)
- Definitions (PDF 150 kB)
- Stocked Lakes (PDF 686 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 2,147 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 843 kB)
- Rockfish Identification and Conservation (PDF 1,883 kB)