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.
Southwest Alaska
*Previously the Bristol Bay and Kodiak Island, Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Areas
Please note: The 2026 Southwest Alaska Sport Fishing Regulation Summary Booklet contains regulations passed by the Board of Fisheries that have not yet taken effect. Therefore, the regulations in the 2025 Southwest Alaska Sport Fishing Regulation Summary Booklet remain 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
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2026 Complete Southwest Regulation Booklet (PDF 30,565 kB)
- Cover (PDF 3,609 kB)*
- Back (PDF 1,827 kB)
- Southwest Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 81 kB)
- Bristol Bay Salt and Fresh Waters (PDF 4,649 kB)
- Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula Fresh Waters (PDF 2,193 kB)
- Kodiak Island Freshwaters (PDF 3,133 kB)
- Kodiak Island Road Zone Sport Fishing Enhancement Projects (PDF 278 kB)
- Kodiak Island, Alaska Peninsula, and Aleutian Islands Salt Waters (PDF 3,282 kB)
- Licensing (PDF 860 kB)
- Tackle (PDF 1,018 kB)
- Definitions (PDF 142 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 2,168 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 811 kB)
- Southwest Alaska Steelhead Identification (PDF 848 kB)
- Rockfish Identification and Conservation (PDF 1,879 kB)
- Southwest Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 1,853 kB)