Anchorage Management Area
Fishing Information
The Anchorage area includes all lakes and streams from Eklutna River (northern boundary) to Ingram Creek in Turnagain Arm (southern boundary). Anchorage is unique in the sport fishing world. Anglers can catch 20- to 30-pound king salmon and 8- to 10-pound silver salmon right in town. There's also excellent fishing for rainbow trout, Dolly Varden char, and Arctic grayling in area lakes and streams.
The majority of Anchorage-area sport fishing in both streams and lakes is the result of hatchery stockings. Anchorage area streams support natural runs of one or all of the five Pacific salmon species but most of these native runs are too small to support sport fisheries. Check your regulation book carefully since many area flowing waters are closed to salmon fishing.
Check out our Sport Fishing Publications webpage for various publications.
The following links lead to regulation summaries of Alaska sport and personal use fishing regulations published by the Division of Sport Fish as a service to anglers. They are not intended to be a complete digest of all fishing regulations.
Regulations may be changed by the Alaska Board of Fisheries during its regular meetings, by emergency regulation, or by emergency order at any time. Any changes to the regulations are made available through the emergency order link below.