Sport Fishing Brochures
Southcentral Alaska
The Division of Sport Fish, Southcentral Region, publishes a variety guides that are excellent introductions to sport fishing in the region by describing the numerous fisheries and angling opportunities in the area. The guide’s cover run timing, access sites, suggested tackle, lifecycle, regulations, and many include basic maps.
Southcentral Region Overviews
- Tidepooling Etiquette (Tri-fold)(732 Kb)
- Ice Fishing (4.5 Mb) - Ice fishing techniques, equipment, and regulations.
- Sport Fishing Spots for the Mobility Impaired (55 Kb) - Sport fishing sites with wheelchair access.
- Southcentral Alaska Northern Pike (913 Kb) - A mini "roadside guide" covering lifecycle, access, and regulations.
- Southcentral Alaska Dolly Varden (2.8 Mb) - Lifecycle, distribution, and regulations
- Terminal Tackle in Southcentral Alaska (6 Kb) - Popular salmon fishing tackle suggestions.
Run Timing - Charts of the timing of fish runs in popular Southcentral streams
- Anchorage Area Run Timing (45 Kb)
- Kenai Peninsula Run Timing (1.6 Mb)
- Kodiak, Alaska Peninsula, & Aleutians Run Timing (1.6 Mb)
- Prince William Sound & North Gulf Coast Run Timing (1.6 Mb)
- Northern Cook Inlet Run Timing (84 Kb)
Anchorage
- Sport Fishing in the Anchorage Area (5 Mb) - Run timing; Ship and Bird creeks, Eagle River, stocked lakes, maps, and regulations.
Bristol Bay
- Southwest Alaska Rainbow Management Policies (Tri-fold) (657 Kb) - Chart of regulations, map.
- Fishing opportunities in the Naknek River (Tri-fold) (250 Kb) - Run timing, map, and access.
Kodiak
- Sport Fishing Opportunities on Kodiak Island (812 Kb) - Descriptions of all the popular sport fisheries on Kodiak Island.
Homer
- Sport Fishing in Kachemak Bay (316 Kb) - Homer and Seldovia fisheries, Run timing, access and maps.
- Sport Fishing on the Central Kenai Peninsula (1 Mb) - Run timing, Anchor, Kasilof, Ninilchik rivers, Deep Creek, access, and maps.
Kenai
- Kenai Peninsula Stocked Lakes (6.5 Mb) - A mini "roadside guide" covering access and regulations.
- Kenai River Seasonal Bank Closures (700 Kb) - 8½ x 11 four-fold leaflet.
- Fishing the Kenai River (3.8 Mb) - Run timing, maps, fishing techniques, access, and regulations.
- Fishing the Russian River (1.7 Mb) - Run timing, access and maps.
Matanuska-Susitna Valley
- Fishing Mat-Su Valley Stocked Lakes (3 Mb) - A mini "roadside guide" for access and regulations.
- Northern Cook Inlet King Salmon Sport Fishing (772 Kb) - An excellent "roadside guide" covering run timing and access. Useful access information when fishing for other salmon. Lots of maps.
- Mat-Su Valley & West Cook Inlet Silver Salmon (621 Kb) - Access, run timing and maps.
Prince William Sound
- Prince William Sound Shrimp - Life cycle, management, and fishing information (PDF 1,725 kB)
- Fishing in Western Prince William Sound (1.6 Mb) - Covers Whittier, Coghill River, Esther Lake, Eshamy Lagoon, and Main Bay, including maps.
- Sport Fishing in the Cordova Area (6.4 Mb) - Covers Cordova roadside fishing, including the Eyak River and Fleming Spit king salmon and silver salmon. Also Eastern Prince William Sound halibut fishing, and the Copper River Delta Special Management Area for trout.
- Fishing in the Valdez Area (2.2 Mb) - Covers pink salmon fishing, Allison Point, as well as salt water fishing for king and silver salmon. Also covers fresh waters such as the Robe River and area stocked lakes.
Resurrection Bay/Seward
- Sport Fishing in the Seward Area (760 Kb) - An excellent guide covering run timing, access, and camping.
Common Fishing Setups
- King Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 186 kB)
- King Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from a Watercraft (PDF 238 kB)
- King Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from Shore (PDF 234 kB)
- Coho Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 166 kB)
- Coho Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from a Watercraft (PDF 239 kB)
- Coho Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from Shore (PDF 228 kB)
- Chum Salmon River Fishing Setup (PDF 177 kB)
- Pink Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 135 kB)
- Red Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 136 kB)
- Red Salmon River Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 150 kB)
- Rainbow Trout River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 184 kB)
- Rainbow Trout Lake Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 172 kB)
- Rainbow Trout River Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 193 kB)
- Rainbow Trout Lake Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 248 kB)
- Dolly Varden River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 172 kB)
- Dolly Varden Lake Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 211 kB)
- Dolly Varden River Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 193 kB)
- Dolly Varden Lake Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 245 kB)
- Northern Pike Fishing Setup (PDF 197 kB)
- Northern Pike Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 189 kB)
- Northern Pike Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 186 kB)
- Lake Trout Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 178 kB)
- Lake Trout Fishing Setup from a Watercraft (PDF 220 kB)