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.
Northern

NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
2023 Regulations
- 2023 Complete Northern Regulation Booklet (PDF 17,278 kB)
- Cover (PDF 1,613 kB)*
- Northern Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 86 kB)
- Northern Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 299 kB)
- Kuskokwim and Goodnews Drainages (PDF 1,161 kB)
- North Slope Drainages (PDF 1,510 kB)
- Northwestern Drainages (PDF 756 kB)
- Yukon River Drainages (PDF 928 kB)
- Tanana Drainage (PDF 1,891 kB)
- Upper Copper &
Upper Susitna Area (PDF 2,168 kB) - Licensing Information (PDF 243 kB)
- Chitina Personal Use Fishery (PDF 666 kB)
- Stocked Lakes (PDF 481 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 1,248 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 839 kB)