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.
Southeast Alaska
Fishing on most federal public lands is now subject to federal as well as state fishing regulations.
If you plan to fish on federal public lands, consult the Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska. It is available at many federal land managing agencies' field office, at the Office of Subsistence Management (1-800-478-1456), or online at: http://www.doi.gov/subsistence/index.cfm. Inseason closures can occur at any time and may not be reflected in the federal subsistence management booklet, so it is advisable to also contact the federal agency for the area where you intend to fish.
NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
2025 Regulations
- 2025 Complete Southeast Regulations Booklet (PDF 68,807 kB)
- Cover (PDF 3,603 kB)*
- Back (PDF 1,837 kB)
- General Seasons and Bag and Size Limits - Fresh and Salt Water (PDF 4,635 kB)
- Yakutat Area Special Regulations (PDF 2,258 kB)
- Haines-Skagway Special Regulations (PDF 1,463 kB)
- Juneau-Glacier Bay Special Regulations (PDF 8,341 kB)
- Sitka Special Regulations (PDF 17,061 kB)
- Petersburg-Wrangell Special Regulations (PDF 5,989 kB)
- Prince of Wales Special Regulations (PDF 7,661 kB)
- Ketchikan Special Regulations (PDF 5,622 kB)
- Southeast Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 1,576 kB)
- Tackle Information (PDF 919 kB)
- Sport Fishing Definitions (PDF 138 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 2,221 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 692 kB)
- Rockfish Identification and Conservation (PDF 2,007 kB)
- Southeast Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 1,677 kB)
- Rockfish retention and non-retention for Southeast Alaska (PDF 3,556 kB)