Contact:
Bob Chadwick
Regional Management Coordinator
Phone: 907-747-5551

Juneau- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2015 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in Southeast Alaska and Yakutat.  These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Friday May 1, 2015 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016:

Alaskan Resident
o The resident bag and possession limit is three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length.

Nonresident
o The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length, except during May and June, during which the bag and possession limit is two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; 

o The nonresident annual limit is six king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length.

From October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; sport anglers may use two rods when fishing for king salmon.

The Southeast Alaska king salmon sport fishery is managed under provisions of the Southeast Alaska King Salmon Management Plan (5 AAC 47.055). This plan prescribes management measures based upon the preseason abundance index determined by the Chinook Technical Committee of the Pacific Salmon Commission. The plan further stipulates that if the preseason abundance estimate for the current year is not available by May 1, the king salmon bag and possession limits and other management measures will be based on the previous year’s preseason abundance index.  Since the 2015 preseason abundance index was not available by May 1, the regional sport fish king salmon regulations outlined above are based on the 2014 preseason abundance index.

For further information regarding sport fisheries in Southeast Alaska, contact the nearest ADF&G office or visit: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.eonr

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