Contact:
Audra Brase
Tanana Area Management Biologist
Phone: 907-459-7244
June 15, 2015
The Division of Sport Fish is closing all waters of the Tanana River drainage to sport fishing for king salmon effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2015. This closure prohibits all sport fishing for king salmon, including catch-and-release fishing. King salmon may not be retained or possessed. King salmon incidentally caught while fishing for other species may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately.
A conservative management approach is being taken to protect the 2015 king salmon run which is expected to be weak. Subsistence fisheries in the Yukon River have been restricted by substantially reduced fishing time; gear restrictions to limit king salmon catch and allow live release; and no retention of incidentally caught king salmon. The measures being taken this year are very similar to the restrictions placed upon all king salmon fisheries in 2014. Those restrictions enabled king salmon escapement goals to be met throughout the Yukon River drainage, including the Chena and Salcha rivers.
Restricting the Tanana River king salmon sport fisheries is warranted in order to meet the king salmon escapement goals on the Chena and Salcha rivers and to support the conservation measures being taken in Yukon River drainage subsistence fisheries.
For additional information contact Audra Brase, Tanana Area Management Biologist, 907-459-7244.