(Juneau) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2024 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in marine waters of Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2024 through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The regulations are:

Alaska Resident

• The resident bag and possession limit is two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• From October 1 through March 31, a resident sport fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon, a person using two rods under this regulation may only retain salmon.

Nonresident

• The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• From January 1 through June 30, the nonresident annual harvest limit is three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• From July 1 through July 15, the nonresident annual harvest limit is two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; any king salmon harvested from January 1 through June 30 will apply towards the two fish annual harvest limit;
• From July 16 through December 31, the nonresident annual harvest limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; any king salmon harvested from January 1 through July 15 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
• Immediately upon landing and retaining a king salmon a nonresident must enter the species, date and location on the back of their sport fishing license or on a nontransferable harvest record;

The Southeast regionwide bag and possession limits above will apply in all areas except as modified below in the vicinity of Juneau:

Marine waters near Juneau except Seymour Canal and upper Taku Inlet (The waters of District 9 north of a line from Patterson Pt. to Pt. Ellis, District 10, Sections 11-A, 11-B, 11-C, District 12, Portion of Section 13-C southeast of a line between Nismeni Pt. and a point on the Chichagof Island shoreline at 57° 35.59' N. lat., 135° 22.33' W. long., Sections 14-B and 14-C, and District 15 south of the latitude of Sherman Rock; see attached map)

• April 1 through June 14: No retention of king salmon. All king salmon caught must be released immediately.

In the waters adjacent to the Taku River: (Taku Inlet north of a line from Point Bishop to Point Greely, see attached map)

• April 1 through June 30: No retention of king salmon. All king salmon caught must be released immediately.

In the waters adjacent to the King Salmon River: (Section 11-D, Seymour Canal north of 57° 37' N. latitude, see attached map)

• April 1 through June 30: closed to king salmon fishing, all anglers may not target or retain king salmon.

A separate advisory announcement has been issued announcing king salmon regulations for locations where Alaska hatchery-produced king salmon are expected to return in the Juneau area.

Anglers fishing north of the Juneau area should review the advisory announcement for the Haines/Skagway area. Anglers fishing south of the Juneau area should review the advisory announcement for the Petersburg/Wrangell and Ketchikan areas.

For further information concerning this announcement please contact Juneau Area Management Biologist, Daniel Teske at (907) 465-8152.

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