Area Sport Fishing Reports
Juneau
Archived Sport Fishing Report
May 13, 2014
Spring king salmon
The 2014 spring king salmon fishing season is off and running. Shoreside anglers are harvesting fish mostly around North Douglas at False Outer Point. Marine boat anglers are having luck in the North Douglas and Auke Bay areas with a few fish also being caught on the Breadline/Tee Harbor area and around Pt Bishop/Salisbury. Local reports indicate fishing is better than recent years during May.
Halibut and Rockfish
No halibut or rockfish have been caught in the immediate Juneau area to date. However, a few marine anglers fishing west of Pt Retreat and near St James Bay have harvested bottom fish. Anglers are reminded that all non-pelagic rockfish caught must be retained until their bag limit is reached. Please consult the 2014 Southeast Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary, page 36 to identify the difference between pelagic and non-pelagic rockfish and page 11 for bag and possession limits. Regulation Summaries are available at the ADF&G office now located at Bill Ray Center near the Juneau-Douglas bridge or from local venders.
District 11-A shrimp
As a reminder, District 11-A shrimp fishing will remained closed until further notice due to low population abundance in the local area around Juneau. The intention of these closures is to allow shrimp abundance to rebound from the current low level. The department will continue to monitor the section 11-A shrimp resource. The personal use and sport fisheries will remain closed until data indicates that shrimp abundance can again sustain harvest.
Cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden
The rivers and lakes are generally ice-free now with freshwater temperatures slightly higher than at this time last year, due to the good weather this past month. Freshwater fishing along the roadside is beginning to pick up. Anglers are fishing for Dolly Varden char and cutthroat trout in roadside area streams and at the mouths of many creeks. These fish are beginning to feed on the first outmigration of pink fry. Anglers should use small spinners or smolt pattern flies to catch hungry predators actively feeding on this important food source. Local anglers will have luck finding fish at the mouth of Montana Creek, Salmon Creek, Peterson Creek, Cowee Creek and along the saltwater shoreline of Gastineau Channel.
Current emergency orders and news releases for Southeast Alaska can be found here: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/EONR/index.cfm?ADFG=region.R1