Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay

Archived Sport Fishing Report

June 03, 2014

Bristol Bay Area

Week of June 3 to June 9
Issued June 3, 2014

Emergency Orders and regulation reminders

• During the March 2014 Statewide Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting, the board liberalized Nushagak River drainage sport fishing regulations to allow the use of multiple hooks. The new regulation allows anglers fishing in portions of the Nushagak River drainage to use multiple hooks from August 1 - April 30. This change did not affect the single hook requirement for the waters of the Nushagak River from May 1- July 31, or regulations in the upper Nushagak River and several tributaries adopted to protect rainbow trout. This liberalization is not published in the 2014 Bristol Bay sport fishing regulation summary, however, it is in effect this season.

Fresh waters

King Salmon

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
o It is still very early for kings in the Naknek and Alagnak. Sport fishing will not be productive until mid-June on the Naknek and late June on the Alagnak.
• Nushagak drainages.
o It is still early for kings. Sport fishing should be productive by mid-June.
o The sonar is scheduled to be operational approximately June 5. Management will be in accordance with the Nushagak/Mulchatna King Salmon Management Plan. No substantial inseason information will be available until after June 20.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
o It is still very early for kings in the Togiak. Sport fishing will not be productive until late June.

Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
o Most of the flowing waters of the Kvichak and Alagnak river drainages and portions of the Naknek River drainage remain closed to all fishing until June 8 to protect spawning rainbow trout. Fishing should be good to excellent on the June 8 opener as rainbow trout and Dolly Varden feed on out-migrating sockeye salmon smolt.
o On the Naknek, angling is fair in the portions of the drainage that remain open to fishing. Fishing should be good to excellent on the June 8 opener as rainbow trout and Dolly Varden feed on out-migrating sockeye salmon smolt.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
o There have been no angling reports from this section, though opportunities should improve as waters warm.
• Wood River Lakes system:
o Fishing should be good to excellent at the outlets of salmon spawning streams as smolt begin moving down river.

Northern Pike

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
o Fishing should be good in the portions of the drainage that are open to fishing.
• Wood River Lake system:
o Fishing should be good along lake and slough shores and in shallow weedy bays.

Salt waters

Halibut

• Nushagak Bay
o Fishing should be fair to good off the coast of Protection Point.