Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay

Archived Sport Fishing Report

June 11, 2014

Bristol Bay Area

Week of June 10 to June 16
Issued June 10, 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 A few kings should be present in the Naknek, while it is still early for the Alagnak.
• Nushagak drainages.
o A few kings should be present this week.
o The sonar near Portage Creek is operational and 2,757 kings have been counted by the sonar through June 9. This is ahead of expected levels. 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 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 Fishing is reported as good as rainbow trout target migrating 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 continue moving down river.

Northern Pike

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
o Fishing should be fair to good.
• 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.