Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay
Archived Sport Fishing Report
June 18, 2014
Bristol Bay Area
Week of June 17 to June 23
Issued June 17, 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 Sport fishing is currently reported as poor to fair. However it is still early and sport fishing will likely be more productive later this week on the Naknek and in late June on the Alagnak.
• Nushagak drainages.
o Sport fishing is currently reported as fair but should improve later this week.
o The sonar near Portage Creek is operational and 26,394 kings have been counted by the sonar through June 16. This is approximately 6 days 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 very good as rainbow trout target migrating salmon smolt.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
o Sport fishing for Dolly Varden, rainbow trout, and Arctic grayling should be good.
• 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 fair to 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.