Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay

Archived Sport Fishing Report

June 08, 2016

 Bristol Bay Area

Week of June 6 to 12
Issued June 6, 2016

During the December 2015 meeting, the Alaska Board of Fish made the following regulatory changes to Bristol Bay sport fisheries. These new regulations are published in the 2016 Bristol Bay sport fishing regulation summary, and are in effect this season.

• “No chumming” regulation amended to include only sport fishing guides and guided anglers.
• Big Creek opened to catch-and-release for king salmon from May 1 - July 31.
• The Naknek River within a one-quarter mile radius of Big Creek opened to retention of king salmon from May 1 - July 31.
• During the March 2016 statewide meeting, the Alaska Board of Fish made the following regulatory changes that applied to Bristol Bay sport fisheries. These new regulations are NOT published in the 2016 Bristol Bay sport fishing regulation summary but are in effect this season.
• A bare single hook is now included in the definition of an artificial fly.
• Clarified that an attractor bead that is either fixed within 2 inches of the fly (or bare hook) or is free sliding on the line or leader may be used in fly-fishing only waters.

Fresh waters

King Salmon

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
• It is still 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.
• A few kings should be present this week.
• The sonar near Portage Creek will be operational this week. 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:
• 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:
• Fishing should be good to excellent this week as rainbow trout and Dolly Varden feed on out-migrating sockeye salmon smolt.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
• Fishing should improve this week.
• Wood River Lakes system:
• Fishing is reported as good to excellent at the outlets of salmon spawning streams as smolt continue moving down river.

Northern Pike

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
• Wood River Lake system:
• Fishing should be good along lake and slough shores and in shallow weedy bays.

Salt waters

Halibut

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