Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay

Archived Sport Fishing Report

August 02, 2016

 Bristol Bay Area

Week of August 1 to 7
Issued August 1, 2016

Regulation reminders

• Sport fishing for king salmon is now closed throughout Bristol Bay.
• 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.
• 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

Silver Salmon

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
• A few silvers have been reported and fishing is reported as poor to fair. However, it is still early and fishing should improve this week.
• Nushagak drainages.
• Fishing is reported as fair and should improve throughout the week.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
• A few silvers have been reported but it is still early. Fishing should improve next week.

Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling

• Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
• Fishing is reported as fair for rainbow trout.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
• Fishing is reported as fair to good.
• Wood River Lakes system:
•  Fishing is reported as good for rainbows, Dollies, and grayling.

Northern Pike

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

Salt waters

Halibut

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