Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay
Archived Sport Fishing Report
August 31, 2016
Bristol Bay Area
Week of August 29 to September 4
Issued August 29, 2016
Regulation reminders
- 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:
- Silvers are being caught and fishing is reported as very good.
- Nushagak drainages.
- Fishing is reported as fair. Recent rains have resulted in slightly high and off color water.
- Togiak River and nearby drainages:
- Fishing is reported as good and should remain good this week.
Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling
- Naknek and Kvichak drainages:
- Fishing is reported as very good for rainbow trout.
- Togiak River and nearby drainages:
- Fishing is reported as good.
- Wood River Lakes system:
- Fishing is reported as very good for rainbows, Dollies, Arctic char, and grayling.
Northern Pike
- Naknek and Alagnak drainages:
- Fishing is reported as poor to fair.
- Wood River Lake system:
- Fishing is poor to 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.