Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay

Archived Sport Fishing Report

September 14, 2016

 Bristol Bay Area

Week of September 12 to September 18
Issued September 12, 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. Fishing will likely slow later this week.
• Nushagak drainages:
• Fishing is reported as poor. The silver return is likely coming to an end.
• Togiak River and nearby drainages:
• Fishing is reported as very good and should remain good to very good this week.

Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling

• Naknek and Kvichak drainages:
• Fishing is reported as very good for rainbow trout and should remain good throughout this week.
• 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.