Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay
Archived Sport Fishing Report
September 26, 2019
Fall Fishing Report
Regulation Reminders
- Anglers are reminded to review Emergency Orders and News Releases and the 2019 Southwest Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for the Bristol Bay Area before heading out on their next fishing trip.
Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling
- In the upper Nushagak drainage fishing for rainbow trout is reported as good and should be good through October.
- In the Naknek and Alagnak river drainages fishing for rainbow trout is reported as good and should be good through mid-October.
- In the Togiak River and nearby drainages fishing is reported as good and should continue to be productive through September.
- In the Wood River Lakes system fishing is reported as good for rainbows, Dolly Varden, and Arctic char and should be good through October. Try casting or jigging spoons or stripping large streamers.
Northern Pike
- In the Naknek and Alagnak river drainages fishing should be fair through the fall.
- In the Wood River Lake system fish should continue to be caught in shallow weedy bays through the fall
Emergency Orders
Please review the Emergency Orders and News Releases below in their entirety before heading out on your next fishing trip.
- Emergency Order 2-RS-5-40-19 increased the sockeye salmon bag and possession limit to ten fish in the Togiak River drainage effective through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019. The bag and possession limit for other salmon, except king and sockeye salmon, remains at five fish.
- Emergency Order 2-RS-5-35-19 increased the sockeye salmon bag and possession limit to ten fish in the Alagnak River drainage effective through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019. The bag and possession limit for other salmon, except king, coho, and sockeye salmon, remains at five fish.
- Emergency Order 2-RS-5-33-19 increased the sockeye salmon bag and possession limit to ten fish in the Naknek River drainage effective through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019. The bag and possession limit for other salmon, except king and sockeye salmon, remains at five fish.
- Emergency Order 2-RS-5-32-19 increased the sockeye salmon bag and possession limit to ten fish in the Wood River drainage effective through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019. The bag and possession limit for other salmon, except king and sockeye salmon, remains at five fish.
- Emergency Order 2-RS-5-31-19 increased the sockeye salmon bag and possession limit to ten fish in the Nushagak-Mulchatna River drainage, excluding the Wood River drainage effective through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019. The bag and possession limit for other salmon, except king and sockeye salmon, remains at five fish.
This is the last fishing report for the 2019 fishing season. This fishing report will be updated when additional information is available. For current seasonal information, please contact the ADF&G Bristol Bay Office at (907) 842-2427.