Sport Fishing Regulations
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How to use this Site
- Select a region from the map or nearby text listing and look for region-wide regulations.
- Then go to the drainage or area you will be fishing and look for specific regulations.
- NOTICE: Emergency Orders (EOs) always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
Northern

NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
2022 Regulations
- 2022 Complete Northern Regulation Booklet (PDF 7,620 kB)
- Cover (PDF 188 kB)*
- Northern Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 248 kB)
- Northern Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 352 kB)
- Kuskokwim and Goodnews Drainages (PDF 815 kB)
- North Slope Drainages (PDF 660 kB)
- Northwestern Drainages (PDF 893 kB)
- Yukon River Drainages (PDF 833 kB)
- Tanana Drainage (PDF 1,982 kB)
- Upper Copper &
Upper Susitna Area (PDF 989 kB) - Licensing Information (PDF 215 kB)
- Chitina Personal Use Fishery (PDF 603 kB)
- Stocked Lakes (PDF 331 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 361 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 203 kB)