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.
2025 Regulations
- 2025 Complete Northern Regulation Booklet (PDF 19,730 kB)
- Cover (PDF 3,526 kB)*
- Back (PDF 2,001 kB)
- Northern Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 206 kB)
- Northern Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 1,773 kB)
- Kuskokwim and Goodnews Drainages (PDF 2,476 kB)
- North Slope Drainages (PDF 1,629 kB)
- Northwestern Drainages (PDF 2,748 kB)
- Yukon River Drainages (PDF 2,143 kB)
- Tanana Drainage (PDF 1,611 kB)
- Upper Copper &
Upper Susitna Area (PDF 3,347 kB) - Tackle Information (PDF 910 kB)
- Sport Fish Definitions (PDF 140 kB)
- Licensing Information (PDF 1,252 kB)
- Chitina Personal Use Fishery (PDF 1,854 kB)
- Stocked Lakes (PDF 570 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 1,915 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 874 kB)