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.
Southwest Alaska
*Previously the Bristol Bay and Kodiak Island, Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Areas

NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
2022 Regulations
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2022 Complete Southwest Regulation Booklet (PDF 7,928 kB)
- Cover (PDF 192 kB)*
- Southwest Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 355 kB)
- Bristol Bay Salt and Fresh Waters (PDF 4,975 kB)
- Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula Fresh Waters (PDF 525 kB)
- Kodiak Island Freshwaters (PDF 505 kB)
- Kodiak Island Road Zone Sport Fishing Enhancement Projects (PDF 307 kB)
- Kodiak Island, Alaska Peninsula, and Aleutian Islands Salt Waters (PDF 645 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 358 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 290 kB)
- Southwest Alaska Steelhead Identification (PDF 190 kB)
- Rockfish Identification and Conservation (PDF 417 kB)
- Southwest Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 370 kB)