Contact:
Sam Ivey
Area Management Biologist
Phone: 907-746-6300

Sport fishing within 2,000 feet immediately downstream, and 300 feet upstream, of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s fish counting weir on the Little Susitna River at river mile 32.5 is closed to all sport fishing beginning 6:00 a.m., Friday, May 29.  Regulatory markers identify the lower and upper boundaries of the closed area.    

Extending the closure below the weir to 2,000 feet is necessary to protect salmon that can become concentrated and more vulnerable to the fishery while seeking passage through the department’s weir.  Any increase in catch rates within this area due to operation of the weir could reduce the intended benefits of emergency orders currently in effect to achieve the king salmon escapement goal.