Emergency Orders and News Releases Southcentral Date Area Summary Action 10/14/19 Expires 10/23/19 Anchorage ADF&G To Host Second Annual “Spooky Tails” In Anchorage 10/09/19 Expires 12/31/19 Southcentral 2019 Southcentral Season Summaries Available 10/02/19 Expires 12/31/19 Kodiak Buskin River Open To Coho Salmon Fishing Opening 10/02/19 Expired 10/10/19 Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Salmon Egg Takes Scheduled For October 9-10 09/23/19 Expires 12/31/19 Prince William Sound Coho Salmon Limits Reduced On Copper River Highway Streams Restriction 09/16/19 Expires 12/31/19 Prince William Sound No Bait Allowed On Copper River Highway Streams Restriction 09/16/19 Expires 12/31/19 Kodiak Buskin River Closed To Coho Salmon Fishing Closure 09/13/19 Expired 10/15/19 Prince William Sound Prince William Sound Sport And Subsistence Shrimp Closes September 15 09/12/19 Expires 10/31/19 Statewide Photo Entries Sought For 2020 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary Photo Contest 09/06/19 Expired 09/11/19 Anchorage Fall Trout Fishing 101 09/06/19 Expired 09/30/19 Mat-Su Proposals Sought For The 2020 Mat-Su Valley Habitat Restoration & Protection Cost-Share Program 09/04/19 Expired 09/30/19 Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai Proposals Sought For The 2020 Kenai Peninsula Habitat Restoration & Protection Cost-Share Program 08/30/19 Expires 03/15/20 Southern Kenai Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Tanner Crab Fisheries Seasons And Permits Available Restriction 08/19/19 Expired 09/30/19 Mat-Su Deshka River Closed To Coho Salmon Fishing Closure 08/19/19 Expired 09/30/19 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Closed To Coho Salmon Fishing Closure 08/13/19 Expired 08/17/19 Mat-Su Eklutna Tailrace Youth-Only Coho Salmon Fishery On August 17 08/12/19 Expired 09/30/19 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Closed To Bait Restriction 08/08/19 Expires 12/31/19 Mat-Su Larson Creek Closed To Sport Fishing For All Salmon Species Closure 08/08/19 Expires 12/31/19 Mat-Su Fish Creek Sport Fishing Open 7 Days Per Week With Increased Sockeye Limits Liberalization 08/07/19 Expires 12/31/19 Kodiak Saltery Cove Sockeye Salmon Limits Restored Liberalization 08/07/19 Expired 08/14/19 Anchorage Intro To Coho Salmon Fishing 08/06/19 Expires 12/31/19 Statewide 2019 Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use Salmon Permits Must Be Returned By August 15 08/05/19 Expired 08/15/19 Northern Kenai Bait And Multiple Hooks Prohibited In The Kenai River August 1-15 Restriction 08/01/19 Southern Kenai Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon Youth-Only Fishery On August 3 07/31/19 Expires 12/31/19 Prince William Sound Port Valdez Pink Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/31/19 Expires 12/31/19 Prince William Sound ADF&G Asks Whittier Anglers To Provide Fish Carcasses For Creel Survey Information 07/30/19 Expired 08/04/19 Mat-Su Fish Creek Youth-Only Sport Fishery Opens Saturday And Sunday, August 3 - 4 07/26/19 Expires 12/31/19 Northern Kenai Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Bag Limits Increased Liberalization 07/26/19 Expired 07/31/19 Northern Kenai Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery Open 24 Hours Per Day Liberalization 07/25/19 Expires 12/31/19 Bristol Bay Togiak River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/25/19 Expired 07/31/19 Mat-Su Fish Creek Personal Use Dipnet Fishery Opens 6 A.M. July 26 Opening 07/23/19 Expired 08/04/19 Anchorage Invasive Goldfish Removal At Cuddy Pond 07/22/19 Expires 12/31/19 Kodiak Saltery River Sockeye Salmon Limits Decreased Restriction 07/22/19 Expires 12/31/19 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/22/19 Expired 08/07/19 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Dipnetting Area Expanded Liberalization 07/15/19 Expires 12/31/19 Bristol Bay Alagnak River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/12/19 Expired 07/31/19 Northern Kenai Fathead Minnow Removal At Kenai Pond July 15 - 16 07/11/19 Statewide Register Now For The Summer Becoming An Outdoors-Woman Workshop! 07/08/19 Expired 07/31/19 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna River Drainage King Salmon Restricted To Catch-And-Release And No Bait Restriction 07/08/19 Expires 12/31/19 Bristol Bay Naknek River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/03/19 Expires 12/31/19 Bristol Bay Wood River Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/03/19 Expires 12/31/19 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/02/19 Expired 07/31/19 Northern Kenai Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery To Open July 10 With No Retention Of King Salmon Restriction 07/02/19 Expired 07/31/19 Northern Kenai Kenai River Above Slikok Creek Reopens To Fishing For Early-Run King Salmon Less Than 36 Inches In Length Opening 07/02/19 Expired 07/07/19 Southern Kenai Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon Open To Snagging July 4 - 7 Opening 07/01/19 Expires 12/31/19 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna Drainage King Salmon Limits Reduced Restriction 07/01/19 Expired 07/10/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su Introduction To Dipnetting For Salmon 06/27/19 Expires 12/31/19 Kodiak Buskin River Sockeye Salmon Bag Limit Increased Liberalization 06/27/19 Expired 06/30/19 Anchorage Campbell Creek Youth-Only King Salmon Fishery June 29 And 30 06/25/19 Expired 07/13/19 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Open To King Salmon Fishing Opening 06/24/19 Expired 07/25/19 Kodiak Ayakulik River Drainage Closed To Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closure 06/18/19 Expired 07/31/19 Northern Kenai Kenai River King Salmon Sport Fishery Starting July With No Bait Restriction 06/18/19 Expired 07/31/19 Northern Kenai Kasilof River King Salmon Sport Fishery Starting July With No Bait And Single-Hooks Restriction 06/17/19 Expired 07/07/19 Northern Kenai Russian River & Upper Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Bag Limits Increased To 9 Fish Liberalization 06/13/19 Expired 07/31/19 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Resurrection Bay Sockeye Salmon Bag Limit Increased Liberalization 06/13/19 Expired 09/30/19 Mat-Su Applications Sought For The 2020 Mat-Su Valley Habitat Restoration & Protection Cost-Share Program 06/12/19 Expired 07/14/19 Northern Kenai Russian River & Upper Kenai River Sockeye Salmon Bag Limits Increased Liberalization 06/11/19 Expired 07/14/19 Northern Kenai Russian River Sanctuary Opens Early For Sport Fishing Liberalization 06/06/19 Expired 09/30/19 Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai Applications Sought For The 2020 Kenai Peninsula Habitat Restoration & Protection Cost-Share Program 06/03/19 Expired 06/12/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su Intro To Sockeye Salmon Fishing 05/24/19 Expired 05/30/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su Ice Is Out- Help Stock Trout 05/24/19 Expired 06/05/19 Southern Kenai Youth-Only Fisheries: Homer Spit, Saturday, June 1 And Ninilchik River, Wednesday, June 5 05/16/19 Statewide Alaska Department Of Fish And Game Partners With The Western Native Trout Challenge 05/01/19 Expired 06/30/19 Mat-Su Yentna Subsistence Fishery Restricted Restriction 05/01/19 Expires 12/31/19 Statewide Freshwater Sport Fishing Guide Logbooks No Longer Required 05/01/19 Expired 05/08/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su Introduction To Fly Fishing 05/01/19 Expired 05/09/19 Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Salmon Celebration Scheduled For May 9 04/29/19 Expires 10/31/19 Mat-Su Alexander And Sucker Lakes Closed To Sport Fishing To Reduce Spreading Of Invasive Elodea Closure 04/04/19 Expired 04/10/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su Fishery Forum: Learn How To Fish For Ship Creek Kings 03/27/19 Anchorage / Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai / Mat-Su ADF&G Releases Cook Inlet Salmon Escapement Goal Recommendations 03/18/19 Expired 09/15/19 Prince William Sound Pots Reduced In The Prince William Sound Sport And Subsistence Shrimp Fishery Restriction 03/04/19 Expired 03/13/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su Making Changes To Fishing Regulations: Learn How To Get Involved 02/25/19 Expired 07/15/19 Southern Kenai Annual King Salmon Limits In Effect For Lower Cook Inlet Streams And Marine Waters Restriction 02/25/19 Expired 07/15/19 Southern Kenai Only Hatchery King Salmon May Be Retained In The Ninilchik River Restriction 02/25/19 Expired 07/15/19 Southern Kenai Fishing Gear Restrictions For Lower Cook Inlet Streams Restriction 02/25/19 Expired 07/15/19 Southern Kenai Start Of Fishing Season Limited On The Anchor River Closure 02/20/19 Expired 03/07/19 Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai ADF&G Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Ice Fishing Events Scheduled 02/14/19 Expired 06/30/19 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Early-Run King Salmon Restricted To Hatchery Kings Restriction 02/14/19 Expired 07/31/19 Northern Kenai Kenai River Early-Run King Salmon Restricted To Catch-And-Release Restriction 02/07/19 Expired 02/13/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su Fishery Forum: Learn How To Smoke, Can, And Pickle Fish 02/04/19 Expired 07/25/19 Kodiak Karluk River Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 02/04/19 Expired 07/25/19 Kodiak Ayakulik River King Salmon Restricted To Catch-And-Release Only Restriction 01/30/19 Expired 02/09/19 Anchorage Get Out And Fish! – Wefishak Community Fishing Day At Jewel Lake On February 9 01/07/19 Expired 07/13/19 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 01/07/19 Expired 07/13/19 Mat-Su Susitna River Drainage Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 01/02/19 Expired 01/09/19 Anchorage / Mat-Su ADF&G Offers A Set Line For Burbot Seminar 01/02/19 Statewide 2019 Statewide Sport Fish Stocking Plan Open For Public Comment Facebook Twitter Google+ Reddit
