(Haines) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2025 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in marine waters of Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026. The regulations are:

Alaska Resident

• The resident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• From October 1 through March 31, a resident sport fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon, a person using two rods under this regulation may only retain salmon;

Nonresident

• The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• The nonresident annual limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• Immediately upon landing and retaining a king salmon a nonresident must enter the species, date and location on the back of their sport fishing license or on a nontransferable harvest record.

The Southeast regionwide bag and possession limits above will apply in all areas except as modified below in the vicinity of Haines and Skagway:

All anglers

• From April 1 through July 15: The waters of Chilkat Inlet, north of the ADF&G regulatory marker immediately north of Ayiklutu (previously Seduction Point) (see attached map) will be closed to king salmon sport fishing.
• From April 1 through December 31: In Section 15-A, the waters of Lynn Canal north of the latitude of Sherman Rock, including Chilkat Inlet, (see attached map), the retention of king salmon is prohibited; any king salmon caught must be released immediately.

Anglers fishing south of the Haines/Skagway area should review the advisory announcement for sport fishery regulations specific to the Juneau, Petersburg/Wrangell and Ketchikan areas.

When fishing in the exclusive economic zone (between 3-200 nautical miles from shore), see map below, all anglers must comply with the regulations established for nonresident anglers including the one fish annual limit for king salmon.

For further information concerning this announcement please contact Daniel Teske at (907) 465-8152 or visit our website.

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