Area Sport Fishing Reports
Petersburg

September 16, 2024

King Salmon

King salmon fishing remains prohibited in all Southeast Alaska salt waters. King salmon may not be retained or possessed, any king salmon caught must be released immediately and returned to the water unharmed. These regulations will be in effect through Monday, September 30, 2024.

Advisory Announcements with additional details and specific maps are available on our website.

Coho Salmon

Coho fishing has been slower this year. They are still being caught in saltwater, but they are more likely to be found in freshwater for the remainder of the season. As they move further into the streams and lakes an angler might be able to catch them for the remainder of September and even into the first week or more in October, though they will be less bright with each passing week as they move onto their spawning ground.

Halibut

Halibut can continue to be caught in the fall. If looking for a place to fish check out our Interactive Map. Reminder: Filleting halibut: No person shall possess on board a vessel, including charter vessels and pleasure craft used for fishing, halibut that have been filleted, mutilated, or otherwise disfigured in any manner, except that each halibut may be cut into no more than 2 ventral pieces, 2 dorsal pieces, and 2 cheek pieces, with enough skin on each piece to identify whether the piece is from the light side or the dark side of the fish.

Dolly Varden and Trout

Dolly Varden and trout remain abundant for those interested in targeting these hard fighting, smaller fish. Remember to check the bag and size limits of trout in our Sport Fishing Regulations Summary as they do change depending on which stream you are fishing.

Lingcod

Limits: 1 per day, 1 in possession; 30-35 inches or 55 inches and longer. There is an annual limit of 2 fish, 1 of which is 30-35 inches in length, and 1 that is 55 inches or greater in length, harvest record is required. Alaskan Resident bag and possession remain – 1 daily, 2 in possession, no size limit.

Rockfish

Rockfish regulations have remained in place since the last fishing season. Pelagic rockfish regulations remain the same with a daily bag limit of 5 and possession limit of 10 in the Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake area. Slope and demersal shelf rockfish species both have a daily bag limit of one fish and possession limit of 2 for Alaska residents. Demersal shelf rockfish are closed to retention for nonresidents anglers and yelloweye are closed to retention for all anglers. A helpful species identification guide has been published on the ADFG website. Anglers are reminded that a rockfish release device is now required to be used whenever releasing rockfish and a rockfish release device must be onboard your vessel whenever sport fishing in marine waters.