Area Sport Fishing Reports
Bristol Bay
Archived Sport Fishing Report
May 25, 2018
Regulation Reminders and Emergency Orders
Regulation Reminders
- Anglers are reminded to review Emergency Orders and News Releases and the 2018 Southwest Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for the Bristol Bay Area before heading out on their next fishing trip.
Freshwater Fishing
- All rivers and most lake are now ice free.
King Salmon
- It is still early for king salmon in the Naknek and Alagnak drainages. Sport fishing should be productive by mid-June in the Naknek and late June in the Alagnak.
- It is still early for king salmon in the Nushagak drainage. Sport fishing should be productive by mid-June.
- The sonar is scheduled to be operational approximately June 5. Management will be in accordance with the Nushagak/Mulchatna King Salmon Management Plan. No substantial inseason information will be available until after June 20. Productivity of Nushagak kings has been consistently fair to good in recent years; therefore, ADF&G is cautiously optimistic for a good return in 2018.
- In the Togiak River and nearby drainages is it still early for king salmon. Sport fishing will not likely be productive until late June.
Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling
- Most of the flowing waters of the Kvichak and Alagnak River drainages and portions of the Naknek River drainage remain closed to all fishing until June 8 to protect spawning rainbow trout.
- On the Naknek River, angling is fair to good in the portions of the drainage that remain open to fishing.
- In the Togiak River and nearby drainages, there have been no angling fishing reports from this section, though opportunities should improve as ice recedes and waters warm.
- In the Wood River Lakes system fishing should be good to excellent in and at the outlets of larger tributaries of the lakes.
Northern Pike
- In the Naknek and Alagnak River drainages angling is good in the portions of the drainage that remain open to fishing.
- In the Wood River Lake system fishing should be good along the lake and slough shores.
Saltwater Fishing
Halibut
- In the Nushagak Bay area fishing should be fair off the coast of Protection Point.