Area Sport Fishing Reports
North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay

Archived Sport Fishing Report

June 16, 2022

General Area Description: Salt waters within 200 miles of shore from the longitude of Gore Point to the longitude of Cape Fairfield. All fresh waters between Gore Point and Cape Fairfield.

Freshwater Fishing

Hooligan

• Dipnetting for hooligan (smelt) closed in freshwater on June 16 and in saltwater on June 1. Dipnetting for hooligan is closed for the season.

Rainbow Trout/Dolly Varden

• Try creek mouths for Dolly Varden this time of the year. Casting small spinners and spoons off the beach can provide some good action.
• If you are fly fishing, fry and smolt patterns are good to use in Seward area streams this time of the year.

Salmon

• The Youth-Only fishery for Chinook salmon at the Seward Lagoon and Outfall stream (also known as Scheffler Creek) opens June 17 and goes through June 30. Anglers who are 15 years of age and younger will have a chance to fish for king salmon in the Seward Lagoon and Outfall stream. Only one hook (single or treble) per line may used; artificial lures and bait are legal. The bag limit for king salmon is two per day and two in possession (no size limit). Snagging is NOT permitted in the Seward Lagoon and Outfall Stream. This Youth-Only fishery will continue to improve as more kings build up in the lagoon. See page 79 for the 2022 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for more info.
• The Resurrection River, downstream of the Seward Highway and Nash Road to the ADF&G markers opened to salmon fishing (except king salmon) on Wednesday, June 16. Only unbaited, single hook, artificial lures or flies are allowed. Snagging is NOT permitted in freshwater.

Saltwater Fishing

Halibut/Lingcod/Rockfish

• Halibut fishing has been reported as fair to good. To find those larger halibut anglers are reporting going traveling further out. Many anglers are headed all the way to Prince William Sound after larger halibut if weather allows.
• Rockfish limits year-round are four fish per day, eight in possession of which only one per day and two in possession can be a nonpelagic rockfish. Check the 2022 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for species identification information.
  • A deepwater release mechanism is required on all sport fishing vessels in Alaska, and they must be used to release rockfish back down to depth of capture or 100 feet, whichever is shallower. Never heard of deepwater release? Ccheck out our webpage for more info.
• Lingcod fishing will open on July 1.

Salmon

• The king salmon limit in Resurrection Bay is currently two per day, any size. There is no annual or seasonal king salmon limit in effect, and there is no king salmon harvest reporting requirement, but a king stamp is required.
• King salmon fishing has picked up. A few fish have been caught from shore over the last few days. Anglers trolling and jigging are also reporting success catching kings.
• Sockeye salmon are being caught at the head of the bay. Fishing has been reported as good. Fishing should be improving in the coming weeks. In the saltwaters of Resurrection Bay the bag and possession limit is six salmon (except for king salmon).

Reminder: your possession limit is the maximum number of unpreserved fish a person may have in possession. Fish are out of your possession once they are preserved. A preserved fish is a fish prepared in such a manner, and in an existing state of preservation, as to be fit for human consumption after a 15-day period and does not include unfrozen fish temporarily stored in coolers that contain ice, dry ice, or fish that are lightly salted. An example of unpreserved are those that are on ice in your cooler. An example of a preserved fish is one that is frozen solid in your freezer.

Local Lakes

• No new reports from Troop Lake. Fishing should be good. It can make for a nice little day hike and fishing adventure.

Emergency Orders

Please review the Emergency Orders and Advisory Announcements below in their entirety before heading out on your next fishing trip.

• There are currently no emergency orders for the North Gulf Coast Management Area.

Don’t forget to bring your 2022 sport fishing license and king stamp! Purchase your 2022 sport fishing license and king stamp through the ADF&G online store and print it off from the comfort of your own home. Also, make sure to review emergency orders, advisory announcements, and the 2022 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for the area you are fishing in before you head out.

For additional information, please contact the Anchorage Area Office at (907) 267-2218.