Area Sport Fishing Reports
North Gulf Coast/Resurrection Bay
Archived Sport Fishing Report
July 21, 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.
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Freshwater Fishing
Hooligan
Dipnetting for hooligan is closed for the season.
Rainbow Trout/Dolly Varden
- Dolly Varden are following salmon up the creeks this time of the year. If you are fly fishing, egg patterns are good to use in Seward area streams this time of the year.
- Troop Lake fishing is a nice day hike and fishing adventure. Try casting small spinners or flies into the deeper can be an effective method for catching fish.
Salmon
The Resurrection River, downstream of the Seward Highway and Nash Road to the ADF&G markers opened to salmon fishing (except king salmon). Only single hook, artificial lures or flies are allowed. Snagging is NOT permitted in freshwater.
- Sockeye salmon fishing is wrapping up but a few fish are still getting picked up. It will be a little bit before coho fishing in these freshwaters picks up.
Saltwater Fishing
Halibut/Lingcod/Rockfish
- Halibut fishing has been reported as fair to good. To find those larger halibut anglers are reporting 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 info.
- 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? Check out our webpage for more info!
- Lingcod fishing opened on July 1 and anglers have been having fair to good success. Look for rocky pinnacles when targeting these fish. Also, if you reel up a few feet off the bottom it can help you avoid catching excess rockfish.
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 been hit and miss for boat angler fishing in Resurrection Bay.
- Coho salmon catches continue to pick up for anglers out towards Pony Cove and Cheval Narrows. Anglers are also getting into pinks while looking for coho salmon. Silver fishing should continue to pick up in the coming weeks.
- Sockeye salmon fishing is pretty much a wrap though a few are still being caught at the head of the bay.
*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.
Emergency Orders
Please review the Emergency Orders and Advisory Announcements below in their entirety before heading out on your next fishing trip.
- Emergency Order 2-RS-8-36-22 increases the bag and possession limit in the fresh and saltwater at the head of Resurrection Bay (north of a line from Caines Head to the north point of Thumb Cove) to 12 fish effective through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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.