Emergency Orders and Press Releases Southcentral Date Area Summary Action 10/22/24 Expires 10/22/25 Statewide Alaska Department Of Fish And Game Will Begin Mailing Annual Sport Fishing Surveys 09/23/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak American River Closed To Sport Fishing For Coho Salmon Closure 09/17/24 Expires 12/31/24 Northern Kenai Kenai River Coho Salmon Bag Limit And Gear Restriction Restriction 09/11/24 Expires 10/31/24 Prince William Sound Valdez Terminal Harvest Area Coho Salmon Sport Fishery Closed Closure 09/09/24 Expired 10/15/24 Prince William Sound Prince William Sound Sport And Subsistence Shrimp Fishery Season Closure And Harvest Reporting Reminder 09/09/24 Expires 02/28/25 Anchorage / Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai / Mat-Su / North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Sport And Subsistence Tanner Crab Permits Available September 23 08/27/24 Statewide Accepting Photos For The 2025 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary Books 08/21/24 Expired 09/30/24 Mat-Su West Cook Inlet Fresh Waters Coho Salmon Restrictions Restriction 08/21/24 Prince William Sound Prince William Sound Coho Salmon Limits Reduced Restriction 08/21/24 Expires 12/31/24 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Resurrection Bay (Seward Area) Coho Salmon Restrictions Restriction 08/21/24 Anchorage / Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai / Mat-Su / North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Cook Inlet And North Gulf Coast Salt Waters Coho Salmon Bag Limit Reduction Restriction 08/21/24 Expires 12/31/24 Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai Kenai Peninsula Fresh Waters Coho Salmon Restrictions Restriction 08/21/24 Expired 09/30/24 Anchorage Ship Creek Closed To All Sport Fishing Through September 30 Closure 08/21/24 Expires 11/30/24 Northern Kenai Kenai River Coho Salmon Bag Limit Reduced Restriction 08/21/24 Expired 09/15/24 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Coho Salmon Bag Limit Reduced; Bait Allowed Restriction 08/20/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak Upper Station Sockeye Salmon Bag Limit Increased Opening 08/15/24 Expires 12/31/24 Prince William Sound Valdez Terminal Harvest Area Coho Salmon Limits Reduced Restriction 08/13/24 Expires 12/31/24 Northern Kenai ADF&G And USFWS Multi-Year Radiotagging Study Of Kenai River Adult Coho Salmon 08/12/24 Expired 09/30/24 Anchorage Anchorage Bowl Coho Limits Reduced To One Fish And Bait Prohibited Restriction 08/12/24 Expired 08/31/24 Northern Kenai Single-Hook Only In The Kenai River Restriction 08/12/24 Expires 12/31/24 Mat-Su Eklutna Tailrace Fishery Expansion Rescinded Restriction 08/12/24 Expired 09/30/24 Mat-Su Little Susitna River And Knik River Drainage Closed To Coho Salmon Fishing Closure 08/12/24 Expired 09/30/24 Mat-Su Susitna River Drainage Closed To Sport Fishing For Coho Salmon Closure 08/02/24 Expired 09/30/24 Mat-Su Bait Prohibited And Coho Salmon Bag Limit Reduced In The Little Susitna River And Jim Creek Restriction 08/02/24 Expired 09/30/24 Mat-Su Susitna River Coho Limits Reduced To One Fish And Bait Prohibited Restriction 08/01/24 Expired 08/05/24 Mat-Su Fish Creek Youth-Only Fishery Opens Saturday And Sunday, August 3-4 07/31/24 Expired 09/15/24 Northern Kenai No Bait And Single-Hook Artificial Lures Only In The Kasilof River Restriction 07/31/24 Expires 12/31/24 Anchorage / Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai / Mat-Su Youth-Only Coho Salmon Fishery At The Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon On The Homer Spit 07/17/24 Expired 07/31/24 Mat-Su Fish Creek Personal Use Dipnet Fishery Opens 6 A.M. July 20 Opening 07/16/24 Expired 07/31/24 Northern Kenai Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery Open 24 Hours Per Day Opening 07/15/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak Nelson River Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/11/24 Expired 07/31/24 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 07/09/24 Expired 08/02/24 Kodiak Olds River And Salonie Creek Close To Sport Fishing Upstream Of Markers Closure 07/09/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak Saltery Cove Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/09/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak Pasagshak River Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/02/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak Buskin River Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/01/24 Expires 12/31/24 Prince William Sound Coghill River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/01/24 Expires 12/31/24 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/01/24 Expires 12/31/24 Bristol Bay Wood River Drainage Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 07/01/24 Expired 07/14/24 Northern Kenai Russian River Sanctuary Opens Early For Sport Fishing Opening 07/01/24 Expired 07/31/24 Bristol Bay Nushagak-Mulchatna Drainage King Salmon Catch-And-Release Only Restriction 06/27/24 Expired 06/30/24 Anchorage Campbell Creek Youth-Only Fishery Gear Restrictions And Catch-And-Release Only For King Salmon Restriction 06/26/24 Expired 07/31/24 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Seward Lagoon Youth-Only Fishery Extended Through July 31 Liberalization 06/26/24 Expires 12/31/24 Anchorage Ship Creek Closed To All Sport Fishing Through July 13 Closure 06/25/24 Expires 12/31/24 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Sockeye Salmon Limits Increased Liberalization 06/25/24 Expired 08/07/24 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Dipnetting Area Expanded Liberalization 06/20/24 Expires 12/31/24 Southcentral Proposals Sought For The 2025 Kenai Peninsula Habitat Rehabilitation & Protection Cost-Share Program 06/20/24 Expires 12/31/24 Southcentral Proposals Sought For The 2025 Mat-Su Valley Habitat Rehabilitation & Protection Cost-Share Program 06/19/24 Expired 07/31/24 Northern Kenai No Bait In The Kasilof River June 21-July 31 Restriction 06/19/24 Expired 07/15/24 Southern Kenai No Bait In The Ninilchik River Restriction 06/19/24 Expired 07/31/24 North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay Resurrection Bay Sockeye Salmon Bag Limit Increased Liberalization 06/14/24 Expires 12/31/24 Statewide Invasive European Green Crab Confirmed In Alaska 06/13/24 Expired 08/09/24 Kodiak Chignik River Closed To Fishing For King Salmon Restriction 06/13/24 Expired 06/16/24 Anchorage / Mat-Su Eklutna And Ship Creek Youth-Only King Salmon Fisheries On Saturday, June 15 06/12/24 Expired 06/19/24 Southern Kenai Anchor River Opens To Catch-And-Release For King Salmon Opening 06/11/24 Expired 06/19/24 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Personal Use Set Gillnet Fishery Closed Until June 20 Closure 05/29/24 Kodiak ELogbook Charter Operator Meeting And Outreach In Kodiak 05/28/24 Southern Kenai Youth-Only King Salmon Fisheries On The Lower Kenai Peninsula 05/28/24 Southern Kenai East Cook Inlet Sport And Personal Use Razor Clam Fisheries Will Remain Closed For 2024 04/29/24 Expired 08/15/24 Mat-Su Eklutna Tailrace Fishery Expansion Liberalization 04/23/24 Expired 06/30/24 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Early-Run King Salmon Restricted Beginning May 1 Restriction 04/22/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak Kodiak Island Rockfish Limits Modified Restriction 03/21/24 Expires 12/31/24 Anchorage / Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai / Mat-Su / North Gulf Coast \ Res. Bay / Southcentral Cook Inlet Sport Fishing Regulation Changes 03/20/24 Expires 12/31/24 Kodiak Ayakulik And Karluk Rivers Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 03/20/24 Expired 08/09/24 Kodiak Chignik River Closed To Fishing For King Salmon Closure 03/14/24 Expired 04/23/24 Northern Kenai Kasilof River Early-Run King Salmon Restricted Beginning May 1-Superseded By EO 2-KS-1-18-24. Restriction 03/14/24 Expired 07/15/24 Southern Kenai Changes To King Salmon Limits And Gear In The Ninilchik River Restriction 03/14/24 Expired 08/15/24 Southern Kenai King Salmon Bag Limit Reduced From 2 To 1 In Lower Cook Inlet Salt Waters Restriction 03/14/24 Expired 06/30/24 Mat-Su West Cook Inlet Fresh Waters Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 03/14/24 Expired 07/15/24 Southern Kenai Anchor River And Deep Creek Closed To Sport Fishing Closure 03/14/24 Expired 08/15/24 Northern Kenai Kenai River Late-Run King Salmon Sport Fishery Is Closed Closure 03/14/24 Expired 06/30/24 Northern Kenai Kenai River Early-Run King Salmon Sport Fishery Is Closed Closure 03/14/24 Expired 08/15/24 Anchorage / Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai / Mat-Su Sport Fishing For King Salmon Closed In Cook Inlet Salt Waters Closure 03/14/24 Expired 07/13/24 Mat-Su Little Susitna River Drainages Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 03/14/24 Expired 07/13/24 Mat-Su Susitna River Drainages Closed To King Salmon Fishing Closure 03/11/24 Expires 12/31/24 Prince William Sound Rockfish Limits And Seasons Reduced In Prince William Sound Restriction 03/04/24 Expired 09/16/24 Prince William Sound Pots Reduced In The Prince William Sound Noncommercial Shrimp Fishery Restriction 01/30/24 Expired 02/08/24 Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai ADF&G “Salmon In The Classroom” Ice Fishing Events Scheduled For Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Elementary School Classes, February 6-7 01/04/24 Expires 12/31/24 Mat-Su Five Stocked Lakes Open To Fishing In The Matanuska-Susitna Valley Opening 01/04/24 Expires 12/31/24 Mat-Su Retention Of Arctic Char/Dolly Varden Prohibited In Fish Creek (Big Lake) Drainage Restriction 01/03/24 Statewide 2024 Statewide Sport Fish Stocking Plan Open For Public Comment 12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 Bristol Bay Togiak River Sport Fishing Regulation Changes 12/11/23 Expires 12/31/24 Anchorage / Northern Kenai / Southern Kenai / Mat-Su / North Gulf Coast \ Res. 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