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It is interesting to watch the ADFG news releases and emergency orders. Salmon runs have been extraordinarily strong in some areas, and this is reflected in liberalized regulations. In a few places, runs have been late or weak, so regulations have been tightened. Let me mention again that you should double check the information found here. It is too easy for a typo to change the meaning of something important. Follow the links if you see something that you are interested in, and make sure of what you see here. We try hard to make this accurate, but we also know we make mistakes.
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David M Johnson
NEWS: June 30, 2005 -- Because of a strong return, the
bag limit for pink salmon Valdez-area salt waters will increase to 12 pink
salmon per day and 24 in possession, effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, June 30,
2005. This increase targets pink salmon returning to the Valdez
Fisheries Development Association’s Solomon Gulch Hatchery at the head of Port
Valdez, and includes the salt waters of Valdez Arm north of a line from Point
Freemantle to Rocky Point, but does not include Jack, Sawmill and Galena bays.
NEWS: June 30, 2005 -- King salmon return to the Gulkana River is lower than expected this year, so the annual limit is reduced for the Gulkana drainage effective July 2. STORY: June 28, 2005 -- Anchorage Daily News reporter Craig Medred writes that Ship Creek is a great spot for urban angling. "No other big city can boast the fishy summer attraction of downtown Anchorage: Angling for trophy salmon just minutes from main street. Many world-class fishing lodges, in fact, would be hard pressed to match Alaska's largest city. How many of them can trumpet theatre, fine dining and shopping within a five-minute walk of king salmon fishing?" Read the complete story >>> NEWS: June 28, 2005 -- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that the daily bag and possession limit for Ship Creek king salmon 20 inches or greater in length is increased to 2 per day, 2 in possession beginning 6:00 a.m., Saturday June 18, 2005. The bag limit for king salmon less than 20 inches remains 10 per day, 10 in possession. This increased bag limit will remain in effect until the Ship Creek king salmon fishery closes by regulation at 11:00 pm on July 13. NEWS: June 28, 2005 -- Thanks to a good in-river return of early-run king salmon, combined with below-average angler effort and harvests, sport fish anglers may now use bait in the Kenai River mainstem from its mouth upstream to a point 100 yards downstream of the confluence of the Moose River and Kenai River, effective 12:01 a.m., Saturday, June 18. NEWS: June 28, 2005 -- The Homer Spit Fishing Lagoon will be open to snagging from noon, Wednesday, June 29 through midnight, Monday, July 4. The regulations were relaxed in order to help anglers harvest the remainder of the hatchery-produced king salmon. NEWS: June 28, 2005 -- Effective June 25, the
daily bag limit in the Russian River/Kenai River fly-fishing-only
area was increased to four (4) salmon and the possession limit to eight (8)
salmon. The Russian River/Kenai River fly-fishing-only
area is described on page 31 of the “2005 Southcentral Alaska Sport
Fishing Regulation Summary.” NEWS: June 28, 2005 -- Because the Karluk River king salmon escapement is the lowest on record, the sport fishery will close at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, in order to increase the likelihood that the minimum king salmon spawning escapement goal will be achieved. This closure to king salmon fishing includes Karluk Lake, Karluk River and Karluk Lagoon. NEWS: June 28, 2005 -- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced recently that the Situk River bag and possession limit for sockeye salmon 16 inches or greater in length in the Situk River will be reduced from 6 per day, 12 in possession, to 2 fish per day and in possession. These changes took effect Wednesday, June 22. The run is early and managers are concerned about accurately predicting escapement. NEWS: June 24, 2005 -- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) on June 23rd announced additional personal use, sport, and commercial fishing opportunities in the Kasilof River, which is experiencing an unprecedented strong and early return of sockeye salmon. NEWS: June 20, 2005 -- The Alaska Board of Fisheries approved new youth-only fisheries for Southcentral Alaska, including a youth-only (under 16) fishery for Campbell Creek king salmon to take place Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26. NEWS: June 17, 2005 -- The Department of Fish and Game in conjunction with the Alaska Hunter Heritage Foundation are putting on a Becoming an OutdoorsWoman Workshop at Lost Lake, near Fairbanks on August 19-21, 2005. This is an excellent way for women to become more familiar with outdoors activities like fishing, hunting, hiking, boating and more. NEWS: June 15, 2005 -- ADF&G opened the Russian River sanctuary area on June 16 for sockeye salmon fishing. Escapement goals are likely to be met, the Department reports. NEWS: June 14, 2005 -- Chitina fisheries managers have announced a personal use dipnet fishery opening for June 20 - June 26. Read the complete ADFG news release >>> NEWS: June 14, 2005 -- Because of the weak showing of the runs, the bag and possession limit for sport caught king salmon in the Ayakulik and Karluk River drainages has been reduced from 3 per day to 1 fish, effective Wednesday, June 15, 2005. Read the complete ADF&G news release >>> NEWS: June 14, 2005 -- ADF&G has closed to sport fishing a portion of Hatchery Creek on Prince of Wales Island and halved the bag limit for sockeye beginning June 15 through July 31. Read the complete ADF&G emergency order >>> NEWS: June 10, 2005 -- Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski has designated June 2005 as "Kid's Fishing Month," is "asking all Alaskans to celebrate our fishery resources, their successful management, and the importance of fishing in Alaska. Read the complete ADFG news release >>> NEWS: June 9, 2005 -- The Anchorage Daily News has an interesting story about rainbow trout inhabiting lower Susitna waters, where they live, where they move and more. NEWS: June 9, 2005 -- ADF&G has announced a June 13 - June 19 personal use dip net salmon opening on the Copper River in the Chitina subdistrict. NEWS: June 9, 2005 -- Salmon anglers on Kodiak's Buskin River may keep five sockeyes 20 inches or longer through July 15. The escapement goals for the river are projected to be well in excess of the goal. NEWS: June 8, 2005 -- The tailrace at the Eklutna power plant northeast of Anchorage has a new day use access site for fishing. The access location at 3.5 mile Old Glenn Highway, about 34 miles from Anchorage is stocked with king and silver salmon, and fish are being caught daily. An ADF&G news release has more information. NEWS: June 8, 2005 -- A healthy run of red salmon has prompted the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to double the daily bag and possession limits in the Karluk River drainage on Kodiak island. NEWS: June 7, 2005 -- King salmon regulations have been relaxed in a portion of the Juneau area to four of any size. The relaxed regulations have been put into place to allow anglers to take fish that are above the needs of the hatchery. An Alaska Department of Fish and Game news release has the details. NEWS: June 7, 2005 -- King salmon regulations have also been relaxed in an area near Haines and Skagway through July 31, the Department of Fish and Game reports. Anglers can now keep three kings of any size in Taiya Inlet north of Taiya point. More details can be found in an Alaska Department of Fish and Game news release. NEWS: June 2, 2005 -- The schedule of opening for the Chitina personal use dipnet fishery has been amended for the period 6 June to 12 June. NEWS: June 2, 2005 -- English Bay River waters were closed to sockeye (red) salmon fishing starting 1 June. These waters will remain closed until further notice. The escapement forecast is lower than the goal, so there is no harvestable surplus. CALENDAR: June 2, 2005 -- According to an ADFG news release, a portion of the Homer Spit Fishing Hole will be open to fishing only by youths 15 years of age and younger on Saturday, June 4, from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. NEWS: June 2, 2005 -- The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish recently announced an increase in the bag and possession limit for king salmon in the Wrangell Narrows-Blind Slough Terminal Harvest Area from June 1 through July 31. In this area, the sport fishing bag and possession limits for all anglers will allow the harvest of three king salmon 28 inches or greater in length and three king salmon less than 28 inches in length. NEWS: June 2, 2005 -- The kings are running in Ship Creek, the Anchorage Daily News reports. NEWS: June 2, 2005 -- ADFG reports that 2005 Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use Salmon permits for Alaska residents are now available at license vendors in the Southcentral area and at Fish and Game offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer, Palmer, and Soldotna. Locations of license vendors issuing permits are listed on the ADF&G web site under “Licenses and Permits.”
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