Seward Alaska - Fishing Regulations
Synopsis of Salt and Fresh Water Fishing Regulations for
North Gulf Coast including
Resurrection Bay, Kenai
Fjords National Park & State Marine Parks
Waters This
is dated information:
You'll need to pick up a
ADF&G Fishing Regulations
booklet or go online to the area webpage:
Alaska Dept Fish & Game for the current regulations. |
Salt Water Regulations - 2009 |
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North Gulf Coast Salt Water |
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• Snagging: Snagging is legal in salt water, unless prohibited by
area regulations.
• Underwater spear: In salt water, spears
may be used to take fish, subject to applicable seasons and bag limits,
by persons who are completely submerged.
Sport fishing gear for herring and smelt: In salt water,
herring and smelt may be taken with the use of 15 or fewer unbaited single or multiple hooks attached to a single line.
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Halibut in North Gulf Coast Salt Waters |
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Pacific halibut fisheries are managed by the federal government
under international treaty. Federal possession and landing
requirements for sport-caught halibut differ from state regulations.
Proxy fishing for halibut is not allowed.
• Season is Feb.1-Dec. 31
• Unguided anglers--limit is 2 per day (no size limit), 4 in possession
• Consult federal regulations for the following:
--Bag, size and possession limits for guided (charter) anglers
--Possession and landing requirements
--In-season changes to the regulations
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Lingcod in North Gulf Coast Salt Waters |
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Lingcod which are gaffed must be retained. A gaff may not be
used to puncture any fish intended or required to be released.
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Sharks in North Gulf Coast Salt Waters |
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The annual harvest limit is 2 sharks per person, and these harvested
fish must be recorded. Sharks include any species of the order
Lamniformes, Squaliformes, or Carcharhiniformes, including (but not
limited to) salmon sharks, Pacific sleeper sharks and spiny dogfish
(sand or mud sharks). |
There is an annual limit of 2 for sharks taken in all Alaskan salt
waters.
Harvested sharks must be recorded immediately on the back
of your license or on a harvest card. |
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General Seasons and Limits:
North Gulf Coast and Resurrection Bay Salt Waters |
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INCLUSIVE WATERS: Salt waters within 200
miles of shore from
the longitude of Gore Point to the
longitude of Cape Fairfield, including Resurrection Bay |
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Species |
Open Season |
Daily Limits |
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King salmon |
entire year |
*1 per day/ 1 in
possession |
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Other salmon |
entire year |
*6 per day/ 6 in
possession - only 3 per day/ 3 in possession
may be silver
(Coho) salmon |
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Rainbow/Steelhead trout |
entire year |
--20" or longer |
1 per day/ 1 in possession |
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--less than 20" |
no bag or possession limit |
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Lingcod |
July 1-Dec. 31 |
*1 per day/ 1 in
possession - min. 35" long w/ head attached
or 25" from
tip of tail to front of dorsal fin with head removed |
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Rockfishes |
entire year |
4 per day/ 8 in possession |
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Dolly Varden |
entire year |
5 per day/ 5 in possession |
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Halibut |
Feb. 1-Dec. 31 |
2 per day/ 4 in possession |
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Sharks |
entire year |
1 per day/ 1 in possession |
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Other finfish |
entire year |
no bag or possession limit |
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* NORTH GULF COAST SALT WATERS
EXCEPTION: * |
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RESURRECTION BAY: North of a line from Aialik Cape to
Cape Resurrection |
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* A person may possess only the limit of fish allowed for
the water on which that person is fishing.
EXAMPLE:
Possession of more than 3 silver (Coho) salmon outside
Resurrection Bay (south of a line from
Aialik Cape to Cape
Resurrection) exceeds the North Gulf Coast salt waters
possession limit for this species.
It is illegal to
fish for ANY species in these waters with more than 3 silver
(Coho) salmon in your possession. |
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* Lingcod fishing is prohibited
year-round. Lingcod caught accidentally must be
released immediately.
YOU CANNOT LEGALLY
FISH for any
species of fish inside Resurrection Bay if you possess a
lingcod taken elsewhere. |
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* There is no annual or
seasonal King (Chinook) salmon limit in effect and there is
no King (Chinook) salmon
harvest recording requirement. |
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* From May 1-August
31 the limit for King (Chinook) salmon is 2 per day, 2
in possession |
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* The limit for salmon
other than King salmon is 6 per day, 6 in possession.
All 6 may be silver (Coho) salmon. |
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This
is dated information:
You'll need to pick up a
ADF&G Fishing Regulations
booklet or go online to the area webpage:
Alaska Dept Fish & Game for the current regulations. |
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Fresh Water Regulations
- 2009 |
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North Gulf Coast Fresh Water - All fresh waters
between Gore Point and Cape Fairfield |
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• In all flowing waters, only unbaited, artificial lures are
allowed Sept. 1-Dec. 31 |
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• Snagging is prohibited in fresh waters. |
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• There is an annual limit of 2 rainbow/steelhead trout, 20"
or greater in length, and a
harvest record is required. |
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General Seasons and Limits: North
Gulf Coast
Fresh Waters - Includes Resurrection Bay |
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Species |
Open Season |
Daily Limits |
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King salmon |
CLOSED |
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Other salmon--16" or longer |
entire year |
*3 per day/ 3 in
possession - only 2 per day/ 2 in possession
may be silver
(Coho) salmon |
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--20" or longer |
entire year |
10 per day/ 10 in possession |
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Rainbow/Steelhead trout
--in flowing waters |
entire year |
2 per day/ 2 in possession - only 1 fish over 20" or
longer |
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--in lakes and ponds |
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5 per day/ 5 in possession - only 1 fish over 20" or longer |
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Arctic Char/Dolly Varden
--in flowing waters |
entire year |
2 per day/ 2 in possession |
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--in lakes and ponds |
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5 per day/ 5 in possession |
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Arctic grayling |
entire year |
5 per day/ 5 in possession |
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Lake trout |
entire year |
--20" or longer |
2 per day/ 2 in possession |
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--less than 20" |
10 per day/ 10 in possession |
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Other finfish |
entire year |
no bag or possession limit |
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* NORTH GULF COAST FRESH WATERS
EXCEPTION: * |
Resurrection Bay fresh water: All flowing waters and all lakes and ponds
north
of a line between Cape Resurrection and Aialik Cape,
and south of Mile 12, Seward Highway |
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Resurrection Bay fresh waters are closed year-round to
fishing for all salmon except the waters of Resurrection 1-866-541-5739
River downstream of the Seward Highway and Nash Road.
In these waters open season for salmon (other than King
salmon) is June 16-Dec. 31. Limit is 3 salmon per day,
3 in possession of which only 2 may be silver (Coho) salmon.
Only unbaited, single-hook, artificial lures are allowed.
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Seward Area "Youth-Only" Fisheries: Only open
to anglers 15 years of age or younger
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In the waters of First Lake, located in Seward, four
consecutive days beginning the third Thursday in May (May
21-24, 2009)
• The Seward Lagoon and lagoon outfall stream are open to
King salmon fishing the third weekend of June (June 19-21,
2009), and the second weekend in July (July 10-12, 2009).
It is open to silver salmon fishing the last weekend of
August (August 28-30, 2009) and the first weekend in
September (September 4-6, 2009). Single-hook,
artificial lures and bait are legal. The bag and
possession limit is two (2) fish.
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The waters of the Seward Lagoon and outfall stream remain
closed to all fishing the remainder of the year and closed
to fishing for other species during these youth-only
fisheries. |
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This
is dated information:
You'll need to pick up a
ADF&G Fishing Regulations
booklet or go online to the area webpage:
Alaska Dept Fish & Game for the current regulations. |
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