This restriction is for the salt waters of the Gulf of Alaska, including salt waters of the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak, and Prince William Sound and additional specific restrictions for Cook Inlet and Susitna waters were also issued. This emergency order aligns...
King salmon angling opportunities may be restored by subsequent emergency orders if inseason assessment indicates the king salmon run is stronger than anticipated. Beginning in late May, ADF&G staff will closely monitor the run at the Karluk River weir....
“The Karluk and Ayakulik king salmon runs saw record low returns in 2024 and 2025, with just 76 king salmon counted through the Karluk weir in 2024 and 93 in 2025,” stated Area Management Biologist Tyler Polum. “The Ayakulik River has...
ADF&G manages the Kasilof River king salmon sport fishery to achieve a sustainable escapement goal (SEG) of 700–1,400 naturally-produced king salmon as monitored through a weir at as ADF&G facility located on Crooked Creek. From 2018–2025, restrictions were necessary to ensure...
The 2026 preseason forecast for Kenai River early-run king salmon is 2,325 large fish (fish greater than or equal to 34 inches in length). The total run forecast is less than the optimum escapement goal range of 3,900-6,600 fish. If realized,...
Based on the recent early-run king salmon escapement monitoring in the Kenai, Anchor, and Deshka Rivers, this year’s king salmon runs are forecasted to be below the lower end of their escapement goals, which has triggered preseason closures for the inriver...
The 2026 preseason king salmon forecast in the Anchor River is for a run of 2,743 fish which is below the lower end of the sustainable escapement goal range (SEG) of (3,200-6,400). King salmon escapement monitoring in the Anchor River will...
“Due to continued low productivity and poor king salmon runs in Cook Inlet streams we will again take a precautionary approach. This year the youth-only king salmon fishery on Campbell Creek will again be catch and release only due to continued...
