Sockeye salmon have continued to enter the Situk River in large numbers and have distributed themselves throughout the whole river. So far 70k fish have passed through the weir with only about 77% of the run having passed the weir historically....
The Situk River drainage is managed for a biological escapement goal of 450 to 1,050 large king salmon. The Situk River weir count through July 19 is 797 large king salmon, which is within the escapement goal range. Typically, by this...
As of July 20, 2022, ADF&G projects the Kenai River sockeye salmon late-run to exceed 2.3 million fish and anticipates the escapement goal (750,000 – 1,300,000 sockeye salmon) will be achieved. Therefore, it is warranted to increase the bag and possession...
Through July 18, a total of 14,458 sockeye salmon have passed the Saltery River weir. The escapement goal for sockeye salmon into Saltery Lake is 15,000 to 35,000 fish and typically 38% of the run has occurred by this date. Based on...
These restrictions are effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, July 21 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2022. In fresh waters, the bag and possession limit for king salmon under 20 inches in length remains at 10 fish, no annual limit; and in...
