The Tanana River drainage chum salmon sport fishery will reopen due to a larger-than-anticipated run of summer chum salmon that is forecasted to be well within the escapement goal....
As of July 6, a total of 18,623 large king salmon have been counted past the Miles Lake sonar. This is the lowest, large king salmon cumulative count on record for this date since species apportionment at the sonar project began in...
Effective July 8, 2026, the Yukon River drainage (excluding the Tanana River) chum salmon sport fishery will reopen due to a larger-than-anticipated run of summer chum salmon that is forecasted to be well within the escapement goal. ...
Close-up photo of a large gray-colored Chinook salmon is held in a fisherman's hands, mouth wide open
A recreational fisherman holds a Chinook salmon in the Canadian Yukon. Credit: Adobe Stock
Yukon River Chinook salmon have been declining for decades. These declines have...
Brett Nelson said he has fished Valdez several years now and that the group of anglers he fishes with has been fortunate enough to have a lot of weekly winners. “I think two of our group have even ended up in...
ing salmon passage trends at Miles Lake from 2019–2025 indicate that, on average, approximately 82% of the run has passed the sonar site through June 28. Additionally, the Native Village of Eyak (NVE) fish wheel capture rates at Baird Canyon and...
“Recent stream surveys indicate that king salmon returns are tracking below levels needed to confidently meet hatchery broodstock goals,” stated Area Management Biologist Brittany Blain-Roth. “Broodstock goals for Ship Creek include broodstock for other fisheries throughout Southcentral Alaska. While we are...
The Redoubt Lake weir, operated by the U.S. Forest Service, was installed and operational on June 14, 2026. As of June 29, 7,791 sockeye salmon have been counted through the weir. Additionally, recent vessel surveys indicate several thousand sockeye salmon are...
