Feds Close Stikine River Chinook Subsistence Fishery

The following is courtesy of the U.S. Department of the Interior:

Stikine River Federal Subsistence Chinook Salmon Fishery Closed

For Immediate Release:

April 24, 2025

WRANGELL, Alaska, April 24, 2025 – Wrangell District Ranger Victoria Houser, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the federal subsistence Chinook Salmon fishery in the Stikine River from May 15?June 20. The preseason forecast for the Stikine River is 10,000 large Chinook Salmon (greater than 28 inches in total length). This is below the escapement goal range of 14,000 to 28,000 large Chinook Salmon.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has also taken actions in the state-managed fisheries to reduce the harvest of Stikine River Chinook Salmon. The closure of the Chinook Salmon fishery does not affect other Stikine River federal subsistence fisheries beginning June 21.

For additional information, please contact Houser at 907-874-7560 or Tongass Subsistence Program Manager Robert Cross at 907-723-8653. Maps and additional information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program can be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.

For interviews and information to be used for publication, contact Tongass Public Affairs Officer Paul Robbins at 907-228-6201.