Emergency Orders and regulation reminders

June 01, 2011

Emergency Orders and regulation reminders

• The Chuitna, Lewis, Theodore and Beluga rivers, including Coal Creek, are closed to king salmon fishing.
• Goose Creek, within Unit 2 of the Susitna River, is closed to sport fishing for king salmon.
• On Parks Highway streams within Unit 2, king salmon fishing is open until the third Monday in June and for the next two consecutive three-day weekends (Saturday-Monday). This year these streams will be open from January 1-June 20, June 25-June 27, July 2-July 4. In addition, fishing is only allowed from 6 a.m.-11 p.m. in waters open to king salmon fishing from May 15-July 13. These new regulations apply to all the flowing waters within Unit 2 including Willow, Little Willow, Gray’s, Caswell, Sheep, Montana, Sunshine, and Rabideux creeks, and the Kashwitna River.
• Fishing from a boat for any species is prohibited in a portion of the Susitna River at the furthest downstream mouth of Willow Creek, also known as the “first mouth” of Willow Creek, from May 1- July 13. The area closed to fishing from a boat is from an ADF&G marker on the upstream bank, downstream approximately 300 yards to another marker.
• On the Talachulitna River, once an angler retains a king salmon 20 inches or longer, that angler must stop fishing for king salmon within a one-mile radius of the Talachulitna River mouth for the rest of the day.
• Fishing for any fish species is closed within a one-half mile radius of the mouth of Alexander Creek from May 1- July 13.
• Anglers are reminded that flowing waters in the Palmer-Wasilla Zone are CLOSED to all fishing until June 15.
• Many flowing waters along the Parks Highway are catch-and-release only for rainbow trout until June 15; check the regulations summary booklet for details.
• Bait fishing for king salmon is allowed at the Eklutna Tailrace and the Deshka River only.