Anchorage Alaska Area ADFG Weekly Fishing Reports

Alaska Department of Fish & Game's
Anchorage Area
Weekly Fishing Forecast
Disclaimer

This report is reproduced from information provided by Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage Office, and will be updated weekly throughout the fishing season. The same message can be accessed on their Record-A-Phone "Sportfishing Forecast" at (907) 267-2100.

DATE: Week of June 11, 2013

Emergency Orders and Regulation Reminders or Changes

Ship Creek is closed to fishing from the Chugach Power Plant Dam upstream to Reeves Boulevard April 15 - June 14.
Campbell Creek (entire drainage) is closed to fishing April 15 - June 14.
Chester Creek (entire drainage) is closed to fishing April 15 - June 14.
Bird Creek (entire drainage) is closed to fishing January 1 - July 13.
Symphony Lake is closed to fishing May 1 - June 30.
Eagle River is open to king salmon fishing this weekend in a restricted area. See page 38 in the Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulation Summary for all the details on what dates and what area.
Dipnetting for hooligan closes Saturday, June 15 at 11:59PM.

Fresh Waters

Salmon

The Ship Creek Slam’in Salmon Derby continues through this Sunday – so take dad fishing on Father’s Day. Be sure to buy your derby ticket before you fish. A one pound jack king won the 15 pound mystery weight the other day because the guy with the 14 pounder didn’t have a derby ticket.
Ship Creek continues to flow high and muddy. King salmon are in the creek, but fishing remains difficult.
This coming weekend is the last opener for Eagle River king salmon. Expect slow king salmon fishing in Eagle River.
All other waters in the Anchorage Management Area are closed to king salmon fishing.

Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling - Flowing Waters

Campbell Creek, Chester Creek, and portions of Ship Creek that are currently closed to fishing to protect spawning rainbow trout will open on Saturday, June 15. Campbell Creek and Chester Creek should be stocked by then. Ship Creek is not stocked with rainbow trout.
Campbell is starting to drop and water clarity is improving. Fishing is best upstream. Chester Creek is nice and clear.

Lake Fishing

All local lakes have been stocked, with the exception of Beach Lake. We are waiting for Beach Lake to turn-over before stocking due to a winter-kill.
Rainbow trout fishing is very good in local stocked lakes.

Northern Pike

Late evening hours are a good time to spear, or to shoot pike with bow and arrow. A reminder, if you are bow-fishing for pike, the arrow has to be attached to a string and the string to your bow.
Practice your bow-fishing and spearing skills for pike at Lower Fire Lake and Otter Lake.

Salt Waters

Personal Use - Hooligan

Hooligan fishing at the end of Turnagain Arm will close this coming Sunday.
All anglers must be fishing in the Twentymile River, or other fresh water to be legal.
This is a personal-use fishery and only Alaska residents can participate. No permit is required, but you do need an Alaska resident fishing license or ADF&G Permanent ID card with you while dipnetting.
Open season for hooligan in salt waters is April 1–May 31; in fresh waters, it is April 1–June 15. There is no bag or possession limit for personal use smelt, and no permit is required. Hooligan may be taken by dip net in any fresh or salt water.
For your safety, and for the safety of others, please park well off the highway. Do not trespass on the railroad tracks or the railroad right-of-way. Please be respectful and take all your trash with you, don’t throw it on the ground.
For more information on hooligan dipnetting and hooligan dipnetting regulations, see Page 13 of the 2013 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations summary booklets.

Helpful Links

Area webpage: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/AREAS/RESBAY/AHPR2res.cfm
Salmon and trout identification pages: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/regulations/2001/html/pdfs/01ayksalmonid.pdf
River levels: http://aprfc.arh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?pacr
Lake stocking: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/Hatchery/Stocking_search/HTML/stock_search.cfm
Maps to stocked lakes: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/LAKEMAPS/HTML/LAKEMAP1.stm
Southcentral informational handouts: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/region2/pubs.cfm
Safety in bear country: http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/hunt_trap/hunting/huntak/huntak14.cfm
Enforcement: http://www.dps.state.ak.us/fwp/index.asp
Regulations: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/reghome.cfm
Northern pike: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/region2/areas/anch/pikepage.cfm
OEO/ADA statement: http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/oeostate.php

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