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- The Parks Highway streams in Unit 2 of the Susitna River and the Little Susitna River of the Knik Arm will close to king salmon fishing beginning 6 a.m., Friday, July 3. Popular fishing streams along the Parks Highway include Willow, Little Willow, Greys, Kashwitna, Caswell, Sheep, Montana, Goose, Sunshine, Birch, Trapper, and Rabideux creeks.
- West Cook Inlet king salmon fisheries such as the Chuit, Lewis, and Theodore rivers are now closed to king salmon fishing by regulation.
- An emergency order has been issued closing the Deshka River to fishing for king salmon. The area affected by this closure includes the first 17 miles of river and within a 1/2 mile radius of the mouth. In addition, the use of bait in these waters continues to be prohibited in this emergency order.
- Flowing waters within the Palmer-Wasilla Zone are open to fishing.
- Alexander Creek and all waters within a 1/2 mile radius of the mouth are closed to king salmon fishing.
- Fishing on the Talkeetna River is fair. The mainstem river is becoming increasingly glacial.
- King salmon fishing at the Eklutna Tailrace has been slow. Try fishing spinners, such a Vibrax, or salmon eggs early in the morning.
- King salmon fishing at Lake Creek and the Talachulitna River should be fair this week. Also, try fishing some of the smaller tributaries and sloughs off the Yentna River such as Fish Lakes Creek, Moose Creek, Indian Creek, Fish Creek, and Hewitt Creek.
- Fishing for rainbow trout on Parks Highway streams from Willow Creek north is excellent. Water levels are low and clear. Fishing for Dolly Varden and Arctic grayling should be fair
- Pike can be taken using spears, bow and arrow (the arrow must be attached to the bow by a line) bait, spin, and fly-fishing. Try top water weedless lures and flies in the heavily vegetated bays and sloughs. Herring suspended under a bobber is a sure fire bet.
- Anglers may retain as many pike as they catchÑ there is no bag or possession limit (Alexander Lake is the only exception to this regulation).
- For road-accessible pike fishing, try Nancy Lake and other lakes of the Nancy Lake Recreation Area, Long Lake near Willow, Memory and Prator lakes.
- Boat-accessible pike fishing can be found in the side sloughs of the Deshka River, Alexander Creek, Fish Creek (Kroto Slough) and in Hewitt Lake.
- For fly-in pike fishing try Alexander, Eightmile, Trapper, Flathorn and Sucker lakes.
- The "2009 Mat-Su Valley Lake Fishing Forecast," which provides information on lake access and fishing hotspots is available at the Palmer and Anchorage Fish and Game offices, or at this link 2009 Mat-Su Valley Lake Fishing Forecast.
- Fishing should be good to excellent in most Valley lakes.
- For rainbow trout try Finger, Diamond, Ida, Canoe, Irene, Ravine, Benka, and Honeybee Lakes.
- For Arctic Char try Benka, Echo, Long (Mile 86 Glenn Hwy.), Marion, Memory and Seventeenmile lakes.
- For Arctic grayling, try Canoe, Florence, Lower Bonnie, Meirs and Weiner lakes.
- Recently stocked lakes include: Benka, Christiansen, Long (mile 86 Glenn Hwy), Finger, Loberg, Carpenter, Memory, Lynne, Matanuska, Seventeenmile, Prator, Finger, and Rocky Lakes.
Recorded weekly fishing reports from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game for other areas in the state can be reached by calling:
267-2515 in Anchorage
262-2737 in Soldotna
235-6930 in Homer.
Area webpage: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/areas/nci/ncihome.cfm
Salmon and trout identification pages: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/regulations/2001/html/pdfs/01ayksalmonid.pdf
Sonar estimates/weir counts: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/Escapement/HTML/query.cfm
Kenai River in season data summaries: not yet available
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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