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- 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 1/2 mile radius of the mouth. In addition, the use of bait in these waters continues to be prohibited in this emergency order.
- Willow, Little Willow, Kashwitna, and Montana creeks and the rest of the Susitna River Unit 2 streams are now closed to all fishing during the weekdays. They are open to fishing for one more weekend, July 5 - July 7, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday through 11:59 p.m. Monday. This weekend's fishery could be restricted by emergency order if a survey conducted by the department midweek results in very low numbers of king salmon.
- Anglers are reminded that Willow Creek above the Parks Highway is closed to king salmon fishing.
- The East Fork Chulitna River (including only the first 1/4 mile of Honolulu Creek) is open to king salmon fishing continuously through July 13; however, kings may be kept only on three weekends: June 21 - 23, June 28 - 30, and July 5 - 7. A weekend is 12:01 a.m. Saturday through 11:59 p.m. Monday. During the weekdays, only catch-and-release fishing is allowed. This is a single hook area. A single hook has only one point, with or without barb.
- Alexander Creek and all waters within a 1/2 mile radius of the mouth are closed to king salmon fishing.
- King salmon fishing on the Little Susitna River is expected to be poor to fair this week.
- King fishing on the Parks Highway streams of Willow, Sheep, and Caswell creeks, the Kashwitna River, and Montana, Rabideux, and Sunshine creeks is expected to be slow to moderate this weekend.
- Fishing on the Talkeetna River has been good.
- King salmon fishing at the Eklutna Tailrace has been slow. Try fishing a vibrax or eggs early in the morning.
- King salmon fishing at Lake Creek and the Talachulitna River should be fair to good 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, or Hewitt Creek.
- 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 catch-- 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.
- Fishing for rainbow trout on Parks Highway streams from Willow Creek north is excellent. Fishing for Dolly Varden and Arctic grayling should be fair.
- The "2008 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 2008 Mat-Su Valley Lake Fishing Forecast.
- Fishing should be good to excellent in most Valley lakes. For a wide variety of fish, try Finger Lake.
- For rainbow trout try Loon, Diamond, Irene, Lynne, Knik, Loberg, and Kalmbach 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: Long Lake (mile 86), Meirs, Ravine, Memory, Rocky, and Bruce 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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