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- Emergency Order 2-R-3-03-08 went into effect on May 24, 2008; a sport fishing guide or sport fishing crew member working on a charter vessel in the salt waters of Southcentral Alaska may not retain any species of fish while paying clients are on board the vessel. The maximum number of lines that may be fished from a vessel engaged in guided sport fishing in salt waters may not exceed the number of paying clients onboard the vessel.
- Lingcod season opened July 1. The bag limit is 2 per day and 4 in possession. Lingcod must be 35 inches total length or 28 inches with the head off.
- Streams on the west side of the Copper River Delta are producing some good days for sockeye salmon. Both Eyak River and Alaganik Slough have good numbers of sockeye salmon to pursue.
- Streams on the east side of the Copper River Delta have sockeye salmon, but not as many as the west side.
- Coghill River also has a fair number of sockeye salmon downstream of the weir.
- Trout season opened on June 15 with very little fishing effort reported.
- Cutthroat trout are still moving out of spawning streams on the Copper River Delta and can be found in small, clear streams.
- Tributary mouths and lake outlets will also hold feeding fish.
- Cutthroat trout are highly predatory and will take salmon fry imitation lures all year.
- Dolly Varden are being caught at stream mouths and in areas where salmon are congregating to spawn.
- Lake fishing in McKinley Lake and Cabin Lake along the Copper River Highway has produced a few trout.
- All Prince William Sound lakes are now ice-free and producing some Dolly Varden in outlet streams.
- More than 2,000 sockeye salmon have moved into Coghill Lake.
- Halibut fishing is fair to good. Strong winds and heavy tides (currents) will make it more difficult to keep your gear on bottom, so avoid these conditions to improve your catch.
- Small- and medium-sized fish are being caught all the way up to Bligh Reef and in Pigot Bay.
- Angling for halibut at Cape Cleare will continue to be good for anglers who can make it out that far.
- Cordova anglers have found fish in waters less than 100 feet in Orca Inlet and in the northern inlets.
- Expect good lingcod fishing this week. Fish closer to ocean entrances or out in Gulf of Alaska waters to improve you chances.
- Reports are that king salmon can be found in Valdez area salt waters by the Narrows and by Mineral Creek.
- No king salmon have been reported for Flemming Spit in Cordova.
- Chum salmon are numerous in the waters of Orca Bay and around Esther.
- Chum salmon will turn dark soon, so angling for bright chums will not last much longer.
- Pink salmon are starting to show throughout the Prince William Sound, and fishing should be very good in Valdez this week.
- Shrimpers are having good luck in Port Valdez and south of Whittier.
- Steep, rocky slopes out by Green Island produced some good hauls of spot prawns for several shrimpers.
- Look for areas with more cover to find shrimp as the days lengthen and daylight hours increase.
- Report all suspected shrimp pot theft to your local fish and game office or a state trooper.
- Remember to weight down your trap so that the current won't sweep it away into deeper water.
Area webpage: HYPERLINK "http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/AREAS/PWS/AHPR2PWS.cfm" http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/AREAS/PWS/AHPR2PWS.cfm
Rockfish identification pages: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/regulations/2001/html/pdfs/01scrockfish10pdf.pdf
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
River levels: http://aprfc.arh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?pacr
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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