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- Permits are mandatory for all noncommercial shrimp fishermen. Permits are available at local Fish and Game offices and at select vendors.
- Lingcod season is closed until July 1 to protect nest-guarding males.
- Cutthroat and Rainbow/Steelhead trout fishing is closed until June 15th.
- Streams remain unseasonably cold for this time of year.
- The Eyak River is your best option for sockeye, but we have had no reports of fish yet in the river.
- Cutthroat and rainbow/steelhead trout fishing is closed until June 15 to protect spawning adults.
- Dolly Varden are present in many of the streams throughout Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta. Use fry/smolt imitation flies or small spinners at lake outlets or stream confluences.
- Hooligan dipping in Alaganik Slough is very good right now. Look for the birds to find the fish.
- King salmon returns to Flemming Spit in Cordova, the Old Town site in Valdez and Cove Creek in Whittier should start showing up any day now. Fish on the front of the flood tide.
- Try a slow retrieve when spin fishing for king salmon, or suspend a small herring under a bobber.
- Anglers in Whittier and Valdez should try to troll for king salmon while you are soaking your shrimp pots.
- The presences of killer whales or porpoises will drive salmon to the bottom and make them more difficult to catch.
- Don't forget your shrimp permit - everyone needs one.
- 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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