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- There are no current emergency orders pertaining to North Gulf Coast sport fisheries.
- Halibut fishing has been very good all summer in North Gulf Coast waters.
- Try fishing out by Montague Island for ground fish.
- Once you harvest a lingcod, you cannot fish inside Resurrection Bay on your way back to the harbor (page 57 of the Southcentral Alaska Fishing Regulations Summary booklet).
- The Seward Silver Salmon Derby is now over.
- Silvers can still be picked up regularly up at the head of Resurrection Bay. Try fishing from the islands north toward the head of the bay
- Silvers should start to hit the Seward beaches toward the end of August or beginning of September Ð Labor Day weekend may be a good weekend to explore Seward.
- Silver fishing outside the bay has also been good too. Pick a good weather day and go explore for silver salmon.
- The rockfish daily bag limit is four per day, of which only one may be a non-pelagic (demersal) rockfish. See page 10 the Sport Fishing Regulations Summary booklet for examples of pelagic and non-pelagic rockfish.
- Rockfish do not survive release very well, so if you do not want them avoid fishing rock piles and other high relief rockfish habitat areas.
- Know your codfish; they can be identified by their three dorsal fins and two anal fins. There are three species caught regularly in North Gulf Coast waters and they are good eating and have no bag limit. Look for Pacific cod (big chin barbell), Tom cod (little chin barbell), and walleyed pollock (no chin barbell).
- Tanner crab season opened July 15. See pages 12, 56 and 63 of the regulation booklet for seasons, bag limits, and more information.
- There have been no reports yet from the personal-use shrimp pot fishery currently open between Aialik Cape and Gore Point. To participate in the fishery you must be an Alaska resident with a current sport fishing license or ADF&G Permanent ID card, and a North Gulf Coast shrimp pot fishery permit. Permits can be obtained at the Anchorage, Homer, or Soldotna ADF&G offices. They can also be obtained at The Fish House in Seward.
- Check out pages 56 and 57 of the 2010 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary for regulations on this fishery, and page 62 shrimp pot requirements.
- The only fresh water fishing for salmon in Resurrection Bay drainages is in the Resurrection River downstream of the Seward Highway and downstream of Nash Road. Only single-hook artificial lures are allowed. See page 58 in the 2010 Southcentral Sport Fishing Regulation Summary for details.
- Hike or bike into Lost Lake for some beautiful scenery and the chance to catch a couple of rainbows. Take your berry basket.
- Look for Dolly Varden to follow the salmon into local streams to feed on fresh eggs.
- Hike or bike into Lost Lake for some rainbow trout fishing.
- Northern pike are not native to Southcentral Alaska. Please report the capture of any pike to ADF&G. Do not release any that that you have caught.
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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