Anchorage Alaska Area ADFG Weekly Fishing Reports

Alaska Department of Fish & Game's
Anchorage Area
Weekly Fishing Forecast
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This report is reproduced from information provided by Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage Office, and will be updated weekly throughout the fishing season. The same message can be accessed on their Record-A-Phone "Sportfishing Forecast" at (907) 267-2100.

DATE: Week of August 24 to August 30, 2010

Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes

Emergency Order No. 2-R-2-04-10 restricts sport fishing for rainbow trout on Campbell and Chester creeks, including University Lake, to catch-and-release for the remainder of the year.
Emergency Order No. 2-R-2-05-10 restricts sport fishing for rainbow trout in the Sixmile Creek drainage, including Upper and Lower Six Mile Lakes, to catch-and-release for the remainder of the year.
Emergency Order No. 2-R-2-06-10 closes sport fishing on Ship Creek from the Chugach Power Plant Dam to Reeve Boulevard through September 30 to protect spawning rainbow trout and salmon brood stock.
Emergency Order No. 2-R-2-08-10 closes Symphony Lake to all fishing until July 1 and reduces the bag limit of Arctic grayling to two fish, of which only one may be 12 inches or longer.
Emergency Order No. 2-R-2-11-10 reduces the bag and possession limit in Anchorage area lakes for rainbow trout, Arctic char and Arctic grayling to two fish of each species, of which only one of each species may be greater than 12 inches in length.

Fresh Waters

Salmon

Coho salmon fishing in Anchorage area stocked streams (Ship, Bird and Campbell creeks) continues to be very slow.
Pink and chum salmon in Turnagain Arm streams are mostly settled in to spawning and are generally not interested in lures, flies or bait.

Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling - Flowing Waters

Rainbow trout fishing in Campbell and Chester Creeks is restricted to catch-and-release only, and in Chester Creek anglers are not allowed to use bait. These streams were not stocked this year, but catch-and-release fishing remains good.
Dolly Varden fishing in local streams is good, and these fish can be harvested.

Lake Fishing

Time to break out the belly boats and fish the evening hours in local stocked lakes
Jewel, Delong, Sand and Campbell Point lakes have all been stocked with rainbow trout. These lakes will produce some good fishing throughout the summer.
Campbell Point Lake in Kincaid Park and Sand Lake have been stocked with Arctic char.
Remember: The bag limit reduction in local lakes allows only two rainbow trout, two Arctic char, and two grayling to be harvested each day, only one of each of these can be larger than 12 inches.

SALT Waters

Try casting a spinner off the mouth of some of the clear water tributaries to Turnagain Arm. Coho will frequent these areas to rest and clear their gills before swimming on to their natal streams.

Northern Pike

Lower Fire Lake remains to be your best local opportunity to bag a pike. Tie up a mouse pattern for pike. Over the years we have netted many pike with mice Ð and even ducklings Ð in their stomachs.

Helpful Links

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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