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- At this time, there are no Emergency Orders for this area.
- In the Anchor River, downstream of the north and south forks, Wednesdays were added to the days anglers may fish for king salmon. The Anchor River will be open to fishing for five weekends, Saturday through Monday, and the Wednesday following those weekends, starting Saturday May 17, 2008, and ending Wednesday June 18, 2008.
- Deep Creek and the Ninilchik River will open Memorial Day weekend for three 3-day weekends.
- The marine waters closed from April 1 to June 30 at the mouth of the Anchor River was reduced from 2 miles north and south of the river, to 1 mile north and south of the river mouth. The offshore boundary remains at 1 mile from shore.
- The annual limit of the king salmon that may be taken from the Anchor River was increased to five per year in combination with most other Cook Inlet tributaries. The annual limit for king salmon from Deep Creek remains 2 per year.
- At the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit, anglers may no longer fish with weights or bobbers beyond the hook or hooks. The hook or hooks must be the last piece of tackle on the line.
- Local streams along the Sterling Highway are currently closed to all fishing.
- Halibut fishing has been slow but will steadily improve and anglers should find success in the usual locations offshore and in the waters beyond Flat Island.
- Daily limit is 2 halibut, possession limit of 4. Herring is the preferred bait.
- Trolling success for feeder kings off the south side of Kachemak Bay, Bluff Point, and north to Ninilchik has been sporadic. Expect more feeder and spawner kings to be available as water temperatures warm up. Strong winds and large seas have kept boats from fishing many days so far this spring.
- Popular trolling set ups include herring, hootchies, tube flies, and spoons. Try using dodgers or flashers for extra attraction.
- Expect king salmon to start arriving by mid-May at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon.
- Dolly Varden are available off the end of the Homer Spit. Try fishing small silvery or orange spinners for best results.
- The next series of good clamming tides will begin May 3-10.
- Littleneck (steamer) and butter clams can be found in gravel beaches on the south side of Kachemak Bay from Seldovia to Chugachik Island.
- Diggers are reporting an abundance of small razor clams and few large clams from the Clam Gulch access area. For larger clams, head further south, to the Ninilchik or Whiskey Gulch access locations.
- Razor clamming is reported as good in all other locations.
Good luck fishing!!
This concludes the Homer - Lower Kenai Peninsula fishing forecast.
Area webpage: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/areas/homer/homhome.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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