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- There are no current Emergency Orders pertaining to North Gulf Coast sport fisheries.
- Fishing is fair for halibut. Charter boats are heading east out of Resurrection Bay and with catches of smaller halibut in the 15- to 30-pound range. The biggest halibut are in the 60-pound category.
- Halibut fishing will continue to improve, weather permitting and as they move into shallower waters from their deep water spawning and over-wintering habitat.
- Anglers are picking up a few kings by trolling. Inside Resurrection Bay, the king salmon limit is now two per day, any size. Start fishing right out of the harbor and troll toward the headlands.
- Lingcod fishing remains closed until July 1.
- Rockfish are also starting to move back into nearshore areas. These fish are easy to catch and have a fairly conservative bag limit. They do not survive release well, so once you have your limit, fish for something else.
- The new rockfish daily bag limit is 4 per day of which only 1 may be a non-pelagic (demersal) rockfish.
- Grey cod are also being caught by anglers targeting rockfish and halibut.
- There have been no reports yet from the personal use shrimp pot fishery that is open between Aialik Cape and Gore Point. To participate in the fishery you must be an Alaskan resident with a current sport fishing license or ADF&G PID, and you need a permit. Permits can be obtained at the Anchorage, Homer, or Soldotna ADF&G offices. They can also be obtained at the State Trooper's office in Seward.
- Check out page 56 of the 2008 Southcentral Alaska Sport Fishing Regulations Summary for regulations on this fishery, and page 63 shrimp pot requirements.
- There are no freshwater drainages in Resurrection Bay open to salmon fishing at this time of year.
- Anadromous Dolly Varden are beginning to leave the lakes where they over wintered and are heading to their summer nearshore marine habitat. These fish can be found hanging out at creek mouths, especially creeks where pink and chum salmon spawn.
- Dolly Varden will be feeding on salmon fry heading to the ocean. The best time to fish is before high slack tide and through the beginning of the falling tide. Use small silver spoons or spinners, or, if you are fly fishing, use a salmon fry pattern.
- Area lakes still iced over have not yet been stocked, but expect the stocking trucks to start rolling next week.
- 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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