Bulletin: Yukon Area End of Fall Season Schedule (Coastal District through District 4)

The Yukon River in-season Fisheries Manager issued an Emergency Special Action removing subsistence fishing restrictions and allowing subsistence harvest of salmon in the Coastal District through District 4 of the Yukon River drainage, including the mainstem. Subsistence fishing for salmon is allowed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with 7.5-inch and smaller mesh gillnets and all other legal gear. All fish caught may be retained.

Current Emergency and Temporary Special Actions will be rescinded on the following dates: 

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 8:00 a.m. for Coastal District, District 1–3, Subdistrict 4-A, and the Innoko and Koyukuk River drainages

Saturday, September 12, 2026, 8:00 a.m. for Subdistrict 4-BC

This action is taken in coordination with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). The fishing schedules announced here match those issued concurrently by the ADF&G in State waters (Fall Fishery Advisory Announcement #19).

The Emergency Special Action, 03-FC-13-26, can be found online at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/fisheries-special-actions.

Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska. 

Missing out on the latest federal subsistence issues? To receive email updates on Federal Subsistence Management Program activities, send a request to subsistence@ios.doi.gov. 

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