Fishing News

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YUKON RIVER FALL SEASON SUBSISTENCE FISHING SCHEDULE FOR DISTRICT 6

08/15/2024

Pursuant to 2-KS-16-24, subsistence salmon fishing is closed for Chinook salmon. Gillnets less that 4-inch mesh may be used to target nonsalmon but are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net near shore. Subsistence fishing for chum salmon with selective gear types has
been open 24 hours per day 7 days per week but will close.

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Kuskokwim River Mainstem Fishing Opportunities

07/22/2024

The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) Manager, as In-Season Manager, hereby announces a gillnet fishing opportunity for Federally qualified subsistence users only downstream of the Kalskag Bluffs and Uknavik Slough (Kalskag Line) to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River at the Refuge boundary

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Yukon River Fall Season Subsistence Fishing Schedule for District 4

07/22/2024

This Emergency Special Action transitions the Yukon River area to the fall season and continues the selective gear fishing (dip nets, beach seines, and manned fish wheels) for summer chum salmon in District 4 and the Koyukuk drainage until fall chum salmon are likely to enter the river and closures are necessary.

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