2018 Yukon River Fall Salmon Fishery News Release # 39 - District 6 Fall Season Commercial Fishing Schedule

Districts Affected: Upper Yukon Area

District 6 Commercial Schedule:

Commercial salmon fishing in District 6 of the Tanana River is currently open for two 42-hour periods from 6:00 p.m. Fridays until 12:00 noon Sundays, and from 6:00 p.m. Mondays until 12:00 noon Wednesdays. Commercial fishermen may use 7.5-inch or smaller mesh size set gillnets or fish wheels.

08/21/2018

Last edited 01/25/2022

Contact Information

Jeff Estensen, Area Management Biologist

Christy Gleason, Asst. Area Management Biologist

Lower Yukon Area Office

(907) 949-1320

Toll free fishing schedule hotline: (866) 479-7387

Fishing schedule hotline in Fairbanks: 459-7387

Effective 6:00 p.m. Monday, August 20, commercial fishermen may use fish wheels or set gillnets restricted to a mesh size of 6 inches or less. The commercial schedule will remain in effect until further notice.

Commercial fishermen must confirm their market prior to commercial fishing. All salmon harvested during commercial fishing operations must be recorded on a fish ticket at the time of sale. The sale of Chinook salmon is prohibited. All fish species harvested and not sold must be recorded on the fish ticket as “caught but not sold”. Processors, catcher sellers, or direct marketers must notify the department of their intent to operate by contacting the Fairbanks office at 459-7274.

These commercial fishing periods do not affect the current subsistence and personal use fishing schedules.

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