2018 Yukon River Salmon Fishery News Release # 14 - Districts 1-3 Subsistence Fishing Schedule

Districts Affected: Lower Yukon Area

Due to current low numbers of Chinook salmon in the assessment projects, one previously announced 18-hour subsistence fishing period is being cancelled in Districts 1-3. This action is intended to further limit the harvest on early groups of Chinook salmon while more information about the timing and strength of the run is collected.

06/18/2018

Last edited 01/25/2022

Contact Information

Holly Carroll, Area Management Biologist, ADF&G

Lower Yukon Area Office

(907) 949-1320

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

Fishing schedule hotline in Fairbanks: 459-7387

Fred Bue, Yukon Area Inseason Manager

Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office

(907) 455-1849 or (800) 267-3997

Subsistence Management Actions:

District 1 (including the Black River and North Coastal District):

The previously announced period from 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 to 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 20 is cancelled. Subsistence fishing is currently closed and will remain closed until 2 p.m. Friday June 22.

Effective 2 p.m. Friday, June 22, subsistence salmon fishing will open with 7.5-inch or smaller mesh gillnets on a reduced regulatory schedule consisting of two 18-hour periods per week from:

2 p.m. Fridays to 8 a.m. Saturdays
2 p.m. Tuesdays to 8 a.m. Wednesdays

Districts 2 and 3:

The previously announced period from 2 p.m. Monday, June 18 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 19 is cancelled. Subsistence fishing is currently closed and will remain closed until 2 p.m. Thursday June 21.

Effective 2 p.m. Thursday, June 21, subsistence salmon fishing will open with 7.5-inch or smaller mesh gillnets on a reduced regulatory schedule consisting of two 18-hour periods per week from:

2 p.m. Thursdays to 8 a.m. Fridays
2 p.m. Mondays to 8 a.m. Tuesdays

During subsistence salmon fishing closures, fishing for non-salmon species is allowed. However, only gillnets with 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used.

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