Yukon Area Selective Gear Chum Salmon Subsistence Fishing (Tanana River Drainage – District 6)

The Yukon River in-season Fisheries Manager issued a Temporary Special Action opening subsistence harvest and retention of chum salmon with selective gear only in Federal public waters of the Tanana River drainage. Because of the poor coho salmon run, coho harvest remains closed and coho must be released alive if caught in selective gears.

Legal gears to harvest chum salmon include dip nets, beach seines, hook and line, and manned fish wheels. Fish-friendly fish wheel construction is required. Subsistence fishing for chum salmon with selective gear is allowed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and is limited to federally qualified subsistence users in Federal public waters. 

Dates of temporary special action: 

Effective Date:   Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m. for Tanana River drainage (District 6)

Expiration Date:  Thursday, December 31, 2026, 8:00 a.m. unless superseded by subsequent special action

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 #16).

The Temporary Special Action, 03-FC-11-26, 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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