2017 Southwest Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Fresh Water

ALASKA PENINSULA & ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRESH WATER General Regulations 22 Cape ouglas Cape ouglas Saint Paul Saint Paul BRISTOL BAY Cape Menshikof Attu BRISTOL BAY Cape Saint George Menshikof ShemyaAttu Station Saint George Port Kodiak Sandy River Heiden Port A Shemya Station Unalaska Island Kodiak Unalaska Island Bear RiverSandy River Heiden l e A ! Humpy Creek Humpy Creek King Salmon River Bear River l e ! Iliuliuk River Shelikof Strait u MakushinIliuliuk River River KingPort Salmon Moller River Chignik t u Shelikof Strait i BERING SEA Makushin River Nelson River Port Moller Chignik a t BERING SEA Nateekin River Nelson River i Summer BayNatee Lakekin River Cold Bay n a Unalaska upreanof t. Chignik River Summer Bay Lake Cold Bay n Summer Cove Creek Bay Unalaska upreanof t. Summer Cove Creek Sand Bay Point Sand Adak Station Unimak Point Adak Station Dutch I. Unimak Atka Harbor Dutch I. Atka Harbor Miles 0 15 50 Nikolski Miles I s l a n d s Nikolski 0 15 50 I s l a PACIFIC OCEAN n d s PACIFIC OCEAN GENERAL REGULATIONS RAINBOW/STEELHEAD TROUT • 2 per day, 2 in possession, only 1 of which may be 20 inches or longer . Inclusive waters: All fresh waters of the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula (Pa- • 20 inches or longer: Annual limit of 2 fish . Harvest record required . See page 5 cific Ocean drainages west of the longitude of Cape Douglas and Bering Sea drainages for recording instructions . south of the latitude of Cape Menshikof) . DOLLY VARDEN The fresh water fishing season for all species is open year-round unless otherwise • 10 per day, 10 in possession . noted below. KING SALMON ARCTIC GRAYLING • Season: January 1–July 25 . • 5 per day, 5 in possession . • 20 inches or longer: 2 per day, 2 in possession . Annual limit of 5 fish . Harvest OTHER FINFISH record required . See page 5 for recording instructions . • No limit • Less than 20 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession . OTHER SALMON • Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Remote Zone: • 20 inches or longer (total combination of all species except king salmon): • 5 per day, 10 in possession . • Less than 20 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession . • Unalaska Bay Drainages (Unalaska/Dutch Harbor Road Zone): • 20 inches or longer (total combination of all species except king salmon): • 5 per day, 5 in possession, of which 2 may be coho and 2 may be sockeye salmon . • Less than 20 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession . Sweeper Cove, Adak Island by Justin Jenniges SPECIAL REGULATIONS Iliuliuk drainage - including the Iliuliuk Creek (also known as Town or Unalaska Creek), Iliuliuk Lake and all waters flowing into Iliuliuk Lake: ALASKA PENINSULA • Upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located at the Church Hole: • Closed to salmon fishing year-round. Chignik River: • Downstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located at the Church Hole: • Open to king salmon fishing January 1–August 9 . • Closed to sockeye salmon fishing year-round. King Salmon River: Summer Bay Creek (see map page 29): • King salmon may not be removed from the water if it is to be released . • Closed to sport fishing. • That section of river from its mouth to an ADF&G regulatory marker located 1,000 yards upstream: Summer Bay Lake drainage–including salt waters within a 250–yard radius of the • Only unbaited, artificial lures may be used year-round . Summer Bay Creek outlet (see map page 29): • King salmon limits: Closed to the harvest of king salmon. King salmon must • Closed to sport fishing August 16—December 31. be released immediately and may not be removed from the water before release . • January 1—August 15: Runway Lake (near Anchorage Bay in Chignik): • Coho, chum, sockeye and pink salmon limits: Total combination of all species —5 per day, 5 in possession, only 2 of which may be coho and only 2 may be sockeye salmon . • Rainbow/steelhead trout limits: Annual limit of 2 fish over 20 inches or longer does not apply . General limits still apply . Unalaska Bay drainages: Sandy River: • Coho, chum, sockeye and pink salmon limits: Total combination of all species— 5 per day, 5 in possession, only 2 of which may be coho salmon and only 2 may be • Rainbow/steelhead trout limits: No possession or retention of rainbow/steelhead sockeye salmon . trout. Rainbow/steelhead trout must be released immediately. • King salmon limits: 20 inches or longer: 1 per day, 1 in possession, 2 fish annual limit . • Only 1 unbaited, single hook, artificial lure may be used . Nelson (Sapsuk) River drainage: • Upstream from its confluence with the Caribou River: • Only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure may be used . • King salmon limits: No possession or retention of king salmon. Swanson Lagoon: • Closed to sport fishing January 1–July 31 . • Closed to sockeye salmon fishing year-round .

ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Humpy Creek: Summer Bay, near Unalaska • Closed to sport fishing. Makushin River - upstream from an ADF&G marker located about 2 miles upstream: • Closed to sport fishing.

Nateekin River - upstream from an ADF&G marker located about 2 miles upstream: • Closed to sport fishing. Special Regulations for ALASKA PENINSULA & ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRESH WATER 23