SUSITNA RIVER DRAINAGE - UNITS 1-6 20 West Fork Chulitna River Middle Fork East Fork Miles See the Northern 0 20 40 Honolulu Creek Alaska Sport Fish Regulation Summary Unit 3 Chulitna River Byers Creek Unit 6 R i v e r Gilbert Creek Rainbow Trout Special Devils Canyon Managment Waters Clarence Alaska Railroad Lake Troublesome Ck. Trapper PrairieCreek Peters Creek Creek Talkeetna River Clear (Chunilna)Fish Creek Ck. Larson Creek See the Northern Birch Creek Nowhere Talkeetna Alaska Sport Fish Sunshine Creek Unit 5 Creek Regulation Summary X-Lake Rabideux Creek Lake Creek Moose Creek Kroto Creek Yentna River Montana Creek Oshetna River Goose Sheep Creek Unit 4 Kahiltna River Ck. The Susitna River from its Bulchitna Caswell Creek North Fork Kashwitna Unit 1 Lake mouth to and including the Greys Ck. Page 19 Deshka River. Kashwitna Skwentna River (196 Mile) River Deshka River Willow Unit 2 The Susitna River upstream tle Creek Yentna River it Unit 2 of the Deshka River. L Page 22 Canyon Creek Willow Creek The Susitna River Talachulitna R. Fish Creek Deception Creek Unit 3 upstream from the Alexander Creek MatanuskaGlenn R. Hwy Talachulitna Ck. Page 28 Talkeetna River to the Oshetna River. Wasilla Palmer Unit 4 Parks Hwy The Yentna River drainage. Page 30 Unit 5 The Talkeetna River drainage. KNIK ARM Page 32 West Cook Inlet Unit 1 See pages 15-17 Unit 6 S u s i t n a The Chulitna River drainage. Page 34 COOK INLET Petersville Rd Kroto K r General Regulations - Unit 1 t o Unit 5 Lake o See pages 32-33 Inclusive waters: From the mouth of the Susitna River upstream to its confluence C MP r 79.5 with the Deshka River (including the Deshka River drainage, but excluding the e e Yentna River drainage)—the waters of the Susitna River and its westside tributaries, k and all eastside waters within ½ mile of the Susitna River Unit 4 Unit 1 See pages 30-31 The Fishing Season for all species is open year-round unless otherwise noted below. M s o o KING SALMON C hi e Unit 2 • In all flowing waters, lakes, and ponds draining into thewest side of the C juk See pages 22-28 Susitna, and in all waters draining into the east side of the Susitna within ½ r . C mile of the Susitna River: r Miles e • Season: January 1–July 13: 0 10 20 e Trapper k Lake • In waters open to king salmon fishing, including the Deshka River, fishing is not allowed between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. May 15–July 13. Lockwood F Trapper • 20 inches or longer: 1 per day, 2 in possession. i D Alexander Lake s h e Creek • There is a combined annual limit of 5 king salmon 20 inches or longer Lake A C s l hk from the waters of the following areas: Cook Inlet Salt Waters, West e r xa . Cook Inlet, Susitna River Drainage, Knik Arm, Anchorage Bowl, Kenai n a Neil d River and Kenai Peninsula. e R r Lake Sucker C . • A king salmon 20 inches or longer that is removed from the water r Lake e must be retained and becomes part of the bag limit of the person who e Lower Vern k Parks Hwy originally hooked the fish. A person may not remove a king salmon 20 Lake inches or longer from the water before releasing it. Trail Lake T Upper Vern • Anglers who keep a king salmon 20 inches or longer must immediately rai Lake l C record that harvest. See page 5 for recording instructions. r. Susitna . • Less than 20 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession. R • In all waters draining into the east side of the Susitna more than ½ mile from Knik Arm West Cook Inlet See pages 36-41 the Susitna River: See pages 15-17 a n • Closed to fishing for king salmon. t i s u OTHER SALMON Open to King S Salmon Fishing • 16 inches or longer: 3 per day, 6 in possession. • A coho salmon 16 inches or longer that is removed from fresh water must be Single Hook Cook Inlet Anchorage retained and becomes part of the bag limit of the person who originally hooked Artificial Lure the fish. A person may not remove a coho salmon 16 inches or longer from the Special Pike Anchorage Bowl See pages 42-47 water before releasing it. Regulations • Less than 16 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession. ...continued SUSITNA RIVER DRAINAGE - UNIT 1 21 SUSITNA RIVER DRAINAGE - UNIT 1 22 General Regulations - Unit 1 NORTHERN PIKE BURBOT (continued) • No limit. • 5 per day, 5 in possession, no size limit. • Live Release Prohibited. Anglers are not allowed to • Bait is allowed while fishing for burbot, and burbot RAINBOW/STEELHEAD TROUT release live pike back into the water. Pike not retained for may be taken with more than one line and hook only if: • In flowing waters: personal use may be disposed of through lawful and safe • The total number of aggregate hooks/lines does • June 15–April 14: 2 per day, 2 in possession, only methods, including returning dead pike to the water. not exceed the daily bag limit for burbot in the 1 of which may be 20 inches or longer. • Northern pike may be taken by spear, sport fishing water being fished; • April 15–June 14: No retention. gear, ice fishing gear, or by bow and arrow (the arrow • The hooks are single hooks with a gap between • In lakes and ponds: 2 per day, 2 in possession, only 1 must be attached to the bow with a line and the arrow point and shank larger than ¾ inch; of which may be 20 inches or longer. must have a barbed tip). • Each hook is set to rest on the bottom of the lake • 20 inches or longer: • When fishing through the ice for northern pike, anglers or stream; and may use two hooks on a single line, provided that both • There is a total annual limit of 2 rainbow/steelhead • The burbot fishing gear is closely attended by the hooks are attached to one single piece of bait. trout 20 inches or longer taken north of the angler, except in flowing waters of the Susitna and Yentna rivers, where lines must be tended at least latitude of Point Adam, from the waters of the The following special rules apply to ice-fishing for once each 24 hours. following areas: West Cook Inlet, Susitna River northern pike in the waters listed below: Drainage, Knik Arm, Anchorage Bowl, Kenai • When fishing for burbot, all other fish caught must • Sport fishing through the ice for northern pike is Lake drainages, Kenai River tributaries, and Kenai allowed using 5 lines provided that: be released immediately. Peninsula, except in the stocked lakes of the Knik Arm and Susitna River areas, where the annual • Standard ice fishing gear is used; OTHER FINFISH limit is 10 rainbow/steelhead trout 20 inches or • The fishing gear is closely attended, and; • No limit. longer (see pages 86–87 for a list of stocked lakes • All other species of fish caught are released in these areas). immediately. Methods and Means - Unit 1 • Anglers who keep a rainbow/steelhead trout • Alexander Creek and Lake 20 inches or longer must immediately record that • Fish Creek (lower Susitna River) harvest. See page 5 for recording instructions. Tackle Restrictions: • Fish Creek (Kroto Slough) • Flowing waters of the Susitna River drainage - from its ARCTIC CHAR/DOLLY VARDEN • Kroto Lakes mouth upstream to its confluence with the Deshka River: • 5 per day, 5 in possession—only 1 of which may be • Lockwood Lake • September 1–July 13: Only unbaited, artificial 12 inches or longer. • Lower and Upper Vern Lakes (Ding-Dong lures or flies are allowed (multiple hooks are ARCTIC GRAYLING Lakes) allowed during this timeframe). • 2 per day, 2 in possession, no size limit. • Neil Lake • July 14–August 31: Bait and multiple hooks are allowed. LAKE TROUT • Sucker Lake • Trail Lake • 2 per day, 2 in possession, no size limit. • Trapper Lake • Witsoe Creek ...continued Special Regulations - Unit 1 Deshka River Drainage Alexander Creek drainage—includes Alexander Lake: Parker Kr • Salmon (except king salmon) limits: M Lake o o t o o • 16 inches or longer: 3 per day, 6 in possession, only 2 per s Cr e day, 4 in possession may be coho (silver) salmon. Ch e C e r ij k e • In all flowing waters: u e k k Cr • Rainbow/steelhead trout, Arctic char/Dolly Varden, and e Trapper ek Lake Arctic grayling: No retention is allowed. Any rainbow/ Open to King steelhead trout, Arctic char/Dolly Varden, or Arctic Salmon Fishing grayling caught must be released immediately. k Neil e • Alexander Creek and all waters within a ½-mile Single Hook Lake e Cr r radius of the stream’s confluence with the Susitna Artificial Lure e r v e i p R River: p a Special Pike a n r t • King salmon: i T s Regulations u • Closed year-round to fishing for king salmon. S • All waters within a ½-mile radius of the stream’s confluence with the Susitna River: D e • Closed to all sport fishing from May 1–July 13. s h k • In all flowing waters upstream of ADF&G markers a 400 yd upstream from its confluence with Trail Creek: R i v • Only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure or fly is e Creek r Willow allowed year-round. Beejay Lake Deshka Landing Deshka River drainage: Lockwood Lake • King salmon limits: After taking a king salmon 20 inches or longer, Ladyslipper a person may not fish for king salmon on that same day.