Current through February 24, 2025
(a) Within any
district, salmon, herring, and capelin may be taken only by drift and set
gillnets.
(b) Outside the
boundaries of any district and within the Naknek, Alagnak, and Wood River
special harvest areas, salmon may only be taken by set gillnet, except that
salmon may also be taken by dip nets in the waters described in
5
AAC 01.310(d) if fishing other than
from a vessel, and salmon may also be taken as follows:
(1) in the Togiak River,
(A) excluding its tributaries, by
spear;
(B) between the mouth of the
river and upstream approximately two miles to a line across the river at
59° 05.50' N. lat., by a drift gillnet that is not more than 10 fathoms in
length;
(2) from August
30 through December 31, by spear, dip net, beach seine, and gillnet
(A) along the west shore of Naknek Lake near
the outlet to the Naknek River between a line from 58° 41.10' N. lat.,
156° 25.84' W. long. to 58° 40.99' N. lat., 156° 25.46' W. long.
upstream to a line from 58° 41.36' N. lat., 156° 25.81' W. long. to
58° 41.13' N. lat., 156° 25.85' W. long.;
(B) at Johnny's Lake on the northwestern side
of Naknek Lake;
(C) at the outlet
of Idavain Creek on the north side of Naknek Lake;
(3) from September 18 through December 31, by
spear, dip net, beach seine, and gillnet at the mouth of Brooks River at Naknek
Lake; and
(4) at locations and
times specified in (2) and (3) of this subsection,
(A) a gillnet may not exceed five fathoms in
length and may not be anchored or tied to a stake or peg; and
(B) the permit holder must be present at the
net while the net is being fished;
(5) by spear in Lake Clark, excluding its
tributaries;
(6) by gillnet and
beach seine in Iliamna Lake, Six Mile Lake, and Lake Clark;
(7) by, dip net in the Igushik, Weary, and
Snake Rivers upstream of the commercial fishing district; a dip net may not be
operated from a vessel.
(c) Except as specified in (b) of this
section, the maximum lengths for gillnets and beach seines used to take salmon
are as follows:
(1) set gillnets may not
exceed 10 fathoms in length in
(A) the
Naknek, Egegik, and Ugashik Rivers;
(B) the Nushagak District during the
emergency order subsistence openings described in
5
AAC 01.310(b);
(C) all waters of Nushagak Bay upstream of a
line from a point approximately two miles south of Bradford Point at 58°
58.63' N. lat., 158° 33.62' W. long. to Snag Point at 59° 03.18' N.
lat., 158° 25.59' W. long.;
(2) in
the remaining waters of the Wood River and Nushagak River not described in
(c)(1)(C) of this section, set gillnets may not exceed 25 fathoms in
length;
(3) beach seines may not
exceed 25 fathoms in length.
(d) No part of a set gillnet may be operated
within 300 feet of any part of another set gillnet, except that
(1) in the Nushagak District from a point
approximately two miles south of Bradford Point at 58° 58.63' N. lat.,
158° 33.62' W. long., to Snag Point at 59° 03.18' N. lat., 158°
25.59' W. long., no part of a set gillnet may be operated within 100 feet of
any part of another set gillnet;
(2) on the north shore of the Naknek River,
from an ADF&G regulatory marker located approximately 300 feet upstream
from the north commercial fishing section boundary marker to an ADF&G
regulatory marker located approximately 1,300 feet upstream from the north
commercial fishing section boundary marker, no part of a set gillnet may be
operated within 100 feet of any part of another set gillnet;
(3) in the Naknek River Special Harvest Area
described in
5
AAC 06.360(b), when it is open to
commercial set gillnet gear, no part of a set gillnet may be operated within
150 feet of any part of another set gillnet; when the Naknek-Kvichak District
reopens to commercial set gillnet gear, the 300-foot restriction for
subsistence set gillnets in this subsection will apply in the Naknek River
Special Harvest Area.
(e) A set gillnet may not obstruct more than
one-half the width of a stream and any channel or side channel of a
stream.
(f) Each set gillnet must
be staked and buoyed. Instead of complying with
5
AAC 01.010(h), a subsistence
fisherman may plainly and legibly inscribe that person's first initial, last
name, and subsistence permit number on a sign at or near the set
gillnet.
(g) No person may operate
or assist in operating subsistence salmon net gear while simultaneously
operating or assisting in operating commercial salmon net gear.
(h) Fish, other than salmon, herring,
capelin, and halibut, may be taken by gear listed in
5
AAC 01.010(a) unless restricted under
the terms of a subsistence fishing permit.
(i) Herring spawn on kelp may be taken only
by hand picking and hand operated rakes.
(j) During closed commercial herring fishing
periods gillnets used for the subsistence taking of herring or capelin may not
exceed 25 fathoms in length.
(k)
Halibut may be taken only with a single hand-held line with no more than two
hooks attached.
(l) Subsistence
fishing by the use of a hook and line attached to a rod or pole is prohibited,
except when fishing through the ice.
Authority:AS
16.05.251
AS
16.05.258
