Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 2 - Sport Fishing and Personal Use Fishery
Chapter 52 - Upper Copper River and Upper Susitna River Area
5 AAC 52.023 - Special provisions for seasons, bag, possession, and size limits, and methods and means for the Upper Copper River and Upper Susitna River Area

(1) repealed 4/24/2009;

(2) in Chokosna River, sport fishing for king salmon is closed; king salmon may not be taken or possessed;

(3) in the Copper River drainage, in that portion of the mainstem of the Copper River downstream from the confluence of the Copper River and the Slana River,

(4) in the Copper River drainage, in that portion of the flowing waters of the Copper River tributaries downstream of the Richardson Highway and Glenn Highway (Tok cutoff) on the west bank tributaries and the flowing waters of the east bank tributaries, excluding the Gulkana River, burbot may be taken using set lines with bait as described in 5 AAC 75.033;

(5) in Crosswind Lake,

(6) in Fish Creek (tributary to Mentasta Lake), sport fishing for salmon is closed;

(7) in all clearwater tributaries of the Gakona River, including all flowing waters within a one-quarter mile radius of their confluence with the Gakona River, sport fishing for king salmon is closed; king salmon may not be taken or possessed;

(8) in the Gilahina River, including all flowing waters within a one-quarter mile radius of its confluence with the Chitina River, sport fishing for king salmon is closed; king salmon may not be taken or possessed;

(9) in the Gulkana River drainage,

(10) in Hudson Lake, the bag and possession for burbot is two fish, with no size limit;

(11) in Indian Creek, including all flowing waters within a one-quarter mile radius of its confluence with the Copper River, sport fishing for king salmon is closed; king salmon may not be taken or possessed;

(12) in the Klutina River drainage, bait and artificial lures may be used;

(13) in Lake Louise,

(14) in the Mendeltna Creek drainage,

(15) in Moose Lake,

(16) repealed 4/24/2009;

(17) in Our Creek,

(18) in Paxson Lake,

(19) in the Slana River drainage, including the flowing waters within a one-quarter mile radius of the confluence of the Slana and Copper Rivers,

(20) in the Summit Lake drainage,

(21) in Susitna Lake,

(22) in the Tazlina River drainage,

(23) in the Tebay River drainage,

(24) in Tolsona Lake,

(25) in the Tonsina River drainage,

(26) in Tyone Lake,

(27) in the Tyone River drainage,

(28) in stocked waters, the bag and possession limit for rainbow/steelhead trout, Arctic char/Dolly Varden, landlocked salmon, and Arctic grayling is 10 fish in combination, of which only one may be greater than 18 inches in length; for the purposes of this paragraph, "stocked waters" include Arizona Lake, Buffalo Lake, Connor Lake, Crater Lake, Dick Lake, DJ Lake, Gergie Lake, John Lake, Junction Lake, North Jans Lake, Old Road Lake, Peanut Lake, Pippin Lake, Round Lake, Ryan Lake, Sculpin Lake, Silver Lake, Strelna Lake, South Jans Lake, Squirrel Creek Pit Lake, Tex Smith Lake, Three Mile Lake, Tolsona Lake, Tolsona Mountain Lake, and Two Mile Lake;

(29) in the Susitna River drainage, upstream from the confluence of the Oshetna River, sport fishing for salmon is closed; salmon may not be retained or possessed; all salmon caught must be released immediately and returned to the water unharmed;

(30) in the Lakina River, including all flowing waters within a one-quarter mile radius of its confluence with the Chitina River, sport fishing for king salmon is closed; king salmon may not be taken or retained;

(31) in Sinona Creek, including all flowing waters within a one-quarter mile radius of its confluence with the Copper River, sport fishing for king salmon is closed; king salmon may not be taken or retained;

(32) in all flowing waters downstream of the downstream edge of the Alyeska Pipeline crossing bridge, king salmon may be taken only from July 1 - August 10;