Current through February 27, 2024
Unless otherwise specified by an emergency order issued
under AS
16.05.060, the following are special
provisions and localized exceptions to the general seasons, bag, possession,
and size limits, and methods and means set out in
5
AAC 57.120 and 5 AAC 75 for the Middle Section of the
Kenai River Drainage Area:
(1) the
following waters of the Middle Section are closed to sport fishing, as follows:
(A) from May 1 - June 10, the Kenai River
from the waters of Skilak Lake within a one-half mile radius of the Kenai River
inlet, upstream to the downstream edge of the Sterling Highway Bridge at the
outlet of Kenai Lake;
(B) from May
1 - June 10, and from September 15 - October 31, the flowing waters of , Cooper
Creek;
(C) repealed
6/8/2017;
(D) repealed
6/8/2017;
(E) repealed
6/8/2017;
(F) repealed
6/8/2017;
(G) from May 1 - June 10
, and from August 1 - August 31, the Upper Russian (Goat) Creek upstream from
an ADF&G regulatory marker located approximately 300 yards from its
confluence with Upper Russian Lake;
(H) from May 1 - June 10, the flowing waters
of Jean Lake Creek, Hidden Lake Creek, Juneau Creek, and the Russian River from
its mouth upstream 100 yards to ADF&G regulatory markers, excluding Upper
Russian (Goat) Creek ;
(I)
repealed 6/8/2017;
(2)
from July 1 - August 15, the Kenai River riparian habitats described in
5
AAC 57.180(d) are closed to sport
fishing, except sport fishing is allowed from a boat that is more than 10 feet
from shore and is not connected to the shore or any riparian habitat;
(3) the following bag and possession limits
apply:
(A) in the Russian River and in the
Kenai River, from ADF&G regulatory markers located at the power line
crossing near the confluence of the Russian River, upstream to ADF&G
regulatory markers located approximately 300 yards upstream of the public boat
launch at Sportsman's Landing, including the waters around the upstream end of
the island near the Russian River mouth, the bag and possession limit for
salmon, other than king salmon 16 inches or greater in length, is three fish,
of which only one per day and one in possession may be a coho salmon;
(B) in Upper and Lower Russian Lakes, the bag
and possession limit for rainbow/steelhead trout is two fish, of which only one
may be 20 inches or greater in length;
(C) in Cooper Lake, the bag and possession
limit for Arctic char/Dolly Varden is five fish, of which only one may be
greater than 20 inches in length;
(D) in Hidden Lake, the bag and possession
limit for lake trout is one fish, less than 16 inches in
length;
(4) the following
sport fishing gear restrictions apply:
(A) in
flowing waters, only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure, with a gap
between point and shank of three-eighths inch or less, may be used;
(B) in the Russian River drainage, including
Upper and Lower Russian Lakes, only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure,
with a gap between point and shank of three-eighths inch or less, may be
used;
(C) the Russian River from
its confluence with the Kenai River, upstream to an ADF&G regulatory marker
located approximately 600 yards downstream from the falls, from June 11 -
August 20, is fly-fishing-only water;
(D) the Russian River sanctuary area, which
consists of waters upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located just
downstream of the ferry crossing on the Kenai River, to ADF&G regulatory
markers located approximately 300 yards upstream of the public boat launch at
Sportsman's Landing, including the waters around the upstream end of the island
near the Russian River mouth, and the Russian River from its mouth upstream 100
yards to ADF&G regulatory markers, from July 15 - August 20, is
fly-fishing-only waters;
(E) that
portion of the Kenai River from an ADF&G regulatory marker located below
the Ferry Crossing on the Kenai River downstream to the power line crossing
from June 11 - August 20, is fly-fishing-only water;
(F) repealed 6/12/2011;
(G) repealed 6/8/2017;
(5) all tributaries of the Middle Section,
except the portion of the Russian River drainage downstream of an ADF&G
regulatory marker located approximately 600 yards downstream from the falls,
are closed to sport fishing for salmon;
(6) from January 1 - December 31, a person
may not deploy sport fishing gear from a vessel in the flowing waters of the
Kenai River between ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately
one-quarter mile above the Sterling Highway Bridge at the outlet of Kenai Lake,
downstream to ADF&G regulatory markers located at approximately river mile
80.7, during motor use or after a motor has been used to propel that vessel on
that same day.
(7) Hidden Lake is
closed to sport fishing for burbot;
(8) Hidden Lake Creek, from ADF&G
regulatory markers located at the mouth of Hidden Creek upstream to Hidden
Lake, is closed to sport fishing for salmon;
(9) Jean Lake Creek is closed to sport
fishing for salmon.
(10) the
following waters of the Middle Section are open to sport fishing, only as
follows:
(A) from July 15 - April 30, the
Russian River sanctuary area, as defined in subparagraph (4)(D) of this
section, is open to sport fishing, except sockeye salmon may be taken only from
July 15 - August 20;
(B) from June
11 - August 20, the waters of the Kenai River near the confluence of the
Russian River, from the powerline crossing on the Kenai River upstream to the
Ferry Crossing, are open to sport fishing for sockeye salmon;
(C) from June 11 - August 20, the waters of
the Russian River, from its mouth upstream to an ADF& G regulatory marker
located approximately 600 yards downstream from the falls, are open to sport
fishing for sockeye salmon;
(D)
from July 1 - September 30, the waters of the Russian River, from its mouth
upstream to an ADF&G regulatory marker located approximately 600 yards
downstream from the falls, are open to sport fishing for coho salmon.
Authority:AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
