Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 2 - Sport Fishing and Personal Use Fishery
Chapter 59 - Anchorage Bowl Drainages Area
5 AAC 59.122 - Special provisions for the seasons, bag, possession, annual, and size limits, and methods and means for the Anchorage Bowl Drainages Area

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 5 AAC 59.122

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) Unless otherwise specified by an emergency order issued under AS 16.05.060, the following are localized additions and exceptions to the general seasons, bag, possession, annual, and size limits, and methods and means specified in 5 AAC 59.120 and 5 AAC 75 for the Anchorage Bowl Drainages Area:

(1) the Bird Creek drainage
(A) from its mouth upstream 500 yards to an ADF&G regulatory marker is open from July 14 - December 31 to sportfishing for salmon, other than king salmon, with a bag and possession limit for salmon, other than king salmon, 16 inches or greater in length of three fish;

(B) is closed upstream of the ADF&G regulatory marker located 500 yards upstream of the mouth to sport fishing for all salmon;

(C) is closed to sport fishing from January 1 - July 13;

(2) in the Campbell Creek drainage,
(A) sport fishing is closed from
(i) its mouth upstream to an ADF&G regulatory marker located under the Dimond Boulevard Bridge; and

(ii) an ADF&G regulatory marker located near Shelikof Street upstream to an ADF&G regulatory marker located on the upstream side of the Lake Otis Parkway Bridge;

(iii) April 15 - June 14;

(iv) the upstream side of the Lake Otis Parkway Bridge upstream to an ADF& G marker at the forks near Piper Street from October 1 - July 13;

(B) in the waters upstream of the forks near Piper Street, only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure may be used;

(C) in the waters upstream of the forks near Piper Street, rainbow/steelhead trout may not be possessed or retained; rainbow/steelhead trout that are caught must be released immediately and returned to the water unharmed;

(D) in the waters downstream of the forks near Piper Street, the bag and possession limit for rainbow/steelhead trout is five fish, of which only one per day may be 20 inches or greater in length;

(E) from July 14 - September 30, the waters between ADF&G regulatory markers located under the Dimond Boulevard Bridge upstream to an ADF&G regulatory marker located near Piper Street, except those waters between Shelikof Street and the Lake Otis Parkway Bridge which is closed to sport fishing, are open to sport fishing for coho salmon 16 inches or greater in length; bag and possession limit of three fish;

(F) repealed 6/12/2011;

(G) a person 16 years of age or older may not sport fish in Campbell Creek between Dimond Boulevard and the Old Seward Highway during the designated youth fishing days which occur on the last Saturday and Sunday in June from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; during the designated youth fishing days, king salmon may be taken with a bag and possession limit of one fish 20 inches or greater in length, and 10 fish less than 20 inches in length; except as provided in (b) of this section, there is an annual limit of five king salmon 20 inches or greater in length and a harvest record is required as specified in 5 AAC 75.006; after taking a king salmon 20 inches or greater in length, a person may not sport fish for any species of finfish in waters open to king salmon fishing on that same day;

(3) in the Chester Creek drainage,
(A) the bag and possession limit for rainbow/steelhead trout is five fish, of which only one per day may be 20 inches or greater in length;

(B) sport fishing is closed from April 15 - June 14;

(4) in the Eagle River drainage,
(A) the waters from its mouth upstream to the Route Bravo Bridge on Fort Richardson Army Base are closed to sport fishing;

(B) the waters from Route Bravo Bridge upstream to ADF&G regulatory markers located at mile 7.4 of the Eagle River Road, including waters within 100 yards of its confluence with the South Fork, but not including the South Fork, is open to sport fishing for all finfish species, except king salmon;

(C) from September 16 - May 31, the waters upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located at river mile 7.4 of the Eagle River Road and the North Fork and its tributaries are open to sport fishing for all finfish species, except king salmon;

(D) from August 15 - May 31, the South Fork of Eagle River from its confluence with Eagle River upstream to the falls, is closed to sport fishing for salmon;

(E) the South Fork Eagle River upstream of the falls is open to sport fishing;

(F) the waters from Bailey Bridge on Ft. Richardson Army Base upstream to ADF&G regulatory markers in the Chugach State Park Eagle River Campground are open to sport fishing for king salmon on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays for four consecutive weeks beginning on the Saturday before Memorial Day;

(G) the bag and possession limit for king salmon is one fish, 20 inches or greater in length, except as provided in (b) of this section, there is an annual limit of two king salmon 20 inches or greater in length and a harvest record is required as specified in 5 AAC 75.006; a king salmon 20 inches or greater in length that is removed from the water must be retained and becomes part of the bag limit of the person who originally hooked it; a person may not remove a king salmon from the water before releasing the fish;

(H) after taking a king salmon 20 inches or greater in length, a person may not sport fish for any species of fish that same day in waters open to sport fishing for king salmon;

(5) in the Eklutna River drainage,
(A) the waters from its mouth upstream to the Glenn Highway are open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king, coho, and sockeye salmon;

(B) from January 1 - September 30, the waters upstream of the Glenn Highway are open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king coho, and sockeve salmon;

(6) in the Glacier Creek drainage, including California Creek,
(A) the waters from Glacier Creek mouth upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 25 yards above the confluence of California Creek, are open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(B) from January 1 - September 30, the waters upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 25 yards above the confluence of California Creek, are open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(C) the California Creek drainage from its confluence with Glacier Creek upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 25 yards above the confluence is open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(D) from January 1 - September 30, the California Creek drainage upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers approximately 25 yards above its confluence with Glacier Creek is open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(7) the Indian Creek drainage,
(A) downstream of the Seward Highway Bridge is open to sport fishing;

(B) from July 1 - December 31, upstream of the Seward Highway Bridge, is closed to sport fishing;

(C) upstream of the Seward Highway Bridge is closed to sport fishing for salmon;

(8) in the Ingram Creek drainage,
(A) the waters from its mouth upstream to ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 50 yards upstream of the Seward Highway are open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(B) from January 1 - September 30, the waters upstream of ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 50 yards upstream of the Seward Highway are open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(9) the Peters Creek drainage,
(A) from its mouth upstream to the Glenn Highway is open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(B) upstream from the Glenn Highway is closed to sport fishing for salmon;

(10) the Placer River drainage,
(A) excluding Lower Explorer Creek upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located near its confluence with Lower Explorer Pond and excluding Skookum Creek upstream from the Alaska Railroad Bridge is open to sport fishing for salmon, other than king salmon;

(B) from January 1 - July 13, Lower Explorer Creek upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located near its confluence with Lower Explorer Pond is open to sport fishing for all finfish species, except king salmon;

(C) from January 1 - July 13, Skookum Creek upstream of the Alaska Railroad Bridge is open to sport fishing for all finfish species, except king salmon;

(11) the Portage Creek drainage,
(A) excluding Lower Railroad Slough, Williwaw Creek, and Placer Creek, is open to sport fishing for all finfish species, except king salmon;

(B) from January 1 - July 13, in Lower Railroad Slough upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located at its confluence with Portage Creek is open to sport fishing for all finfish species, except king salmon;

(C) from September 16 - June 30, Williwaw Creek is open to sport fishing, except for salmon;

(D) the Placer Creek Drainage (all Bear Valley streams) is open to sport fishing, except for salmon;

(12) the Potter Creek/Potter Marsh drainage is closed to sport fishing;

(13) in the Rabbit Creek drainage, sport fishing is closed
(A) in the waters from its mouth upstream to the Old Seward Highway;

(B) to salmon fishing in the waters upstream of the Old Seward Highway;

(14) in the Ship Creek drainage,
(A) the waters from its mouth upstream to a cable 100 feet downstream of the Chugach Power Plant dam are open to sport fishing for all finfish species, from January 1 - December 31;

(B) the bag and possession limit for salmon other than king salmon, 16 inches or greater in length is three fish;

(C) the bag and possession limit for king salmon 20 inches or greater in length is one fish; except as provided in (b) of this section, there is an annual harvest limit of five king salmon 20 inches or greater in length and a harvest record is required as specified in 5 AAC 75.006; a king salmon 20 inches or greater in length that is removed from the water must be retained and becomes a part of the bag limit of the person that originally hooked the fish; a person may not remove a king salmon from the water before releasing the fish;

(D) from May 15 - July 13, sport fishing is closed from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.;

(E) from January 1 - July 13, after taking and retaining a king salmon 20 inches or greater in length, a person may not sport fish for any species that same day in waters open to king salmon fishing;

(F) the waters from the cable 100 feet downstream of the Chugach Power upstream to ADF&G regulatory markers located 300 feet upstream of the Elmendorf Power Plant dam are closed to sport fishing;

(G) repealed 6/8/2017;

(H) repealed 6/8/2017;

(I) the waters upstream of an ADF&G regulatory marker located 300 feet above the Elmendorf Power Plant dam are open to sport fishing;

(J) a person 16 years of age or older may not sport fish in the Ship Creek youth fishery zone, established in Ship Creek between the upstream side of the C Street Bridge upstream to the downstream side of the restaurant bridge, during the designated youth fishery day, which occurs from 6:00 a.m. to 11;00 p.m. on the third Saturday in June.

(15) the Sixmile Creek Drainage from its mouth upstream to Lower Six Mile Lake is closed to sport fishing;

(16) in the Twenty Mile River drainage,
(A) the waters from its mouth upstream approximately 10 miles to ADF&G regulatory markers and the Glacier River drainage from its confluence with Twenty Mile River upstream to ADF&G regulatory markers located at its confluence with Carmen Lake outlet stream are open to sport fishing, except for king salmon;

(B) from January 1 - July 13, the waters upstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 10 miles upstream from its mouth, and the Glacier River drainage upstream of its confluence with the Carmen Lake outlet are open to sport fishing, except for king salmon;

(17) in Symphony Lake,
(A) sport fishing is open from July 1 - May 1;

(B) the bag and possession limit for Arctic grayling is five fish, of which only one fish may be greater than 12 inches in length.

(b) Notwithstanding an annual limit established in this section for king salmon, the annual limit for king salmon in the combined waters of the Anchorage Bowl Drainages Area and the other areas in the Cook Inlet region that are open to sport fishing for king salmon under 5 AAC 56 - 5 AAC 62 is five king salmon 20 inches or greater in length, not more than two of which may be taken from that portion of the Kenai River drainage open to king salmon fishing, and not more than two of which may be taken, in combination, from Deep Creek and the Anchor River, except that from January 1 through June 30, a king salmon less than 28 inches in length taken from the Kenai River does not count towards the annual limit.

Authority:AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.251

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