Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 2 - Sport Fishing and Personal Use Fishery
Chapter 73 - Yukon River Area
5 AAC 73.010 - Seasons, bag, possession, and size limits, and methods and means for the Yukon River Area
Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 5 AAC 73.010
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise specified in this section or through an emergency order issued under AS 16.05.060, sport fishing is permitted year round in the waters of the Yukon River Area.
(b) Except as otherwise specified in (c) of this section, the following are the general bag, possession, and size limits for finfish and shellfish in the waters of the Yukon River Area:
(1) king salmon 20 inches or greater in
length: the bag and possession limit is three fish, of which only two fish may
be 28 inches or greater in length; in all waters, a king salmon that is removed
from the water must be retained and becomes part of the bag limit of the person
who originally hooked the fish; a person may not remove a king salmon from the
water before releasing the fish;
(2) salmon, other than king salmon: the bag
and possession limit is 10 fish, with no size limit;
(3) Arctic char/Dolly Varden and lake trout:
(A) in all lakes: the bag and possession
limit is two fish of all species combined, with no size limit;
(B) in all flowing waters: the bag and
possession limit is 10 fish of all species combined, of which only two fish may
be 20 inches or greater in length, and of which only two fish may be lake
trout;
(4) repealed
5/22/2016;
(5) Arctic grayling: the
bag and possession limit is five fish, with no size limit;
(6) sheefish: the bag and possession limit is
10 fish, with no size limit;
(7)
northern pike: the bag and possession limit is 10 fish, with no size
limit;
(8) burbot: the bag and
possession limit is 15 fish, with no size limit;
(9) halibut: may be taken only from February
1 through December 31, with a bag limit of two fish and a possession limit of
four fish, with no size limit;
(10)
finfish and shellfish species that are not specified in this section: there are
no bag, possession, or size limits;
(11) repealed 7/22/2017;
(c) The following are the exceptions to the general bag, possession, and size limits, and fishing seasons specified in (a) of this section for the Yukon River Area:
(1)
in all waters of the Innoko River drainage, including all waters draining into
the Yukon River from Holy Cross downstream to and including Paimiut Slough, the
bag and possession limit for northern pike is three fish, of which only one
fish may be 30 inches or greater in length;
(2) in all waters upstream from the mouth of
the Tanana River to and including the Hodzana River, the bag and possession
limit for northern pike is five fish, of which only one fish may be 30 inches
or greater in length;
(3) in all
waters of the Dall River drainage and in all waters of the Little Dall River
drainage, northern pike may be taken only from May 20 through September 30,
with a bag and possession limit of four fish less than 30 inches in length and
only one fish which may be 48 inches or greater in length; all northern pike
caught that are at least 30 inches, but less than 48 inches in length, may not
be possessed or retained and must be immediately released;
(4) in the Dalton Highway corridor
(Trans-Alaska Pipeline corridor) within the Yukon River Area, which is
described as a corridor five miles wide on each side of the Dalton Highway
north of the Yukon River, excluding the Ray River,
(A) sport fishing for salmon is
closed;
(B) lake trout may be taken
only by catch-and-release fishing, and may not be possessed or retained; all
lake trout caught must be immediately released;
(C) the bag and possession limit for northern
pike is five fish, of which only one fish may be 30 inches or greater in
length;
(5) in the Nome
Creek drainage of the Beaver Creek, Arctic grayling may be taken only by
catch-and-release fishing, and may not be possessed or retained; all Arctic
grayling caught must be immediately released;
(6) in the waters of the Nowitna River
drainage, the bag and possession limit for northern pike is five fish, of which
only one fish may be 30 inches or greater in length.
(d) In the Yukon River Area, the following special provisions to methods and means apply:
(1) in the Dall River and Little Dall River
drainages,
(A) only unbaited, single-hook,
artificial lures may be used;
(B)
the use of set lines is prohibited;
(2) from April 1 through May 31, in the Nome
Creek drainage of Beaver Creek, only unbaited, single-hook, artificial lures
may be used.
Authority: AS 16.05.060
AS 16.05.251
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