Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 2 - Sport Fishing and Personal Use Fishery
Chapter 74 - Tanana River Area
5 AAC 74.010 - Seasons, bag, possession, and size limits, and methods and means for the Tanana River Area

(1) king salmon 20 inches or greater in length: the bag and possession limit is one fish; in all waters, except stocked lakes specified in (c)(29) of this section, 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 three fish, with no size limit;

(3) Arctic char/Dolly Varden: the bag and possession limit is 10 fish, with no size limit;

(4) lake trout: the bag and possession limit is two fish, with no size limit;

(5) repealed 6/28/2019;

(6) Arctic grayling: the bag and possession limit is five fish, with no size limit;

(7) whitefish: the bag and possession limit is 15 fish, with no size limit;

(8) sheefish: the bag and possession limit is two fish, with no size limit;

(9) northern pike: the bag and possession limit is five fish, of which only one fish may be 30 inches or greater in length;

(10) burbot: the bag and possession limit is 15 fish, with no size limit;

(11) finfish species that are not specified in this section: there are no bag, possession, or size limits;

(12) repealed 7/28/2023;

(1) in all lakes of the Tanana River drainage, except those stocked lakes listed under (29) of this subsection, and unless otherwise specified in this subsection, the following exceptions apply:

(2) in the Chatanika River and its tributaries,

(3) in the Chena River and its tributaries, including Chena Slough (Badger Slough),

(4) repealed 6/28/2019

(5) in the Delta Clearwater River drainage, including the Clearwater Lake drainage, the bag and possession limit for Arctic grayling is one fish, 12 inches or less in length; all Arctic grayling caught that are greater than 12 inches in length must be released immediately;

(6) in the Delta River and its tributaries,

(7) repealed 4/13/2013;

(8) repealed 6/28/2019

(9) in Fielding Lake,

(10) in Five Mile Clearwater Creek, the bag and possession limit for Arctic grayling is two fish, of which only one fish may be 12 inches or greater in length;

(11) repealed 5/19/2010;

(12) the Goodpaster River drainage is closed to sport fishing for salmon, except that downstream from ADF&G regulatory markers located approximately 25 miles upstream from the confluence with the Tanana River, catch-and-release fishing for king salmon is allowed; king salmon may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately without further harm;

(13) in Harding Lake,

(14) in the Kantishna River drainage downstream from the mouth of the Toklat River, sport fishing for chum salmon is closed from August 15 through December 31;

(15) repealed 6/28/2019

(16) repealed 4/13/2013;

(17) in Piledriver Slough and its tributaries and in the Moose Creek drainage, finfish species may be taken by catch-and-release fishing only;

(18) in Rainbow Lake, the bag and possession limit for rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, Arctic char/Dolly Varden, and Arctic grayling, combined is five fish, of which only one fish may be 18 inches or greater in length;

(19) repealed 5/19/2010;

(20) in the Salcha River and its tributaries,

(21) in the Shaw Creek drainage and its tributaries, Arctic grayling may be taken from April 1 through May 31, by catch-and-release fishing only;

(22) in "T" Lake, the bag and possession limit for burbot is two fish, with no size limit;

(23) in the Tanana River and its tributaries within a two-mile radius of its confluence with Shaw Creek, Arctic grayling may be taken from April 1 through May 31, by catch-and-release fishing only;

(24) in the Tangle Lake system, including all waters of the Delta River drainage upstream from Wild Horse Creek,

(25) in the Toklat River drainage between approximately one mile upstream and two miles downstream of the Kobi-McGrath trail crossing, enclosed by the following four points: 64° 08.21' N. lat., 150° 01.16' long., to 64° 08.21' N. lat., 149° 58.38' W. long., to 64° 10.66' N. lat., 150° 02.09' W long., to 64° 10.66' N. lat., 149° 59.72' W. long., sport fishing is closed from August 15 through May 15;

(26) in the Tok River drainage,

(27) in the Tolovana River drainage, northern pike may be taken only from June 1 through October 14;

(28) in Volkmar Lake, the bag and possession limit for northern pike is two fish, of which only one fish may be 30 inches or greater in length;

(29) in stocked waters, the bag, possession, and size limit for rainbow trout, Arctic char/Dolly Varden, landlocked salmon, lake trout, and Arctic grayling is 10 of all stocked species combined, of which no more than two fish may be lake trout and only one fish may be 18 inches or greater in length; for the purposes of this paragraph, "stocked waters" include Backdown Lake, Ballaine Lake, Big "D" Pond, Birch Lake, Bluff Cabin Lake, Bolio Lake, Brodie Lake, Bullwinkle Lake, Chena Lake, Chet Lake, CHSR 25.0 Mile Pit, CHSR 30.0 Mile Pit, CHSR 45.5 Mile Pit, CHSR 47.9 Mile Pit, CHSR 56.0 Mile Pit, Coal Mine Road #5, Craig Lake, Cushman Lake, Dick's Pond, Doc Lake, Donna Lake, Donnelly Lake, Dune Lake, Forrest Lake, Four Mile Lake, Fourteen Mile Lake, Geskakmina Lake, Ghost Lake, Grayling Lake (Eielson Air Force Base), Hidden Lake (Eielson Air Force Base), Hidden Lake (Tetlin NWR), Horseshoe Lake, "J" Lake, Jan Lake, Johnson Pit #2, Kenna Lake, Ken's Pond, Kids Fishing Pond, Koole Lake, Last Lake, Lisa Lake, Little Donna Lake, Little Harding Lake, Little Lost Lake, Lost Lake, Lundgren Pond, Manchu Lake, Mark Lake, Monte Lake, Monterey Lake, Mosquito Creek Lake, Mullins Pit, Nenana City Pond, Nickel Lake, Nordale #2, North Chena Pond, North Pole Pond, North Twin Lake, Olnes Pond, Otto Lake, Parks 261 Pond, Parks 285 Pond, Paul's Pond, Pyrite Pond, Quartz Lake, Rangeview Lake, Rapids Lake, Richardson Hwy. 28 Mile Pit, Richardson Hwy. 31 Mile Pit, Richardson Hwy. 81 Mile Pit, Shaw Pond, Sansing Pond, Sheefish Lake, Sirlin Drive Pond, South Twin Lake, Steese Hwy. 29.5 Mile Pit, Steese Hwy. 31.6 Mile Pit, Steese Hwy. 33.5 Mile Pit, Steese Hwy. 34.6 Mile Pit, Steese Hwy. 35.8 Mile Pit, Steese Hwy. 36.6 Mile Pit, Stringer Rd. Pond, Triangle Lake, Wainwright #6, Weigh Station #1, Weigh Station #2. Weasel Lake, West Iksgiza Lake, Z Pit (Chena Floodway);

(30) repealed 6/28/2019

(31) repealed 4/13/2013;

(32) repelaed 6/28/2019

(33) in Bathing Beauty Pond, Bear Lake, Moose Lake, and Polaris Lake, finfish species may be taken by catch-and-release fishing only.

(1) from October 15 through May 15, set lines may be used to take burbot in all lakes in the Tanana River drainage, except

(2) in the Chatanika River and its tributaries, only unbaited artificial lures may be used, except that bait may be used only on hooks with a gap size larger than three-quarters of an inch;

(3) in the Chatanika River drainage upstream from the confluence of the Chatanika River and Goldstream Creek to an ADF&G regulatory marker located at the boundary of the Fairbanks nonsubsistence area, which is located approximately one mile downstream from the Murphy Dome Road, only single-hooks may be used;

(4) in the Chatanika River, whitefish may not be taken with

(5) in the Chena River and its tributaries, including Chena Slough (Badger Slough),

(6) in the Delta Clearwater River drainage, including the Clearwater Lake drainage, from

(7) in Fielding Lake,

(8) in Five-Mile Clearwater Creek, from

(9) in George Lake, including the George Lake outlet stream, from October 15 through May 15, set lines may be used only to take burbot;

(10) Harding Lake is closed to the taking of northern pike by spear or bow and arrow;

(11) in Harding Lake,

(12) repealed 4/13/2013;

(13) in Piledriver Slough and in the Moose Creek drainage, only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure may be used;

(14) in the Richardson Clearwater River drainage only unbaited, artificial lures may be used;

(15) in the Salcha River and its tributaries only unbaited, artificial lures may be used, except that bait may be used only on hooks with a gap size larger than three-quarters of an inch throughout the Salcha River drainage;

(16) in Shaw Creek,

(17) in "T" Lake, the use of set lines is prohibited;

(18) in the Tanana River and its tributaries within a two-mile radius of Shaw Creek, bait may be used only on single hooks with a gap size larger than three-quarters of an inch;

(19) in the Tangle Lake system, the use of set lines is prohibited;

(20) in the Goodpaster River drainage, from June 1 through August 31, only one unbaited single-hook, artificial lure may be used;

(21) in the Tok River drainage, only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure may be used.

(22) in Clearwater Lake, the use of set lines is prohibited.