Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 2 - Sport Fishing and Personal Use Fishery
Chapter 77 - Personal Use Fishery
Article 11 - Cook Inlet Area
5 AAC 77.527 - Personal use smelt fishery

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 77.527

Current through August 30, 2024

In the personal use taking of smelt

(1) there are no bag or possession limits;

(2) smelt may be taken

(A) in salt water from April 1 through May 31;

(B) in fresh water from April 1 through June 15;

(C) with dip nets; and

(D) with a drift gillnet only from April through June 15, as follows:
(i) a drift gillnet may be used only in the Kenai River downstream of an ADF&G regulatory marker at Cunningham Park;

(ii) a drift gillnet may not be more than 20 feet in length, four feet in depth, and one and one-half inches in mesh size; and

(iii) a drift gillnet must be attended by the person operating the gillnet at all times that the net is fishing;

(3) repealed 7/21/99.

Authority:AS 16.05.251

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