King Salmon opens in Ketchikan area.

Information provided by ADFG

(Ketchikan) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the 2025 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in marine waters of Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, April 3, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026. The regulations are:  

Alaska Resident

 

• The resident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• From October 1 through March 31, a resident sport fish angler may use two rods when fishing for king salmon, a person using two rods under this regulation may only retain salmon;

 

Nonresident

 

• The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• The nonresident annual limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
• Immediately upon landing and retaining a king salmon a nonresident must enter the species, date and location on the back of their sport fishing license or on a nontransferable harvest record.

  The Southeast Alaska regionwide bag and possession limits above will apply in all areas except as modified below in the vicinity of Ketchikan:  

North and Northeast Behm Canal (see map)

  Area Description: In Behm Canal and the contiguous bays enclosed to the north by a line from the western entrance of Bailey Bay to the northern tip of Hassler Island and a line from Fin Point to Dress Point to a line from Cactus Point to Point Eva.  

• Salmon fishing is closed year-round.

 

West Behm Canal, Southeast Behm Canal and Southern Revillagigedo Channel (see map)

  Area Description: In West Behm Canal and the contiguous bays enclosed to the north by a line from the western entrance of Bailey Bay to the northern tip of Hassler Island and a line from Fin Point to Dress Point and to the south by a line from Indian Point to Mike Point. In the waters of southern Revillagigedo Channel enclosed from a line from Lucky Point to Middy Point and enclosed by a line from Kah Shakes Point to Point Rosen including the waters of Boca de Quadra and continuing to the Annette Island 3,000-foot boundary at the latitude of Beaver Point and in southeast Behm Canal from Cactus Point to Eva Point.  

• April 1 to August 14: King salmon retention is prohibited, king salmon may not be retained or possessed; any king salmon caught must be released immediately.

 

Remaining waters of District 1 (see map)

  Area Description: In the marine waters of Ketchikan north and east from the International Boundary Line at Dixon Entrance from 54° 42.48’ N. lat., 130° 36.92’ W. long. to 54° 40’ N. lat., 131° 45’ W. long., continuing north to Caamano Point and enclosed to the north by a line from Indian Point to Mike Point and enclosed to the southeast by a line from Lucky Point to Middy Point, and enclosed by a line from Kah Shakes Point to Point Rosen and continuing to the Annette Island 3,000 foot boundary at the latitude of Beaver Point.  

• April 1 to June 14: King salmon retention is prohibited, king salmon may not be retained or possessed; any king salmon caught must be released immediately.

 

District 2 (see map)

 

• April 1 to June 14: King salmon retention is prohibited, king salmon may not be retained or possessed; any king salmon caught must be released immediately.

  Separate advisory announcements will be issued announcing king salmon regulations for locations where Alaska hatchery-produced king salmon are expected to return. Anglers fishing north of Ketchikan should review the advisory announcements specific to the Petersburg/Wrangell, and Juneau areas.   When fishing in the exclusive economic zone (between 3-200 nautical miles from shore), all anglers must comply with the regulations established for nonresident anglers including the one fish annual limit for king salmon.   For further information concerning this announcement please contact Ketchikan Area Management Biologist, Kelly Reppert at (907) 225-2859 or visit our website.