October 1st 2024 Winter King Salmon is open
January 16, 2025
Sport Fishing Opens for Winter King Salmon
After a short closure King Salmon is now open.
Information provided by Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is announcing the winter 2024/2025 sport fishing regulations for king salmon in marine waters of Southeast Alaska and Yakutat. These regulations will be effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2024 through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2025 or until the regulations for the 2025 season are announced. The regulations are:
Alaska Resident
- The resident bag and possession limit is two 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;
- The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length;
- From October 1 through December 31, 2024, the nonresident annual harvest limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; any king salmon harvested from January 1 through September 30, 2024, will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
- From January 1 through April 30, 2025 the nonresident annual harvest limit is three 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.