Sport Fishing Regulations
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How to use this Site
- Select a region from the map or nearby text listing and look for region-wide regulations.
- Then go to the drainage or area you will be fishing and look for specific regulations.
- NOTICE: Emergency Orders (EOs) always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
Southwest Alaska
*Previously the Bristol Bay and Kodiak Island, Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands Areas
NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
2023 Regulations
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2023 Complete Southwest Regulation Booklet (PDF 9,592 kB)
- Cover (PDF 359 kB)*
- Southwest Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 175 kB)
- Bristol Bay Salt and Fresh Waters (PDF 5,084 kB)
- Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula Fresh Waters (PDF 257 kB)
- Kodiak Island Freshwaters (PDF 742 kB)
- Kodiak Island Road Zone Sport Fishing Enhancement Projects (PDF 264 kB)
- Kodiak Island, Alaska Peninsula, and Aleutian Islands Salt Waters (PDF 253 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 517 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 384 kB)
- Southwest Alaska Steelhead Identification (PDF 315 kB)
- Rockfish Identification and Conservation (PDF 526 kB)
- Southwest Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 302 kB)