Cascade Creek Lodge
Apr 12, 20172 min
Updated: Mar 3, 2020
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game announced the new King Salmon sport fishing regulations for 2017. With this much anticipated emergency order announcement, all the potential fish we can catch here in Sitka, Alaska are now accounted for. Here's the list of the 2017 sport fishing regulations for Southeast Alaska.
Chinook (King) Salmon Regulations 2017
(Non-Residents)
Daily Limit: 1 King Salmon per person
Annual Limit: 3 King Salmon per person
Size: 28 inches or longer
Preseason Abundance Index: 1.27
Read more about the King Salmon Abundance Index in Southeast Alaska.
Silver (Coho) Salmon Regulations 2017
(Non-Residents)
Daily Limit: 6 Silver Salmon per person
Annual Limit: None
Size: 16 inches or longer
Halibut Regulations 2017 (Area 2C)
(Non-Residents)
Daily Limit: 1 Halibut per person
Annual Limit: None
Size: Under 44 inches (~40 lbs) or Over 80 inches (~277 lbs)
Ling Cod Regulations 2017
(Non-Residents)
Daily Limit: 1 Ling Cod per person
Annual Limit: 2 (one of which is 30-35 inches and other is > 55 inches)
Size: 30-35 inches or 55 inches and longer
Sablefish (Black Cod) Regulations 2017
(Non-Residents)
Daily Limit: 4 Black Cod per person
Annual Limit: None
Size: None
Pelagic Rockfish Regulations 2017
(Non-Residents)
Species: Black, Dusky, Yellowtail, Widow, Blue, & Dark Rockfish
Daily Limit: 3 Pelagic Rockfish per person
Pelagic Rockfish Limit Reduced in the Sitka Area
Annual Limit: None
Size: None
Non-Pelagic Rockfish Regulations 2017
(Non-Residents)
Species: Yelloweye, Quillback, Silvergray, Copper, Tiger, & China Rockfish
*Daily Limit: 1 Non-Pelagic Rockfish per person
Southeast Alaska Non-Pelagic Rockfish Sport Fishing Regulations 2017
*Annual Limit: 1 Yelloweye Rockfish per person
Size: None
*Retention of non-pelagic rockfish is prohibited in all Southeast Outside waters from August 1st - August 21st, 2017
Shark Regulations 2017
(Non-Residents)
Species: Salmon Shark, Blue Shark
Daily Limit: 1 Shark per person
Annual Limit: 2 Sharks per person
Size: None