Alaska Department of Fish and Game released King Salmon Regulations for 2018. King Salmon Sport Fishing Regulations For Southeast Alaska including Sitka include; Daily Bag Limit: One king salmon greater than 28 inches Annual harvest limits: April 5 through June 30, the annual limit is three king salmon 28 inches or greater in length; From July 1…
Does low king abundance equate to bad fishing for kings? In a word – no. We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again, the predictions of abundance are the best thing we have for properly regulating the catch, but they don’t always predict the quality of the fishing. We’ve seen great action in years…
High Altitude View Bad News: A two to three-year episode of warm water and low ocean productivity has resulted in lower numbers of chinook (king) salmon coastwide. Southeast Alaska’s king salmon annual limit is derived in most years by the Abundance Index (AI). The AI is a complex calculation that uses all kinds of…