2022 Alaska Fishing Regulations

King Salmon Fishing in Sitka, AK with Angling Unlimited

Halibut 2022 Regulations:

Daily limit: 1 per person per day either under 40″ or over 80″

Annual limit: None

Timing: Expect fast halibut action all season. We have great success catching halibut up to the 40-inch maximum from May thru September. We do catch the very occasional halibut over the 80-inch mark – especially in May and June.

Size: 10-450 pounds. We see halibut of all sizes in Sitka. Best fishing is on the ocean, so as long as weather permits, we’ll get them!

Chinook (King) Salmon 2022 Regulations:

Nonresident King Limits for 2022

The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon per person, 28 inches or greater in length.
From January 1 through June 30, the nonresident annual harvest limit is three king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length.
From July 1 through July 15, the nonresident annual harvest limit is two king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; any king salmon harvested from January 1 through June 30 will apply towards the two fish annual harvest limit;
From July 16 through December 31, the nonresident annual harvest limit is one king salmon, 28 inches or greater in length; any king salmon harvested from January 1 through July 15 will apply towards the one fish annual harvest limit;
Immediately upon landing and retaining a king salmon a nonresident must enter the species, date, and location on their sport fishing license or on a nontransferable harvest record.
February 01, 2022 – Expires: March 31, 2023

Coho (Silver) Salmon 2022 Regulations:

Daily limit: 6 per person

Annual limit: none

Timing: Late June/early July – mid September

Size: Average size 6-10 pounds in June through late July, 8-12 pounds August and September. Silvers gain weight rapidly throughout the summer. By mid-August silvers of 12- 15 pounds are fairly common and the elusive 20 pound hooknose is possible.

Ling Cod 2022 Regulations:

Daily limit: 1 per day; 30–40 inches or 55 inches and longer, annual limit of 2 fish, one of which is 30–40 inches in length, and one that is 55 inches or greater in length, harvest record required

Annual limit: 2 – one must be between 30-40″ and the other must be over 55″.

Timing: May 16 through November 30

Size: 30-40 inches or 55 inches and longer.

Pelagic Rockfish (Sea Bass) 2022 Regulations:

Daily limit: 3 per day, no size limit

Annual limit: None

Timing: All season

Size: 3-8 pounds

Pelagic Rockfish Sea Bass Alaska fishing

Slope Non-Pelagic Rockfish 2022 Regulations:

Slope rockfish include: Blackgill, Blackspotted, Bocaccio, Brown, Chilipepper, Darkblotched, Greenstriped, Harlequin, Northern, Pacific Ocean Perch, Puget Sound, Pygmy, Redstripe, Redbanded, Rougheye, Sharpchin, Shortbelly, Shortraker, Silvergray, Splitnose, Stripetail, Vermilion, and Yellowmouth.

No size limit: 1 per day, no size limit