ADF&G's Trophy Fish Program
Sport Fishing

The Youth category of the Trophy Fish Program is an opportunity for young anglers to be recognized for catching a trophy fish. This category is open to anglers who are 15 years of age or younger. These rules apply to catch-and-release as well as kept fish.

Catch-and-Release Certificate

For catch-and-release certificates, it’s best not to remove your fish from the water. Hold it just at the water’s surface while a photograph is quickly taken, then release it into the current. Minimum lengths for catch-and-release certificates are listed in the table below. Not applicable to all species.
Catch & Release Affidavit

Trophy Fish Certificate

Minimum weights for trophy fish certificates are listed on the table below. Entries must be weighed in the presence of at least one witness or a Trophy Fish Official, on a scale currently certified by the Division of Weights and Measures.
Trophy Fish Affidavit

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Youth Trophy Fish Minimum Weights to Qualify
Species	Trophy Certificate Min. Weight	Catch & Release Certificate Min. Length
Arctic Char/Dolly Varden	8 pounds	25 inches
Brook Trout	2 pounds	16 inches
Burbot	6 pounds	28 inches
Chum salmon	10 pounds	N/A
Coho salmon	12 pounds	N/A
Cutthroat trout (sea-run)	2 pounds	16 inches
Arctic grayling	2 pounds	16 inches
Halibut	150 pounds	N/A
King salmon (from Kenai River)	50 pounds	N/A
King salmon (from other waters)	35 pounds	N/A
Lake trout	15 pounds	30 inches
Lingcod	40 pounds	45 inches
Northern pike	10 pounds	35 inches
Pink salmon	6 pounds	N/A
Rainbow/Steelhead	N/A	25 inches
Rockfish (Yelloweye and Shortraker)	18 pounds	N/A
Sheefish	20 pounds	30 inches
Sockeye salmon	8 pounds	N/A
Whitefish	3 pounds	N/A