Sport Fishing Publications
Southcentral Alaska
The Division of Sport Fish, Southcentral Region, publishes a variety guides that are excellent introductions to sport fishing in the region by describing the numerous fisheries and angling opportunities in the area. The guide’s cover run timing, access sites, suggested tackle, lifecycle, regulations, and many include basic maps.
Southcentral Region Overviews
- Tidepooling Etiquette (Tri-fold)(732 Kb)
- Ice Fishing (4.5 Mb) - Ice fishing techniques, equipment, and regulations.
- Northern Pike in Southcentral Alaska (5.67 Mb) - Publication covering the illegal stocking of northern pike in Southcentral Alaska, ADF&G removal approach, and information on how anglers can help by catching this illegally stocked species.
- Southcentral Alaska Dolly Varden (2.8 Mb) - Lifecycle, distribution, and regulations
- Terminal Tackle in Southcentral Alaska (6 Kb) - Popular salmon fishing tackle suggestions.
- Harvesting Seaweed & Other Aquatic Plants in Southcentral Alaska (4.3 Mb) - Publication covering the aquatic plant subsistence and personal use fisheries seasons, a map detailing where each fishery is located along the Southcentral Alaska coastline, and resources for harvesting seaweeds and other aquatic plants.
Run Timing - Charts of the timing of fish runs in popular Southcentral streams
- Anchorage Area Run Timing (45 Kb)
- Kenai Peninsula Run Timing (1.6 Mb)
- Kodiak, Alaska Peninsula, & Aleutians Run Timing (1.6 Mb)
- Prince William Sound & North Gulf Coast Run Timing (1.6 Mb)
- Northern Cook Inlet Run Timing (84 Kb)
Anchorage
- Anchorage Stocked Lakes (4.89 Mb) Publication covering locally stocked lakes in Anchorage, Birchwood/Eagle River, JBER, and Turnagain Arm, includes bathymetric maps and species stocked.
- Anchorage Area Fishing Opportunities (7.42 Mb) Comprehensive publication covering popular fishing locations in the Anchorage area.
Bristol Bay
- Southwest Alaska Rainbow Management Policies (Tri-fold) (657 Kb) - Chart of regulations, map.
- Fishing opportunities in the Naknek River (Tri-fold) (250 Kb) - Run timing, map, and access.
Kodiak
- Fishing in the Kodiak Area - Publication covering Kodiak Island's road and remote zones, suggested fishing gear and locations to target different salmon species, rainbow trout, Arctic char, Dolly Varden, and saltwater species on or around Kodiak Island. .
Homer
- Sport Fishing in Kachemak Bay (316 Kb) - Homer and Seldovia fisheries, Run timing, access and maps.
- Fishing on the Lower Kenai Peninsula Streams (10.9 Mb) - Publication covering Chinook and coho salmon, Dolly Varden, and steelhead fishing in the Anchor and Ninilchik rivers, and Deep and Stariski creeks.
- Fishing for King Salmon in Seldovia (6 Mb) - Publication covering fishing for Chinook salmon in the Seldovia area including how to get to Seldovia, public fishing access points, and suggested fishing gear.
Kenai
- Kenai Peninsula Stocked Lakes (6.5 Mb) - Publication covering locally stocked lakes in the Kenai Peninsula area, includes bathymetric maps and species stocked.
- Kenai River Seasonal Bank Closures (706 Kb) - Trifold publication covering bank closures in the upper and lower Kenai River with maps, and access points during the open season.
- Fishing the Kenai River (6.6 Mb) - Comprehensive publication covering fishing for popular fish species in the Kenai River, public shoreline access sites, and catch-and-release practices.
- Fishing the Russian River (6.4 Mb) - Comprehensive publication covering fishing for popular fish species in the Russian River, tackle and fishing methods, and Russian River fishing etiquette.
Matanuska-Susitna Valley
- Fishing Mat-Su Valley Stocked Lakes (3 Mb) - Publication covering locally stocked lakes in the Mat-Su Valley and Palmer areas, includes bathymetric maps and species stocked.
- Fishing for Mat-Su Valley King Salmon (8.1 Mb) - Comprehensive publication covering road and boat accessible fishing locations for Chinook salmon in the Mat-Su Valley area, including information on a Youth-Only Fishery.
- Fishing for Mat-Su Valley Coho Salmon (9.8 Mb) - Comprehensive publication covering road and boat accessible fishing locations for coho salmon in the Mat-Su Valley area, including information on a Youth-Only Fishery.
Prince William Sound
- Prince William Sound Shrimp (1725 kb) - Publication covering the lifecycle of the five shrimp species found in Alaska saltwaters, shrimp habitat, bait methods, and shrimp management.
- Fishing in Western Prince William Sound (1.6 Mb) - Covers Whittier, Coghill River, Esther Lake, Eshamy Lagoon, and Main Bay, including maps.
- Sport Fishing in the Cordova Area (6.4 Mb) - Covers Cordova roadside fishing, including the Eyak River and Fleming Spit king salmon and silver salmon. Also Eastern Prince William Sound halibut fishing, and the Copper River Delta Special Management Area for trout.
- Fishing in the Valdez Area (2.2 Mb) - Covers pink salmon fishing, Allison Point, as well as salt water fishing for king and silver salmon. Also covers fresh waters such as the Robe River and area stocked lakes.
Resurrection Bay/Seward
- Sport Fishing in the Seward Area (760 Kb) - An excellent guide covering run timing, access, and camping.
Common Fishing Setups
- King Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 186 kB)
- King Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from a Watercraft (PDF 238 kB)
- King Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from Shore (PDF 234 kB)
- Coho Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 166 kB)
- Coho Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from a Watercraft (PDF 239 kB)
- Coho Salmon Saltwater Fishing Setup from Shore (PDF 228 kB)
- Chum Salmon River Fishing Setup (PDF 177 kB)
- Pink Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 135 kB)
- Red Salmon River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 136 kB)
- Red Salmon River Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 150 kB)
- Rainbow Trout River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 184 kB)
- Rainbow Trout Lake Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 172 kB)
- Rainbow Trout River Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 193 kB)
- Rainbow Trout Lake Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 248 kB)
- Dolly Varden River Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 172 kB)
- Dolly Varden Lake Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 211 kB)
- Dolly Varden River Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 193 kB)
- Dolly Varden Lake Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 245 kB)
- Northern Pike Fishing Setup (PDF 197 kB)
- Northern Pike Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 189 kB)
- Northern Pike Fly Fishing Setup (PDF 186 kB)
- Lake Trout Spin Fishing Setup (PDF 178 kB)
- Lake Trout Fishing Setup from a Watercraft (PDF 220 kB)