(Juneau) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish announced that the Fish Creek Pond sport fishing closure will be removed August 10. The hatchery efforts for collecting king salmon in the Pond needed for broodstock will conclude August 8, making the closure no longer necessary.

Within Fish Creek Pond the following regulations will be in effect beginning 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 10 through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024:

• The daily bag and possession limit is four king salmon of any size,

• King salmon harvested by nonresidents in the Fish Creek Pond area do not count toward their annual limit,

• The use of bait, weighted hooks and lures, and multiple hooks with a gap between point and shank larger than one-half inch are permitted,

• King salmon hooked elsewhere than in the mouth may be retained.

For further information concerning this announcement please contact Juneau Area Management Biologist, Daniel Teske at (907) 465-8152 or visit our website.

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