Alaska Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Alaska?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Alaska Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Alaska Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Alaska's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
Alaska Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Alaska.
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Some Alaska Native fishermen found guilty of illegal fishing
- BETHEL, Alaska - A Bethel judge has ruled against some of nearly two dozen Yup'ik Eskimo fishermen cited for illegally fishing king salmon in the Kuskokwim River during a poor run last year. Several of the fishermen were found guilty Monday ...
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 5/21/2013 6:42:52 PM
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Alaska Department Fish And Game
- FAIRBANKS - More waterfowl arrived in Interior Alaska this week, and it’s no wonder — about 20 percent of the waterfowl in the U.S. nest in Alaska to take advantage of the state’s numerous wetlands.
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 4/26/2013 3:06:09 AM
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Kenai to ban dipnet fish waste from beaches
- The City of Kenai will fine individuals dumping fish carcasses and other refuse on its beaches in an effort to keep the North and South beaches clean during the July dipnet fishery season. The city now requires that dipnetters dump fish waste ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 4/24/2013 5:10:12 AM
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What's in store for next fish board appointee?
- A decade ago Ricky Gease wrote the Alaska Board of Fisheries declaring Soldotna too dangerous for a board meeting. The board has not deliberated in Soldotna since then. Recently the Kenai River Sportfish Association has eavesdropped on a UFA ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 4/19/2013 4:57:39 PM
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Trials set to begin in subsistence fishing case
- ANCHORAGE — Sam Jackson believes a favorable trial verdict for him and other Alaska Natives cited for illegally fishing king salmon could help his people reclaim the subsistence rights they’ve enjoyed for thousands of years. The 50-year-old ...
- Juneau Empire
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- 4/14/2013 4:03:20 AM
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Trials set to begin in Alaska subsistence fishing case
- ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sam Jackson believes a favorable trial verdict for him and other Alaska Natives cited for illegally fishing king salmon could help his people reclaim the subsistence rights they've enjoyed for thousands of years. The 50-year-old Yup'ik
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 4/13/2013 12:08:17 AM
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Refuge notebook: Local partnership working to ensure healthy fish habitat
- Recognizing the importance of fish habitat, many local stakeholder groups have been working tirelessly to protect, enhance, and restore this irreplaceable resource in southcentral Alaska. These groups realized that a coordinated approach and ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 4/11/2013 10:22:06 PM
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Board of Fish member rejected in close vote
- Commissioners Dianne Blumer and Pat Kemp were confirmed Monday by unanimous vote of the Alaska State Legislature, which met in a joint session to consider Gov. Sean Parnell’s appointees. Blumer was confirmed as commissioner of the Alaska ...
- Juneau Empire
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- 4/9/2013 4:02:06 AM
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Fish board nominee rejected
- JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska Legislature has rejected another term for Board of Fisheries member. Vince Webster had served on the board since 2007. In recent days, the Kenai River Sportfishing Association put out a call to action against Webster ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 4/9/2013 3:40:37 AM
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State places limits on fishing on 2 Kodiak rivers
- KODIAK, Alaska - State fisheries officials have instituted fishing restrictions for king salmon sport fishing on two Kodiak Island rivers. KMXT reports (http://is.gd/M0qkGr) the restrictions will last about two months this summer. Sport ...
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 4/8/2013 11:15:46 PM
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Talkin' about Taku fishing at upcoming Raincountry meeting
- Kent Sullivan will present “Taku and Beyond” at the next Raincountry Flyfishers meeting beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in the Thunder Mountain High School library. Sullivan will show slides and talk about his experiences “up ...
- Juneau Empire
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- 4/5/2013 3:59:41 AM
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Governor reappoints Alaska Fish Board members
- FAIRBANKS — Gov. Sean Parnell reappointed two members to the Alaska Board of Fisheries on Wednesday. Thomas Kluberton, of Talkeetna, was reappointed to a second three-year term on the board, while Vince Webster, of King Salmon, was reappointed ...
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 3/28/2013 5:59:32 PM
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Coast Guard finds safety violations aboard fishing vessel near Kake
- The chief of the Sector Juneau response department, Commander Marc Burd, reminded the public that free vessel safety checks can be obtained in most Alaska ports by contacted the nearest Coast Guard sector or marine safety detachment, or by ...
- Juneau Empire
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- 3/24/2013 3:59:36 AM
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Upper Cook Inlet Task Force proposals rejected by Board of Fish
- After months of meetings, thousands of pages of documents and several hours of testimony from user groups in the Upper Cook Inlet, the Alaska Board of Fisheries ultimately voted unanimously to reject a proposal that would have made several ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 3/22/2013 5:09:23 PM
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Fly Fishing film fest features Tongass conservation message
- There is a cure. Join Trout Unlimited Alaska program, America’s Salmon Forest and Alaska Fly Fishing Goods for the 1st annual showing of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 at the Goldtown ...
- Juneau Empire
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- 3/22/2013 3:54:49 AM
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Sharing fishing secrets should be an angler's pleasure, duty
- Seriously, tell me — preferably one that’ll put a big rainbow trout on the end of my line. In my line of work — the Clarion’s lone Tight Lines fishing reporter and columnist — I’m constantly on the hunt for the best fishing ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 3/21/2013 4:49:05 PM
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Public testimony continues at fish board meeting
- On a day when the Alaska Board of Fisheries was scheduled to discuss the results of the Upper Cook Inlet Task Force, members instead heard more than six hours of testimony from the remainder of the 112 members of the public who signed up to ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 3/21/2013 4:13:18 PM
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Fish and Game: Some Peninsula game stocks thriving, others declining
- Before the Alaska Board of Game took up the 19 Kenai Peninsula area proposals, they were given an overview of the area’s game and its health that indicated some area game stocks were declining, while others were thriving. On Monday ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 3/20/2013 5:37:24 AM
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Fish processing vessel grounds on Kodiak Is.
- The vessel had just left the city of Kodiak two hours earlier when the mishap occurred in relatively calm seas, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. “It hit the beach fairly hard,” said Steve Russell, the DEC’s ...
- Juneau Empire
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- 3/19/2013 4:05:32 AM
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Fish processing vessel grounds on Kodiak Island
- ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A fish processing vessel that went hard aground on Kodiak Island was struck by other problems earlier this year, including a diesel spill and two ammonia leaks. The 169-foot Pacific Producer grounded in 9-foot tides early Friday while .
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 3/19/2013 3:22:35 AM
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Homer Fishing
- (Author’s note: With fishing season just around the bend, it’s time to get in the proper frame of mind. This piece, edited here for brevity, first appeared in Fish Alaska magazine in 2011.) It’s August in Homer, the aptly named “Halibut ...
- Kenai Peninsula Clarion
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- 3/15/2013 5:03:22 PM
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Native rights advocate calls for justice in subsistence hunting, fishing
- Starkey said “a series of broken promises” or “death by 1,000 cuts” could summarize Native access to traditional fishing and hunting under American and Alaska governments. Starkey spoke for about 30 minutes, sometimes interrupted by applause ...
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 3/12/2013 7:55:44 AM
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Bill would allow for lifetime hunting, fishing licenses
- JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska residents could get lifetime hunting and fishing licenses under a bill proposed in the state House. Rep. Les Gara says his bill, HB157, should save on paperwork and make the process more convenient. The bill leaves ...
- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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- 3/7/2013 5:55:48 PM
Alaska Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Alaska Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Alaska.
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