The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is implementing a sport fishing liberalization by increasing the limits of sockeye salmon to six per day and twelve in possession for the Russian River and a section of the mainstem Upper Kenai River. This regulatory change is effective from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 25 through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Area Management Biologist Colton Lipka tells KSRM:
“When we can project over the top end of the goal, which is 22,000 to 42,000, at that point we can increase those bag limits. We were able to get that yesterday. We’re going to get the bag limits increased so tonight at midnight, folks can go six per day and twelve in possession. All of our reports I’m getting is that fishing is going pretty good up there. People are getting their limits and the fish are looking big and healthy. I would highly recommend folks take the drive up and go get some fresh sockeye.”
The section of the mainstem Upper Kenai River with the increased sockeye salmon limits includes the area that extends upstream from Skilak Lake to ADF&G regulatory markers located 300 yards upstream of the public boat launch at Sportsman’s Landing and the Russian River from its mouth upstream to an ADF&G marker located approximately 600 yards downstream from the Russian River Falls. Anglers are reminded that they may possess only the limit allowed for the waters that they are actively fishing.
Lipka also adds that Kasilof River Dipnet Season begins on Saturday:
“For folks that have been anxious to get their dipnets out, as long as they’ve got their Upper Cook Inlet Personal Use permit, they can go down to the Kasilof to start dipnetting where they can get their household limits of sockeye, but as a reminder, you cannot keep kings in the Kasilof River Dipnet Fishery.”
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