Sport Fishing Regulations
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How to use this Site
- Select a region from the map or nearby text listing and look for region-wide regulations.
- Then go to the drainage or area you will be fishing and look for specific regulations.
- NOTICE: Emergency Orders (EOs) always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
Southeast Alaska

Fishing on most federal public lands is now subject to federal as well as state fishing regulations.
If you plan to fish on federal public lands, consult the Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska. It is available at many federal land managing agencies' field office, at the Office of Subsistence Management (1-800-478-1456), or online at: http://www.doi.gov/subsistence/index.cfm. Inseason closures can occur at any time and may not be reflected in the federal subsistence management booklet, so it is advisable to also contact the federal agency for the area where you intend to fish.
NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
2024 Regulations
- 2024 Complete Southeast Regulations Booklet (PDF 33,572 kB)
- Cover (PDF 1,950 kB)*
- Back (PDF 1,619 kB)
- General Seasons and Bag and Size Limits - Fresh and Salt Water (PDF 2,046 kB)
- Yakutat Area Special Regulations (PDF 2,237 kB)
- Haines-Skagway Special Regulations (PDF 1,600 kB)
- Juneau-Glacier Bay Special Regulations (PDF 3,034 kB)
- Sitka Special Regulations (PDF 3,104 kB)
- Petersburg-Wrangell Special Regulations (PDF 2,398 kB)
- Prince of Wales Special Regulations (PDF 3,396 kB)
- Ketchikan Special Regulations (PDF 1,361 kB)
- Southeast Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 1,702 kB)
- Tackle Information (PDF 955 kB)
- Sport Fishing Definitions (PDF 155 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 2,322 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 680 kB)
- Rockfish Identification and Conservation (PDF 2,005 kB)
- Southeast Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 649 kB)
- Rockfish retention and non-retention for Southeast Alaska (PDF 3,803 kB)