This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a clarification for the Kuskokwim Salmon opening this Monday, June 12. Fish and Wildlife will be taking over management for king salmon on the Kuskokwim’s lower and mid-region up to Aniak. Other fisheries remain open for fish species other than king salmon.
The opening for federally qualified subsistence users for king salmon will be from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. Drift and setnets may be used, but are limited to six-inch mesh or less and can be no more than 45 meshes deep. If above the Johnson River, nets cannot exceed 150 feet. If below the Johnson River, nets cannot exceed 300 feet.
The Eek, Kwethluk, Kasigluk, Kisaralik, Tuluksak, and Aniak salmon tributaries will remain closed.