State controlled waters on the main stem of the Kuskokwim River from the Aniak to the Holitna, will be open for 24 hours, starting at noon Monday, June 12, going until noon on Tuesday, June 13. From the Holitna up to headwaters will also be opening Monday for subsistence fishing starting at 12 p.m. and open until further notice. Drift or set gillnets at 6 inches or less, not exceeding 150 ft in length, may be used.
The announcement came over the weekend from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Also, the federal June 12 opening for the Kuskokwim River up to the border of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge will be open from noon to midnight under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's jurisdiction.
Correction: In a previous draft of this article we stated the opening in state controlled waters from the Aniak to the Holitna, and the Holitna up to the headwaters were open for only 24 hours. The corrected version is above.