2020 Yukon River Salmon Summer Fishery Announcement #29 Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C Subsistence Fishing Schedule

Subsistence Management Actions

Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, and 5-C (Tanana and Rampart):

Subsistence fishing will open from 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 7 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh and fish wheels.

The subsistence fishing period from 6 p.m. Friday, July 10 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11 is cancelled.

Fishing will reopen Tuesday, July 14 with gillnets restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh and fish wheels on a schedule of two 24-hour periods per week from:

6 p.m. Tuesdays to 6 p.m. Wednesdays 6 p.m. Fridays to 6 p.m. Saturdays

A subsistence permit is required to fish for all species in portions of Subdistricts 5-C and 5-D from the western most tip of Garnet Island upstream to the mouth of Dall River (Dalton Highway bridge area).

Subsistence harvest calendars and subsistence fishing permits are available from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Fairbanks office (459-7274) or online at www.adfg.alaska.gov/store/. 

During subsistence fishing closures, fishermen may use 4-inch or smaller mesh gillnets to target non-salmon. The 60-foot maximum length restriction is removed.

This is an announcement by the ADF&G in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

To reach the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Fairbanks call 456-0406.

Announcements will be shared on Facebook at www.facebook.com/YukonRiverFishingADFG

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