Personal Use Salmon Fishing:

Subdistrict 6-C (a portion of the Tanana River drainage from the regulatory markers at the mouth of the Wood River upstream to the downstream mouth of the Salcha River, which includes the communities of Fairbanks, North Pole and Salcha):

Personal use salmon fishing will remain closed for 2021.

Personal Use Whitefish and Sucker Fishing:

Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area (a portion of the Tanana River drainage from the Wood River upstream to the mouth of the Volkmar River on the north bank and the mouth of the Johnson River on the south bank, which includes Fairbanks, North Pole, Salcha and Delta Junction):

Personal use whitefish and sucker fishing in Subdistrict 6-C with gillnets and fish wheels is closed. Fishing with other gear for whitefish and suckers in the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area remains open 24 hours per day, seven days per week, subject to permit stipulations. Only whitefish and suckers may be retained.

Effective 8:00 a.m. Saturday, October 30, personal use whitefish and sucker fishing in Subdistrict 6-C will open with 4-inch or smaller mesh gillnets limited to 60 feet or shorter.

A personal use whitefish and sucker permit and a current sport fish license are required. Contact the Fairbanks office at (907) 459-7274 for a permit application.

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