ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – While rules and regulations are continually updated throughout the fishing season, there is one order that will not change. All dip net fisheries in the Upper Cook Inlet are closed, including the Kenai, Kasilof, Susitna River and Fish Creek.
Alaska residents with a personal salmon fishing permit must report their catch online by August 31, regardless of whether they fished with nets or not.
“The easiest way to report the numbers — or your unfished catch — is through our online reporting tool,” said Katelyn Zonneville, information officer for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Sportfishing Division. “However, if you have a paper permit, the easiest way is to scan the QR code on the bottom of your permit. This will pull up your permit for you and you can report your catch or click ‘unfished.'”
The harvest report is due by August 31st and can only be done online or in the mobile app.
“Sending your reports by mail, dropping them off at the office or trying to submit them over the phone is no longer an acceptable way to submit your reports. So you’ll have to submit them online only,” Zonneville added. “If you don’t have a computer, you can come into an office and get help with that.”
And anyone who has been out fishing with a net this year will probably be able to report catching a decent number of fish.
“The dipnet fishing in Upper Cook Inlet has been fantastic this year,” said Zonneville. “The catches have been really big and everyone who has come by to report their catch or get help reporting it has told us they had a great time.”
After you report your catch, you should receive a confirmation email in your inbox. If you reported your catch through the app and did not receive a confirmation email, ADF&G recommends updating the mobile app. An email with reporting instructions was also sent to registered anglers on August 6.
For further assistance, call the Anchorage Bureau of Fish and Game at 907-267-2218.
All updated regulations and emergency orders can be found at adfg.alaska.gov.
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