Sport Fishing Regulations
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How to use this Site
- Select a region from the map or nearby text listing and look for region-wide regulations.
- Then go to the drainage or area you will be fishing and look for specific regulations.
- NOTICE: Emergency Orders (EOs) always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
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NOTICE: Emergency Orders always supersede the published regulations.
Check for current EOs & News Releases before finalizing your plans.
Due to updated ADA accessibility requirements, the PDFs on our site have been enhanced to meet current compliance standards. As a result, file sizes are larger than in previous years.
2026 Regulations
- 2026 Complete Northern Regulation Booklet (PDF 41,216 kB)
- Cover (PDF 4,862 kB)*
- Back (PDF 2,000 kB)
- Northern Alaska Regional Regulations (PDF 119 kB)
- Northern Alaska Shellfish Regulations (PDF 2,616 kB)
- Kuskokwim and Goodnews Drainages (PDF 2,764 kB)
- North Slope Drainages (PDF 1,710 kB)
- Northwestern Drainages (PDF 2,820 kB)
- Yukon River Drainages (PDF 3,371 kB)
- Tanana Drainage (PDF 5,392 kB)
- Upper Copper &
Upper Susitna Area (PDF 5,544 kB) - Tackle Information (PDF 1,106 kB)
- Sport Fish Definitions (PDF 205 kB)
- Licensing Information (PDF 1,687 kB)
- Chitina Personal Use Fishery (PDF 1,538 kB)
- Stocked Lakes (PDF 323 kB)
- Salmon Identification (PDF 1,929 kB)
- Trout and Other Species Identification (PDF 1,421 kB)