The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released a Yukon River subsistence fishing schedule
Monday, June 2nd.

This year, the Chinook salmon run is forecasted to be well below average and insufficient to provide any surplus for harvest. Subsistence fishing closures will start based on historic Chinook salmon run timing and follow the salmon as they travel upriver.

The summer chum salmon run will be assessed as it enters the river. When the summer chum salmon run is projected to meet the drainagewide escapement goal, fishing opportunities with selective gear types may be announced.

In District 3, including the communities of Holy Cross:

Subsistence fishing is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week with seven and a half inch or smaller mesh gillnets as well as other salmon and nonsalmon gear types. All fish caught may be retained.

Effective 8 p.m. Saturday, June 7th, Chinook and chum salmon subsistence fishing will close. Gillnets larger than 4-inch will not be allowed. Gillnets of 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used to target nonsalmon but are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net.

In the Innoko River, including Shageluk:

Subsistence fishing is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week with seven and a half inch or smaller mesh gillnets as well as other salmon and nonsalmon gear types. All fish caught may be retained.

Effective 8 p.m. Monday, June 9th, Chinook and chum salmon subsistence fishing will close. Gillnets larger than 4-inch will not be allowed. Gillnets of 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used to target nonsalmon but are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net.


In Subdistrict 4A Lower, from ¾ of a mile downstream from Old Paradise Village upstream to Stink Creek, including the communities of Grayling and Anvik:

Subsistence fishing is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week with seven and a half inch or smaller mesh gillnets as well as other salmon and nonsalmon gear types. All fish caught may be retained.


The subsistence fishing schedule is available 24 hours per day at 1 (866) 479-7387. The Emmonak office will open for the season on June 4th.

If you have any questions about this, or any announcement, please call the Emmonak or Fairbanks fish and game office.

Please note that there is a federal special action in place and that federal closures align with this announcement. You may contact Holly Carroll at 907-351-3029 for further information.