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Sports Fishing Report: June 15, 2017

Issued June 15, 2017

Regulation reminders:

  • The bag limit for Unalaska Bay fresh and saltwaters is 5 salmon per day of which only 2 may be sockeye.
  • The bag limit for the remainder of Unalaska Island is 5 salmon per day all of which may be sockeye or coho.
  • Anglers are reminded that Town Creek (Iliuliuk) is closed to fish for sockeye year round.
  • The saltwaters of Summer’s Bay are open to snagging, however, the freshwaters from the outlet of Summer’s Bay Lake to the ocean are closed to all sportfishing.
  • All freshwaters of Unalaska Island are closed to snagging year round.
  • Anglers are reminded that many of the creeks flowing into Unalaska Bay have closed waters for a portion of the drainage or all of the drainage in some cases. Be sure to keep an eye out for signs marking closed waters and to consult the Southwest Alaska Sportfish regulation booklet for a complete list of sport fishing regulations for Unalaska Bay.

Fishing reports:

  • Reports of a few sockeye being caught off local beaches have come in! Counts at McLee’s lake are just beginning and we will soon be including current weir counts. Counts are also posted on the Dept’s website daily.
  • Dolly Vardenshould have mostly left their overwinter-freshwater homes and will be feeding in the near shore waters off local beaches. Recent reports indicate dolly fishing has been good off most local beaches.
  • Trolling for king salmon has reportedly been good with reports indicating fish in the 15 to 30 lb range have been caught just outside Unalaska Bay and some inside the bay recently as well.
  • King salmon will often follow schools of bait fish to feed and recent reports of large schools of sandlance should mean great fishing!
  • Anglers are reminded that the bag limit for King Salmon is 2 per day per person.
  • Halibut fishing appears to be picking up and recent success has been reported in Unalaga Pass and Driftwood Bay.
  • Crabbing appears to be slow so far but some reports of tanner’s being caught in Nateekin and Captain’s bays have come in.
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