2025 Fishing Season Openers

Additional Kuskokwim River openers

District 4, Quinhagak

Subsistence fishing gillnets will be restricted to 6-inch or less mesh size not exceeding 50 fathoms in length and 45 meshes in depth; effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday, June 1 until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

Kuskokwim River salmon closures

Subsistence fishing with gillnets (drift or set) in the Kuskokwim River will be closed under state regulations during the following times and areas until further notice:

• Sections 4 & 5: Beginning Monday, June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m., from the Yukon Delta Refuge boundary near Aniak to the headwaters of the Kuskokwim River.

The following tributary gillnet fishing closures under state regulations go into effect beginning Monday, June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m., until further notice:

- In the state waters of the Aniak River from the confluence of the Aniak River with the Kuskokwim River and from Yukon Delta Refuge boundary near the Buckstock River to the headwaters of the Aniak River.

In addition, the following subsistence fishing restrictions will go into effect beginning Monday, June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. until further notice:

• Sections 4 & 5: On the mainstem Kuskokwim River from the Yukon Delta Refuge boundary near Aniak to the headwaters.

- Subsistence fishing with hook and line for chinook salmon will close until further notice. Any chinook salmon caught must be returned alive to the water.

- Subsistence fishing with fish wheels will be allowed until further notice. Fish wheels are required to have a live box with no less than 45 cubic feet of water, must be checked at least every 6 hours. Fish wheels may be equipped with a chute and must be closely attended while in operation. All chinook salmon must be returned alive to the water.

- Subsistence fishing with dip nets and beach seines will be allowed until further notice. Any chinook salmon caught in a dip net or beach seine must be returned immediately to the water alive.

• In the Aniak River: From the confluence of the Aniak River and the Kuskokwim River and from the Yukon Delta Refuge boundary near the Buckstock River to the headwaters of the Aniak River.

- Subsistence fishing with hook and line for chinook salmon will close until further notice. Any chinook salmon caught must be returned alive to the water.

- Subsistence fishing with fish wheels will be allowed until further notice. Fish wheels are required to have a live box with no less than 45 cubic feet of water, must be checked at least every 6 hours. Fish wheels may be equipped with a chute and must be closely attended while in operation. All chinook salmon must be returned alive to the water.

- Subsistence fishing with dip nets and beach seines will be allowed until further notice. Any chinook salmon caught in a dip net or beach seine must be returned immediately to the water alive.

Yukon River salmon closures

Coastal District and District 1 (Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Emmonak, Nunam Iqua, Alakanuk, Kotlik)

Effective 8 p.m. Sunday, June 1, chinook and summer chum salmon fishing is closed. Gillnets larger than 4-inch are not allowed. Gillnets of 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used to target non-salmon and are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net near shore.

District 2 (Mountain Village, Pitkas Point, St. Mary’s, Pilot Station, Marshall)

Effective 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, chinook and summer chum salmon fishing is closed. Gillnets larger than 4-inch are not allowed. Gillnets of 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used to target non-salmon and are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net near shore.

District 3 (Russian Mission, Holy Cross)

Effective 8 p.m. Saturday, June 7, chinook and summer chum salmon fishing is closed. Gillnets larger than 4-inch are not allowed. Gillnets of 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used to target non-salmon and are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net near shore.

Innoko River (Shageluk)

Effective 8 p.m. Monday, June 9, chinook and summer chum salmon fishing is closed. Gillnets larger than 4-inch are not allowed. Gillnets of 4-inch or smaller mesh may be used to target non-salmon and are restricted to 60-feet or less in length and must be operated as a set net near shore.

Dip nets, beach seines, and hook and line gear may be used for non-salmon and pink and sockeye salmon; however, chinook and summer chum salmon must be released alive.