Fishing opportunities from Yukon Delta NWR boundary at Kuskokwim River mouth to ½ mile above Tuluksak River:
- May 28: Fishing closed to non-Federally qualified subsistence users
- May 28 - May 31, 2019: Gill net drift and set net fishing is open with 6-inch or less gillnets for federally qualified subsistence users
- June 1 - June 11, 2019: Openers are to be determined, Refuge will match State of Alaska 4-inch openers with a 6-inch opener. Estimated openers are for 1 or 2 during this time
- June 1, 2019 (time to be announced by Alaska Department of Fish and Game): 12-hour set-net fishing with 6-inch or less gillnets
- June 12, 15, and 19, 2019 (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.): Fishing is open with 6” mesh or less. 150 feet in length above Johnson River, 300 feet or less below the Johnson River
- June 20: Openers to be determined
Note: When using 6-inch or smaller mesh gillnets, depth may not exceed 45 meshes deep. If using greater than 6-inch mesh gillnets, depth may not exceed 35 meshes deep. Also, net length may not exceed 50 fathoms (300 feet).
Fishing opportunities from ½ mile above Tuluksak River to Yukon Delta NWR boundary above Aniak:
- May 28: Fishing will be closed to non-Federally qualified subsistence users;
- May 28 - May 31, 2019: Fishing is open. No restrictions;
- June 1 - June 11, 2019: Openers are to be determined. Refuge will match State of Alaska 4-inch openers with a 6-inch opener. Estimated openers are for 1 or 2 during this time;
- June 12, 15, and 19, 2019 (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.): Fishing is open.
- June 20 on: Openers to be determined.
Note: When using - inch or smaller mesh gillnet, depth may not be more than 45 meshes deep. If using greater than 6-inch mesh gillnets, depth may not exceed 35 meshes deep. Also, net length may not exceed 50 fathoms (300 feet).
Yukon Delta Refuge boundary near Aniak to the ADF&G regulatory markers near the Holitna River mouth:
- June 6, 2019: Subsistence fishing with gillnets will be closed until further notice;
- June 7 on: Opener to be determined.
Upstream of the ADF&G regulatory markers located near the Holitna River mouth to the headwaters of the Kuskokwim River.
- June 11, 2019: Subsistence fishing with gillnets will be closed until further notice;
- June 7 on: Opener to be determined.