Alaska Salmon Fishing Guide is an independent informational website about salmon fishing in the Mat-Su Valley and the northern Cook Inlet drainages of Southcentral Alaska. Its readers are anglers who want to know when each species is in the rivers, how the state regulates them and what to check before they go, whether they live in the valley, drive up from Anchorage or plan a first trip from out of state.
What this guide covers
The guide explains when salmon run, how to tell the five species apart, and how the Little Susitna, Deshka and Talkeetna rivers and the Parks Highway creeks are regulated. It also covers licenses, emergency orders, bag limits, gear, technique and trip planning. The home page lists every guide.
What this site is not
This site does not guide, sell, book or arrange trips, does not rent gear, and does not publish fishing reports, catch counts or river conditions. It has no lodging, charter or shop listings and does not rate or recommend any business. It does not take enforcement, wildlife or pollution reports. To report a violation or an injured animal, use the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and Alaska Wildlife Troopers pages. If someone is in danger, call 911.
Not affiliated with any organization
Alaska Salmon Fishing Guide is not affiliated with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, with any government agency, with any fishing guide, lodge or charter business, or with any organization or person that previously used this domain name. Nothing on this site speaks for any of them, and any business that once used a similar name is a separate matter from this guide.
How the pages are prepared
The pages draw on ADF&G documents: the current sport fishing regulations, emergency orders, run-timing sheets and the license price list. Every limit, season, closure or price carries its year and a pointer to the ADF&G page that publishes it. Facts that could not be confirmed against a primary source were left out. Pages are revised when the underlying documents change.
Check the official source before you fish
Alaska salmon regulations change from year to year, and ADF&G can close, restrict or open a fishery by emergency order within days. The emergency orders page explains how to check them, and the bag limits and gear rules page explains how the booklet is organized. Nothing on this site is legal advice, and the regulations and orders published by ADF&G control.
Corrections and suggestions
If you find an error, an outdated rule or a broken link, or want to suggest a topic, use the contact page. Name the page and the sentence, and include a link to the official source if you have one, so the correction can be checked quickly.