Federal Fishing Announcement #3: Set Gillnet Opportunities
Photo by Terese Vicente/KRITFC.
For Immediate Release: June 25, 2025
Contact: Spencer Rearden, 907-621-6129, spencer_rearden@fws.gov
Kuskokwim River Mainstem Fishing Opportunities
Pursuant to authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Manager, as In-Season Manager, hereby announces additional fishing opportunities for Federally qualified subsistence users only:
Lower Kuskokwim Fishing Opportunity: In the Kuskokwim River main stem, from the Refuge boundary at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River to the Kalskag Line (see maps), set gillnets will be allowed effective:
June 27, 2025 from 7:00 am to June 28, 2025 7:00 pm (36 hours).
July 2, 2025 from 7:00 am to July 3, 2025 7:00 pm (36 hours).
Set gillnets are restricted to 6-inch or less mesh, may not exceed 45 meshes in depth, and 75 feet in length. All species of salmon may be retained during this opportunity. The salmon bearing tributaries and the Aniak Box listed in FSA-YD-25- 01 will remain closed to all gillnets. When this harvest opportunity expires, Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River, downstream of the Kalskag Line and to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River will return to closed to the use of gillnets by all users for the protection of Chinook, Chum and Coho Salmon.
Fishing with gill nets above the Kalskag Line; and fishing with rod and reel within the Aniak Box remains open until further notice (details stated in the 2025 Second Announcement released June 18, 2025).
Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.
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