Sitka Fishing Report: September 22-28, 2008

October 1, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Sitka 

Report From Alaska Fish and Game  

  • Sitka Fishing Report
    September 22-28, 2008

  • Chinook Salmon

  • Beginning July 16, 2008 non-resident anglers are allowed to harvest one king salmon, 48 inches or greater in length.  Any king salmon 28 inches or greater in length harvested by a non-resident prior to July 15 will apply toward the one fish harvest limit. The implementation of this size restriction is the reason for the dramatically lower harvest rates as fishing effort and harvest is predominantly from nonresident anglers. The resident king salmon bag and possession limit is one fish 28 inches or greater.
  •             There were no king salmon encountered by creel personnel in Sitka last week; the typical 5-year average for the last week of September is 21 rod hours per king salmon harvested. Chinook salmon are generally landed offshore in locations such as Vitskari Rocks, Biorka, Sitka Point, Cape Edgecumbe, the Shark Hole, and Salisbury Sound.             
  • The Sitka Fishing Guide (PDF) has more information on fishing for salmon in the Sitka area.

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