09-21-2004, 04:24 AM
Lower Cook Inlet Area
Fishing Report for September 14, 2004
[url "javascript:popup('homregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] Salt Waters Halibut [ul] [li]Halibut anglers are catching fish from a wide variety of locations. At this time of year it can take longer to locate halibut because they move to deeper waters. Good fishing was reported off Point Pogibshi in 100-200 feet of water. Areas farther out and south of Point Adam should remain good when weather permits. The bag limit for halibut is 2 per day (4 in possession). [/li][/ul] Other salt water fishing [ul] [li]Snagging is prohibited in Cook Inlet salt water north of a line extending west from Anchor Point. [li]Feeder king salmon are on the move and catching is sporadic. Try Bluff Point and locations around Kachemak Bay. Troll in the vicinity of groups of feeding seabirds. [li]Silver salmon are still migrating into Kachemak Bay. Troll for silvers off points and in passages. [li]Lingcod season remains open until December 31. The minimum size limit is 35 inches, and the bag limit is 2 per day and 2 in possession. [li]Rockfish fishing is also open all year. Most rockfish are taken while targeting halibut or salmon. Rockfish caught in less than 60 feet of water generally survive release. The bag limits are 5 rockfish per day, no more than 1 of which may be a non-pelagic species. [/li][/ul] Shellfish [ul] [li]The next series of clamming tides runs September 26-29. Again, a PSP warning has been issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation for Kachemak Bay. Clammers should read the "News Release" information above and visit the website listed in the "Helpful Links" section of this report. [li]Dungeness, King and Tanner crab, and shrimp fisheries are closed in Cook Inlet and the Outer Gulf Coast. [/li][/ul] Fresh Waters [ul] [li]Bait may not be used in the Anchor River, Deep Creek, Ninilchik River or Stariski Creek through Dec. 31. [li]Salmon fishing is open only downstream of the forks in the Anchor River. Deep Creek and the Ninichik River are open to salmon fishing only in the lower two miles downstream of department markers. [li]The silver salmon return is dwindling, and with low, clear water, catching is slow. [li]Dolly Varden continue to be caught in these three streams in fair numbers. Daily limits for Dollies are 2 per day and 2 in possession - try beads, flesh flies, egg patterns or small spinners. [li]A few steelhead are entering the rivers. Please familiarize yourself with the differences between a silver salmon and a steelhead. Rainbow/steelhead have black spots all over both lobes of the tail, while silvers have black spots only on the upper lobe of the tail. [li]Rainbow/steelhead trout may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately in these streams. [li]Snagging is prohibited in ALL fresh waters. [/li][/ul]
Fishing Report for September 14, 2004
[url "javascript:popup('homregs.cfm');"]Emergency Orders and Regulation Changes[/url] Salt Waters Halibut [ul] [li]Halibut anglers are catching fish from a wide variety of locations. At this time of year it can take longer to locate halibut because they move to deeper waters. Good fishing was reported off Point Pogibshi in 100-200 feet of water. Areas farther out and south of Point Adam should remain good when weather permits. The bag limit for halibut is 2 per day (4 in possession). [/li][/ul] Other salt water fishing [ul] [li]Snagging is prohibited in Cook Inlet salt water north of a line extending west from Anchor Point. [li]Feeder king salmon are on the move and catching is sporadic. Try Bluff Point and locations around Kachemak Bay. Troll in the vicinity of groups of feeding seabirds. [li]Silver salmon are still migrating into Kachemak Bay. Troll for silvers off points and in passages. [li]Lingcod season remains open until December 31. The minimum size limit is 35 inches, and the bag limit is 2 per day and 2 in possession. [li]Rockfish fishing is also open all year. Most rockfish are taken while targeting halibut or salmon. Rockfish caught in less than 60 feet of water generally survive release. The bag limits are 5 rockfish per day, no more than 1 of which may be a non-pelagic species. [/li][/ul] Shellfish [ul] [li]The next series of clamming tides runs September 26-29. Again, a PSP warning has been issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation for Kachemak Bay. Clammers should read the "News Release" information above and visit the website listed in the "Helpful Links" section of this report. [li]Dungeness, King and Tanner crab, and shrimp fisheries are closed in Cook Inlet and the Outer Gulf Coast. [/li][/ul] Fresh Waters [ul] [li]Bait may not be used in the Anchor River, Deep Creek, Ninilchik River or Stariski Creek through Dec. 31. [li]Salmon fishing is open only downstream of the forks in the Anchor River. Deep Creek and the Ninichik River are open to salmon fishing only in the lower two miles downstream of department markers. [li]The silver salmon return is dwindling, and with low, clear water, catching is slow. [li]Dolly Varden continue to be caught in these three streams in fair numbers. Daily limits for Dollies are 2 per day and 2 in possession - try beads, flesh flies, egg patterns or small spinners. [li]A few steelhead are entering the rivers. Please familiarize yourself with the differences between a silver salmon and a steelhead. Rainbow/steelhead have black spots all over both lobes of the tail, while silvers have black spots only on the upper lobe of the tail. [li]Rainbow/steelhead trout may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately in these streams. [li]Snagging is prohibited in ALL fresh waters. [/li][/ul]