Southcentral Management Areas Fishing Reports - Sport Fish D... http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/FishingReports/index.cfm?AD... Alaska Department of Fish and Game ADF&G Home » Fishing » Sport » Fishing Info » Fishing Reports » Southcentral Area Sport Fishing Reports Prince William Sound Current Report Dec - Feb Mar - Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct - Nov May 20, 2015 Emergency Orders for Region Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta Area Week of May 21 to May 27 Issued May 20, 2015 Regulation Reminders and Emergency Orders • Permits are mandatory for all noncommercial shrimp fisherman. Permits are available at local Fish and Game offices and at select vendors. • Lingcod season is closed until July 1 to protect nest-guarding males. • Cutthroat and Rainbow/Steelhead trout fishing is closed until June 15th. • Ibeck Creek is closed to all sport fishing upstream from a point 3 miles above the Copper River Highway. Fresh waters Salmon • Fishing for salmon in freshwater is limited this time of year and a late spring. Look for a few early fish to be in rivers over the next couple weeks. Trout, Dolly Varden, Grayling • Cutthroat and rainbow/steelhead trout fishing is closed until June 15 to protect spawning adults. • Dolly Varden are present in many of the streams throughout Prince William Sound and the Copper River Delta. Use fry/smolt imitation flies or small spinners at lake outlets or stream confluences. • Hooligan should be showing up around the Alaganik within the next week or so if they aren’t there already… Look for gulls and other birds to point them out. Salt waters Halibut, Lingcod, and Rockfish • Halibut angling was a little spotty inside the Sound this past week. A few anglers reported catching their limits near Knowles Head and Naked Island and reports of a few fish around Applegate Island. The ocean entrances continue to be great places to catch halibut. • Rockfish angling is quite productive with small jigs near rocky reefs. • AND REMEMBER if you are targeting multiple species, target rockfish last, and use a deepwater release 1 of 2 5/20/15, 10:53 PM Southcentral Management Areas Fishing Reports - Sport Fish D... http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/FishingReports/index.cfm?AD... mechanism on all released rockfish (these devices can turn the chance of survival for a rockfish from near zero to near 100%!) What’s deepwater release? http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingSportFishingInfo.rockfishconservation Salmon • Trolling for kings should be productive near Cordova and near other salmon producing streams. Trolling near shallow rocky reefs and headlands is a good bet this time of year. • There have been no reports of hatchery king salmon at Flemming Spit but they should start showing up in a couple weeks. Shellfish • Shrimping continues to be productive near Whittier and Valdez. • Don’t forget your shrimp permit – everyone needs one. Archives Prince William Sound Area Archives for: 2015 Change Year May 20, 2015 Helpful links Fishing regulations Emergency Orders Regional Management Areas Fish stocking Fish counts Lake maps River levels 2 of 2 Need a license? Fish identification (PDF) Rockfish identification (PDF) Informational brochures Fishing in bear country Division of Alaska Wildlife Troopers DEC Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning 5/20/15, 10:53 PM