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District 4A and the Koyukuk River


Boundaries: from the ADFG regulatory marker ¾ mile downriver from Old Paradise Village upstream to the tip of Cone Point, and the Koyukuk River

Communities: Grayling, Anvik, Kaltag, Nulato, Koyukuk, Huslia, Hughes, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Wiseman, and Coldfoot

All gill net fishing closed effective Sunday, July 27 at 12pm

Gill net fishing with 4-inch or smaller mesh and manned fish wheel for nonsalmon reopens Thursday, July 31 at noon 

Weekly gill net and manned fish wheel opening schedule:

Thursdays at noon - Sundays at noon until further notice

Special notes: 

A subsistence fishing permit is required for all species in the Koyukuk River above Bettles, including the communities of Wiseman and Coldfoot. Gillnets in the permit area will not reopen until August 20.

More info: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/dcfnewsrelease/1710877463.pdf

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Subdistrict 5-D Lower: All Gillnets Removed July 9-26th

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July 27

Coastal District, Districts 1, 2, 3, and the Innoko River area: 4 inch Gillnet & Manned Fish Wheel Closing