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YUKON AREA SALMON CLOSURE: Koyukuk River

Including: Huslia, Hughes, Allakaket, Alatna, Bettles, Wiseman, and Coldfoot

Effective 8:00 PM, Friday, June 20, 2025

  • Gillnets larger than 4-inch mesh and longer than 60 feet are not allowed.

  • 4-inch or smaller mesh gillnets may be used to fish for nonsalmon but must be operated as setnets near shore.

  • The use of fish wheels is not permitted.

  • Chinook and summer chum salmon must be released alive if caught. They may only be kept if found dead.

A subsistence fishing permit is required for all species in the Koyukuk River above Bettles, including Wiseman. In this permit area, gillnets must be 3½ inches or smaller mesh and cannot be used from June 30 to August 20. Get a permit here: https://shorturl.at/tGxz3

More info here: https://shorturl.at/IYrEW

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