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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