Bulletin: Yukon Area Subsistence Salmon Fishing Open (Tributaries of Subdistrict 5-D)

The Yukon River in-season Fisheries Manager issued a Temporary Special Action opening subsistence harvest of salmon in tributaries within Federal public waters of Yukon River fishing Subdistrict 5-D in areas where Canadian-origin stocks of fall chum salmon are not likely to be found. 

Subsistence harvest is allowed in all Subdistrict 5-D tributaries (except in the Porcupine River drainage) at least 500 feet upstream from the Yukon River mainstem. Salmon harvest is limited in Federal public waters to federally qualified subsistence users of the Yukon River drainage. Gillnets are restricted to 6-inch or smaller mesh, and all other legal subsistence gear is allowed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week in open tributaries. 

Because of the poor coho salmon run and the poor Canadian components of the fall chum salmon run, subsistence salmon fishing remains closed in the Yukon River mainstem and the Porcupine River drainage. 

Dates of temporary special action: 

Effective Date:   Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m. for Subdistrict 5-D excluding the Porcupine River drainage

Expiration Date:  Thursday, December 31, 2026, 8:00 a.m. unless superseded by subsequent special action

This action is taken in coordination with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). The fishing schedules announced here match those issued concurrently by the ADF&G in State waters (Fall Fishery Advisory Announcement #15).

The Temporary Special Action, 03-FC-10-26, can be found online at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/fisheries-special-actions.

Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska. 

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