Ouch! Saw the email come through Aug 21st dropping the limit to one, restricting bait and limiting to one hook. Not sure why they would limit to one hook on the 21st. I’m guessing the one hook you’re describing was buried in king regs/executive orders? I’ll do a video describing the printed regs, executive orders and emails that rapidly change the rules. Never our intention to fish illegally so thanks for being an extra set of eyes and letting us know.
Just shot a video for you Ryan. Between Sept 1st and Sept 19th we could use treble hooks and bait on the Kania River. Read the emergency order 8-21: EXCLUDING THE KENAI RIVER We were not fishing illegally. "The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is implementing the following sport fishing regulation restrictions for the flowing fresh waters of the Kenai Peninsula (excluding the Kenai River) effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 24 through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The bag and possession limits for coho salmon 16” or greater in length will be reduced from two to one fish, the use of bait will be prohibited, and gear will be restricted to single-hook, artificial lure."
@@FrontierFamilyAlaska look at the EO that came out 8/12/24 (Soldotna) - Kenai River anglers are advised that, to continue protection of late-run king salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is extending the prohibition of multiple hooks in the Kenai River from its mouth upstream to ADF&G markers at the confluence of the Moose River effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 16 through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024. Anglers may use only one baited or unbaited, single-hook or single-hook lure in these waters. “Single-hook” means a fish hook with only one point. Kenai River late-run king salmon were designated as a Stock of Concern by the Alaska Board of Fisheries at its March 2024 meeting and the inriver sport fishery was closed for 2024, including catch-and-release fishing. Incidentally caught king salmon may not be retained or possessed; king salmon caught while fishing for other species may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately. Even with the fishery closure, as of August 11, 2024, only approximately 6,070 king salmon 75 cm mid eye to tail fork and longer have passed the river mile 13.7 king salmon sonar. Inseason projections estimate the Recovery Goal of 14,250 - 30,000 large king salmon established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries will not be achieved. Therefore, prohibiting multiple hooks is warranted to reduce mortality of incidentally caught king salmon. “King salmon runs throughout Cook Inlet have been exceedingly weak this year,” state biologist Matt Miller. “We need to take precautions to reduce mortality of Kenai River king salmon that have returned inriver. Besides using single hook, anglers should exercise good angling practices by avoiding fishing for coho salmon in areas of the river where king salmon are concentrated and to cut leaders or lines to avoid stressing incidentally hooked king salmon.”
Cool type of fishing ❤
Salmon fishing is on my bucket list.
Glad you enjoyed it, What type of fishing do you do now?
@@FrontierFamilyAlaska crappie n trout
Emergency Orders all fall for single hook only. Should edit out of the edited video when fishing illegally next time.
Ouch! Saw the email come through Aug 21st dropping the limit to one, restricting bait and limiting to one hook. Not sure why they would limit to one hook on the 21st. I’m guessing the one hook you’re describing was buried in king regs/executive orders? I’ll do a video describing the printed regs, executive orders and emails that rapidly change the rules. Never our intention to fish illegally so thanks for being an extra set of eyes and letting us know.
Just shot a video for you Ryan. Between Sept 1st and Sept 19th we could use treble hooks and bait on the Kania River. Read the emergency order 8-21: EXCLUDING THE KENAI RIVER
We were not fishing illegally.
"The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is implementing the following sport fishing regulation restrictions for the flowing fresh waters of the Kenai Peninsula (excluding the Kenai River) effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, August 24 through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The bag and possession limits for coho salmon 16” or greater in length will be reduced from two to one fish, the use of bait will be prohibited, and gear will be restricted to single-hook, artificial lure."
@@FrontierFamilyAlaska look at the EO that came out 8/12/24
(Soldotna) - Kenai River anglers are advised that, to continue protection of late-run king salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is extending the prohibition of multiple hooks in the Kenai River from its mouth upstream to ADF&G markers at the confluence of the Moose River effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 16 through 11:59 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024. Anglers may use only one baited or unbaited, single-hook or single-hook lure in these waters. “Single-hook” means a fish hook with only one point.
Kenai River late-run king salmon were designated as a Stock of Concern by the Alaska Board of Fisheries at its March 2024 meeting and the inriver sport fishery was closed for 2024, including catch-and-release fishing. Incidentally caught king salmon may not be retained or possessed; king salmon caught while fishing for other species may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately. Even with the fishery closure, as of August 11, 2024, only approximately 6,070 king salmon 75 cm mid eye to tail fork and longer have passed the river mile 13.7 king salmon sonar. Inseason projections estimate the Recovery Goal of 14,250 - 30,000 large king salmon established by the Alaska Board of Fisheries will not be achieved. Therefore, prohibiting multiple hooks is warranted to reduce mortality of incidentally caught king salmon.
“King salmon runs throughout Cook Inlet have been exceedingly weak this year,” state biologist Matt Miller. “We need to take precautions to reduce mortality of Kenai River king salmon that have returned inriver. Besides using single hook, anglers should exercise good angling practices by avoiding fishing for coho salmon in areas of the river where king salmon are concentrated and to cut leaders or lines to avoid stressing incidentally hooked king salmon.”