Chum, coho, pink & sockeye salmon (combo) Regulations in Alaska (2026)

Where

Southeast Alaska salt waters (ocean)

Size limit

16 inches or longer: 6 of each species per day, 12 of each species in possession. Less than 16 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession, in combination.

Bag limit

16 inches or longer: 6 of each species per day, 12 of each species in possession. Less than 16 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession, in combination.

Possession

16 inches or longer: 6 of each species per day, 12 of each species in possession. Less than 16 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession, in combination.

Season

The salt water sport fishing season is open year-round for all species, except for halibut, lingcod, demersal shelf rockfish, Tanner crab, shrimp, and resident king crab fisheries, and unless otherwise noted below or in special regulations.

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Where

Cook Inlet & Kachemak Bay salt waters (ocean)

Bag limit

6 per day, 6 in possession, only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon.

Possession

6 per day, 6 in possession, only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon.

Season

Fishing is open year-round for all species unless otherwise noted below or in special regulations.

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Where

Prince William Sound salt waters (ocean)

Size limit

6 per day, 12 in possession, only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon, no size limit.

Bag limit

6 per day, 12 in possession, only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon, no size limit.

Possession

6 per day, 12 in possession, only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon, no size limit.

Season

Fishing is open year-round for all species unless otherwise noted below or in special regulations.

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Where

Kodiak Island, Alaska Peninsula & Aleutian Islands salt waters (ocean)

Bag limit

Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Remote Zones: 5 per day, 10 in possession. 5 per day, 5 in possession, only 2 of which may be sockeye salmon. Unalaska Bay: 5 per day, 5 in possession, only 2 of which may be coho salmon and 2 of which may be sockeye salmon.

Possession

Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands Remote Zones: 5 per day, 10 in possession. 5 per day, 5 in possession, only 2 of which may be sockeye salmon. Unalaska Bay: 5 per day, 5 in possession, only 2 of which may be coho salmon and 2 of which may be sockeye salmon.

Season

Fishing is open year-round for all species unless otherwise noted below or in special regulations.

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Where

North Gulf Coast salt waters – Resurrection Bay (North of line between Cape Resurrection to Aialik Cape) (ocean)

Size limit

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. All 6 may be coho salmon.

Bag limit

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. All 6 may be coho salmon.

Possession

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. All 6 may be coho salmon.

Season

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. All 6 may be coho salmon.

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Where

North Gulf Coast salt waters – Outside of Resurrection Bay (ocean)

Size limit

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. Only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon. It is illegal to fish for species in these waters with more than 3 coho salmon in your possession.

Bag limit

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. Only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon. It is illegal to fish for species in these waters with more than 3 coho salmon in your possession.

Possession

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. Only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon. It is illegal to fish for species in these waters with more than 3 coho salmon in your possession.

Season

Pink salmon taken in the sport fishery may be used as bait, but are part of your bag limit. Pink salmon used as bait must not be alive. Open year-round 6 per day, 6 in possession, no size limit. Only 3 per day, 3 in possession may be coho salmon. It is illegal to fish for species in these waters with more than 3 coho salmon in your possession.

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