2025 Sitka Alaska Fishing Regulations

King Salmon Regulations are typically released in April. Stay tuned. 

Alaskan Resident -  

Nonresident -  

Daily Limit -Six 

Size limit - Over 16"

Annual limit - None 

Daily Limit: 1

Reverse slot limits: 

Halibut must be less than or 37" inches or greater than 80" in length. 

Tuesday closures, (except GAF) on all Fridays beginning May 13th through September 9th, 2025.

GAF tags will be available for the 2025 season. GAF tags are good for 1 halibut of ANY size on ANY day and do not count against your daily bag limit. 

• Daily limit: 1 per day, 1 in possession between 30-35 inches or over 55 inches in length.
• Annual limit: 2 fish, 1 of which is 30-35 inches in length, and 1 that is 55 inches or greater in length
• Open May 16–June 14 and August 1–November 30.
• Size: 30-35 inches or 55 inches and longer.

 Daily limit - 4

Annual Limit - 8

Size limit - None

These are deep water fish in 700'. We have electric reels available. 

Demersal shelf rockfish species include yelloweye, quillback, tiger, China, canary, copper, and rosethorn rockfish.

Resident:

1 Daily, no annual limit

Nonresident:

Season: July 1 - August 25, 2025

1 Daily, annual limit of one fish

Pelagic Rockfish/Black Bass/Sea Bass: 

Daily limit - Two

Size limit - None

Annual limit - None

Slope Non Pelagic Rockfish: 

Daily limit - One

Size limit - None

Annual limit - None

Slope rockfish include: Blackgill, Blackspotted, Bocaccio, Brown, Chilipepper, Darkblotched, Greenstriped, Harlequin, Northern, Pacific Ocean Perch, Puget Sound, Pygmy, Redstripe, Redbanded, Rougheye, Sharpchin, Shortbelly, Shortraker, Silvergray, Splitnose, Stripetail, Vermilion, and Yellowmouth