Selawik River Drainage - Upstream Of The Mouth Of The Tagagawik River
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations modifying the Northwestern area defaults, as the 2026 book words them
Northwestern area County · River · AK
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from AK's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- Open year-round to sport fishing.
- Sheefish: 2 per day, 2 in possession, no size limit.
Northwestern area (Northern Region) rules (base layer)
Area waters: The Northwestern Area consists of all waters draining into and including the Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea, Kotzebue Sound, and Norton Sound south of Point Hope and north of Point Romanof.
- Fishing is open year-round for all species unless otherwise noted below or in special regulations.
- Multiple hooks with a gap between point and shank larger than ½ inch may be used for taking fish other than salmon, except where noted.
- Suckers and burbot may be taken year-round with a spear or bow and arrow.
- Northern pike or whitefish (excluding sheefish) may be speared year-round by persons completely submerged.
| Species | Bag limit | Size and specifications | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Salmon | 1 per day, 1 in possession | 20 inches or longer: 1 per day, 1 in possession. Less than 20 inches: 10 per day, 10 in possession. | Open year-round |
| Chum, Coho, Pink, & Sockeye Salmon (Combo) | 10 per day, 10 in possession | 10 per day, 10 in possession, no size limit. | Open year-round |
| Arctic Grayling | 5 per day, 5 in possession | 5 per day, 5 in possession, no size limit. 10 per day, 10 in possession, no size limit. | Open year-round |
| Arctic Char, Dolly Varden, & Lake Trout | 2 per day, 2 in possession | All lakes: 2 per day, 2 in possession, no size limit. In all flowing waters and salt water: 10 per day, 10 in possession, only 2 of which may be 20 inches or longer and only 2 may be lake trout. | Open year-round |
| Northern Pike | 10 per day, 10 in possession | 10 per day, 10 in possession, no size limit. 15 per day, 15 in possession, no size limit. February 1-December 31: Open to halibut fishing. Unguided anglers: 2 per day, 4 in possession. Consult federal regulations for the following: Bag, possession and size limits, and other regulations for guided (charter) anglers. Filleting requirements for fish cleaned at sea: No person shall possess on board a vessel, including charter vessels and pleasure crafts used for fishing, Pacific halibut that have been filleted, mutilated, or otherwise disfigured in any manner, except that each Pacific halibut may be cut into no more than 2 ventral pieces, 2 dorsal pieces, and 2 cheek pieces, with a patch of skin on each piece, naturally attached. | Open year-round |
| Other Finfish | No limit | No limit. See pages 35-36. | Open year-round |
ADF&G 2026 Northern book - Northwestern · Captured in the state's own words; checked against the source July 4, 2026.
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.
Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.
Season at a glanceDerived
Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.
At the water nowContext
Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.
Receipts
Local services near Selawik River Drainage - Upstream Of The Mouth Of The Tagagawik River
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