Common Fresh and Saltwater Fishes
Southeastern Alaska

	Fish Identification "What have I caught?" Many anglers trying their luck for salmon or trout in the waters of Southeast Alaska frequently catch other fish, which they wish to identify. As an aid in identifying some of the more common species from saltwater and National Forest lakes and streams, this information has been cooperatively prepared by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the USDA Forest Service. Trophy certificates will be issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for all trophy fish caught in the state and registered at local Department offices or through most sporting goods stores. Minimum weights for trophy fish are listed. Clear, clean streams and lakes on the Tongass National Forest provide habitat for reproduction of salmon and trout and support a multimillion-dollar sport and commercial fishing industry. Regulations for this industry are set by the Alaska Board of Fisheries. Edibility [A] = Highly prized as food [B] = Edible [C] = Survival food
	DON'T LITTER AFOOT OR AFLOAT BE CAREFUL WITH FIRES WHEN FISHING ALONG STREAMS OR LAKES IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA, DON'T FORGET YOU'RE IN BEAR COUNTRY
	Fish Index King (Chinook) Salmon Coho (Silver) Salmon Pink (Humpback) Salmon Sockeye (Red) Salmon Chum (Dog) Salmon Dolly Varden Cutthroat Trout Rainbow Trout Brook Trout	Pacific Cod Sablefish Walleye Pollock (Whiting) Rockfish Sculpin (Irish Lord) Dogfish Pacific Halibut Turbot (Arrowtooth Flounder) Sole

Updated June 13, 2001

Home | Forest Facts | Plants, Animals, Fish, Birds