The Copper River District will remain closed to commercial drift gillnet fishing. The Copper River District will open to subsistence fishing at 7:00 am on Monday, June 8 for a 12-hour fishing period. Waters within the Chinook salmon expanded inside closure area will be closed during this subsistence fishing period. The next commercial opening of the Copper River District is anticipated to occur on Thursday, June 11 with time and area announced by Wednesday, June 10.
Permit holders are advised that unscheduled announcements providing additional fishing opportunity based on Miles Lake sonar passage trends may occur at any time inseason.
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