Alagnak River
Federally designated (the upper 56 miles) as a National Wild and Scenic River (NWSR) by Congress. Sockeye, King, Coho, Pink, & Chum Salmon, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Whitefishes, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Lake Trout.
Koktuli River
Sockeye, King, Coho, Pink, & Chum Salmon, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Lake Trout.
Kvichak River
The world's largest Sockeye Salmon run. Is within Alaska's Designated Trophy Rainbow Trout Area. Sockeye, King, Coho, Pink, & Chum Salmon, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike, Whitefishes.
Lake Clark
Within the bounds of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Sockeye, King, and Pink Salmon, Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Northern Pike, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout.
Lake Iliamna
Alaska's largest body of freshwater. It is America's last undeveloped great lake (it is the size of Lake Erie) and home to one of only two freshwater seal populations in the world. Sockeye, King, Coho, Pink, & Chum Salmon; Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Northern Pike, Whitefish, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout.
Nushagak/Mulchatna River Drainages
The largest Chinook (King) Salmon run in Alaska, and perhaps the world. Sockeye, King, Coho, Pink, & Chum Salmon; Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Dolly Varden, Northern Pike, Whitefishes.
Newhalen River
Sockeye, King, and Pink Salmon; Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Dolly Varden.
Stuyahok River
Sockeye, King, Coho, Pink, and Chum Salmon; Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Lake Trout, Northern Pike.
Upper Talarik Creek
Alaska's first designated trophy trout area. Sockeye, King, and Coho Salmon; Arctic Char, Arctic Grayling Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Dolly Varden.
Lower Talarik Creek
Designated Alaska Trophy Rainbow Trout Area. Home to the legendary "Rock Hole," painted by many artists and known for massive Rainbow Trout. Sockeye, King, and Coho Salmon, Arctic Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, and Whitefish.
Note: Fish Species info primarily from Johnson, J., E. Weiss, & S. Maclean. 2004. Catalog of waters important for spawning, rearing, or migration of anadromous fishes-Southwestern Region, Effective January 15, 2005. Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Special Publication No. 04-07, > Anchorage. Online at http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/SARR/FishDistrib/FDD_catalogs.cfm; Other contributions came from local residents, and sport lodge owners. The Renewable Resource Coalition compiled this information.
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