Prince William Sound anglers still limited to one king salmon a day

Anglers in most of Prince William Sound's salt water are still held to one king salmon a day — half the usual limit — through Sept. 15, under a conservation restriction the state has kept in place since spring over low king numbers.

The one-fish limit (of any size) applies across most of the Sound and the wider Gulf of Alaska, including the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak. It's set to lift Sept. 15, though the department says it could extend or tighten the rules if needed.

A few terminal harvest areas — the hatchery-return waters around Whittier, Cordova, Valdez and Chenega — are exempt, and anglers fishing those can keep the normal two kings a day. Charter operators and their crews can't keep kings while clients are aboard.

As for where they're biting: the best king fishing has been near Glacier Island, with a few also coming from near Pigot Point, according to the state's report this week from area biologist Brittany Blain-Roth.