Waterlands

NWS zone PKZ053 · Alaska

Yakutat Bay fishing forecast

Alaska · Pacific coast

Scores for this bay system are being computed. Check back shortly.
Named spots
55
Species scored
0
Tide stations
1

Overview

Yakutat Bay is NWS marine zone PKZ053 on the Alaska Pacific coast, in the Alaska species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 55 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 1 NOAA tide station nearby.

9 species are listed for this region; none is scored in the current forecast.

Species · 9

Listed for the Alaska region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

Not scored
Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-run

Peak season, changing this week

Not scored
LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Pacific codGadus macrocephalus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-run

Off season, about 23 more weeks

Not scored
Chum salmonOncorhynchus keta · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week

Not scored
Pink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuscha · sea-run

Off season, about 1 more week

Named spots · 55

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

Nearest tide stations

Regulations

Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Synced with ADF&G Sep 20, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with ADF&G before you keep a fish.

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