(a) Unless otherwise provided in 5 AAC 47 - 5 AAC 75, a person may not fish in fresh water with
- (1) fixed or weighted hooks and lures, except those of standard manufacture;
- (2) multiple hooks with gap between point and shank larger than one-half inch;
- (3) a spear;
- (4) an arrow.
- (b) Repealed 3/13/2004.
- (c) It is unlawful to intentionally snag or attempt to snag any fish in fresh water. Fish unintentionally hooked elsewhere than in the mouth must be released immediately. "Snag" means hook a fish elsewhere than in the mouth.
- (d) Beginning January 1, 2012, the use of footgear with absorbent felt or other fiber material on the soles is prohibited while sport fishing in fresh water.
(In effect before 1983; am 4/3/83, Register 85; am 4/18/86, Register 98; am 3/13/2004, Register 169; am 6/10/2010, Register 194)