In the personal use taking of smelt,

1. (1) there are no bag or possession limits;

2. (2) smelt may be taken

   1. (A) in salt water from April 1 through May 31;
   2. (B) in fresh water from April 1 through June 15;
   3. (C) with dip nets; and

   4. (D) with a drift gillnet only from April 1 through June 15, as follows:

      1. (i) a drift gillnet may be used only in the Kenai River downstream of an ADF&G regulatory marker at Cunningham Park;
      2. (ii) a drift gillnet may not be more than 20 feet in length, four feet in depth, and one and one-half inches in mesh size; and
      3. (iii) a drift gillnet must be attended by the person operating the gillnet at all times that the net is fishing;
3. (3) repealed 7/21/99.

(Eff. 7/1/86, Register 99; am 3/29/87, Register 101; am 4/7/93, Register 126; am 7/21/99, Register 151; am 3/8/2002, Register 161; am 5/18/2014, Register 210)