Report to the Alaska Board of Fisheries for the recreational fisheries of Bristol Bay, 2007, 2008, and 2009

This report summarizes sport fisheries addressed in Bristol Bay proposals to the Alaska Board of Fisheries during 2009. Fisheries include Nushagak-Mulchatna Chinook salmon (king) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, and Brooks River and American Creek rainbow trout O. mykiss. The sport fisheries are described, and estimates of sport effort, catch, and harvest, and escapement are provided. Overviews of management for each fishery are provided, such as pertinent sport fishing regulations and management plans, including the Nushagak-Mulchatna King Salmon Management Plan and the Southwest Alaska Rainbow Trout Management Plan.