Situk River (Nine Mile Bridge to the mouth)

Forest Highway 10 crosses the Situk at Nine Mile Bridge, where most anglers target spring steelhead and Dolly Varden and where drift boats put in for the popular 13.5-mile float to the Lower Situk landing, with a boat launch, toilets and parking at the mouth. Steelhead, coho and king salmon are fished near the mouth, and all five Pacific salmon run the river. 2026 rules: single hooks only (up to two per line), unbaited artificial lures or flies year-round, king salmon closed unless opened by emergency order, coho 2 per day 16 inches or longer, sockeye 3 per day in the Situk-Ahrnklin estuary. Some sections have seasonal closures, including within 50 yards of Nine Mile Bridge (open Aug 16 to June 14); check the booklet and emergency orders.