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Lisianski River 



The Tongass Land Management Plan rated the area as having 

 the highest value for the production of salmon. The ADFiG 

 ranked the area as the highest value for the quality of 

 sport fishing and the production of salmon and trout and of 

 moderate value for the production of wildlife. The fish 

 produced in the Lisianski drainage supports a commercial 

 fishery worth over a million dollars every year to 

 fishermen. The area is used heavily by residents of Pelican 

 for fishing, hunting, and general recreation. 



The Lisianski River is one of the top five salmon producers 

 in the region, with reported peak escapements of 220,000 

 pink, 5000 chum, 1500 coho, and 100 sockeye salmon. It also 

 produces significant populations of rainbow, steelhead, and 

 cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden. Brown bear, 

 Sitka-black-tailed deer, marten, mink, land otter, bald 

 eagles, waterfowl, and other old-growth forest species are 

 moderately abundant. 



Detailed information on hunting and fishing is not availcdsle 

 for this small area, although it is important to the 

 residents of Pelican for at least deer hunting (see attached 

 map) . 



Upper Hoonah Sound 



The Tongass Land Management Plan rated the area as having 

 moderate values for fisheries, with the exception of 

 Paterson Creek watershed which was rated high value. The 

 ADF&G considers the area a moderate producer of fish and 

 wildlife and an important harvest area for the residents of 

 Sitka. 



Several drainages each produce over 50,000 pink, over 6000 

 ch\un, and up to 500 coho salmon in an average year. Most 

 drainages also produce moderate populations of rainbow, 

 steelhead, and cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden. The 

 estuarine sedge-grass flats and salmon streams are brown 

 bear concentration areas. Waterfowl concentrate on the 

 sedge-grass flats during spring and fall migrations. The 

 area supports moderate populations of Sitka black-tailed 

 deer, marten, land otter, mink, wolves, bald eagles, nesting 

 waterfowl, and other old-growth forest species. 



Residents of Sitka use the area to harvest salmon, halibut, 

 crcdss, deer, and furbearers. In 1987, around 590 deer were 

 harvested in the area by Sitka hunters in 1100 hunter-days. 



Goose Flats 



The Tongass Land Management Plan rated the Goose Flats 

 watershed as having moderately high fishery value and high 

 estuarine resource values. The ADF&G rates the area as a 

 moderate producer of fish and wildlife and as an important 

 harvest area for the residents of Tenakee Springs. 



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