Each year, the Division of Sport Fish publishes four regional regulation sport fishing books – Northern, Southcentral, Southeast, and Southwest – and the books feature photos of anglers and their catches from around the state on the cover and inside pages. Whether it’s a big catch, a family adventure, or a day out with friends, we want to see your fishing adventures this summer!
This year, there’s a new online photo submission form for the 2026 Sport Fishing Regulations Cover Photo contest. It is now easier and faster to share your best shots. One of your photos could be featured on the cover of a 2026 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary Book!
Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 31, 2025.
How to enter:
- Submit up to three photos (not screengrabs) taken in Alaska within the last two years.
- Complete the required media consent release form through the online submission system. For kids under 18, a parent or guardian must sign. If multiple children are in the photo, each child’s parent/guardian must complete and sign a form.
- Photos showing unsafe or unethical practices, fish and game violations, or advertisements will not be accepted (for example, children in boats without life vests).
For full details and to submit your photos the fastest, easiest, and most streamlined way, submit your photos through our new submission form online*.
Photos may still be submitted by email, but this is the previous method and requires additional steps. Include the angler’s full name, age, species of fish, and the waterbody where it was caught. Attach your photos and a signed media consent form, then email them to the correct regional contact:
- Northern Alaska: Tim Mowry
- Southcentral & Southwest Alaska: Nick Ellickson
- Southeast Alaska: Carly Lemieux
*If you have already submitted your photos this year, you do not need to resubmit.