WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
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FISHING RULE CHANGE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
May 4, 2020
Action:
Closes Chinook salmon fishing.
Effective date:
March 1, 2020 until further notice.
Species affected:
Chinook Salmon.
Location:
Cowlitz River, Cispus River, and Lake Scanewa.
Reason for action:
The 2020 Cowlitz River spring Chinook run forecast is 1,440 fish. Based on this forecast, the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery is not expected to meet its broodstock goals. Closing the salmon fishing season will increase the number of hatchery fish available for broodstock and help ensure future hatchery returns. Based on the forecast, we do not expect to have hatchery chinook to transport above Cowlitz Falls Dam to support a Chinook salmon fishery in the upper Cowlitz basin.
Additional information:
Salmon harvest on the Cowlitz River may be allowed if in-season data, including hatchery returns, show the actual run size is large enough to support harvest. All other permanent rules remain in effect, including allowed harvest of hatchery coho and hatchery steelhead in the effective locations described above. Please refer to the Sport Fishing Pamphlet for complete rule information.
Information contact:
Region 5 Ridgefield office, (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.
Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license, appropriate to the fishery. Check the WDFW "Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet for details on fishing seasons and regulations. Fishing rules are subject to change. Check the WDFW Fishing hotline for the latest rule information at (360) 902-2500, press 2 for recreational rules. For the Shellfish Rule Change hotline call (360)796-3215 or toll free 1-866-880-5431.
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