Hoh River set to open June 1st to fishing for hatchery chinook and trout

  WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE   Action: Opens the Hoh River to fishing for hatchery chinook and trout, including hatchery steelhead. Effective date: June 1 through June 30, 2018. Species affected: Hatchery chinook, trout, and hatchery steelhead.  Location: The Hoh River from the Olympic National Park boundary upstream to the boat launch at DNR’s Oxbow Campground. Reason for action: Hoh …

Anglers can keep hatchery steelhead on the lower Kalama River

  WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE    Action: WDFW Re-opens the lower Kalama River to retention of hatchery steelhead. Effective dates: Immediately. Species affected: Steelhead. Locations: The Kalama River from the boundary markers at the mouth to 1,000 feet below the fishway at the upper salmon hatchery. Reason for action: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife closed steelhead retention on the …

WDFW increases daily Steelhead limit on the lower Hanford Reach, and Ringold bank fishery Columbia River

WDFW Fishing Rule Change   Area 1: Columbia River from Hwy.395 Bridge at Pasco to the old Hanford townsite wooden powerline towers: Effective date: Immediately through March 31, 2018 Daily limit: Two (2) hatchery steelhead Area 2: Ringold area bank fishery Effective date: Immediately through April 15, 2018 Daily limit: Two (2) hatchery steelhead Reason for action: The 2017-18 Hanford …