Washington to Close Sockeye Fishing on Skagit River Effective June 16

Fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced that the Skagit River will close to sockeye fishing June 16 to July 15 due to low projected returns. With an expected return of as many as 13,242 or as few as 8,056, forecasted returns of wild Skagit sockeye are the lowest they’ve been in the last five years and potentially below fishery manager’s broodstock goals. The closure begins at the highway 536 bridge (Memorial Highway Bridge) in Mount Vernon to... READ MORE