Word On September Coho, Pink Fishing In San Juans Could Come This Week
With the end of salmon season lurking like a fog bank on the horizon, anglers have launched an email campaign to reopen Marine Area 7 for coho and pinks next month as state managers also mull a decision.
Lower Columbia, SW WA Fishing Report (8-24-21)
Sec 7 (Cowlitz) – 66 boats/177 rods kept 34 Chinook, two jacks and released one Chinook and one coho.
Area 11 Chinook Retention Suspended; Midweek Closures Coming To Part Of Skagit
The current estimate of Chinook harvest is 3,181 of the total harvest quota of 3,084 (103%) agreed to in this year’s List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). Because the harvest quota has been reached, WDFW staff have made the decision to suspend Chinook retention.