OR Coast Coho ‘Recovery In Reach’: NMFS 5-year Review
Five-year reviews of six ESA-listed Lower Columbia, Ozette Lake and Oregon Coast salmon and steelhead stocks maintained ESA listings for all, but also found the Beaver State’s Pacific coho “stand out as a bright spot” and could be “within reach” of recovery.
Washington Coast Winter Steelhead Forecasts Out
Washington wild steelhead managers expect coastal runs to continue an overall slow rebound from rock bottom this coming winter and spring, but four rivers are forecast to remain below escapement goals and might be closed, if recent seasons are any indication.
Coho Rule Changes For Wallace, Skagit, Cascade, Dungeness
Coho fishing has been extended on the Skagit and Cascade Rivers, while with rain finally in the forecast, the Wallace, Dungeness and Gray Wolf Rivers are reopening to angling for silvers.