April 14, 2010
Action / Species affected: Close fishing for anglers age 15 and older (non-juvenile) at Hood Park Pond on April 16 through the morning (until 1 pm) of April 17.
Location: Hood Park Pond (northwest Walla Walla County at the US Army Corps of Engineers' Hood Park, along the lower Snake River just upstream of the Hwy 12 river crossing).
Dates: 8 a.m. April 16, through 1:00 p.m. April 17, 2010.
Reason for action: Eliminate premature harvest of catch-able size trout dedicated to a youth fishing event. The US Army Corps of Engineers has coordinated with many partners to provide a fishing event for kids from several elementary classrooms in the Tri-Cities.
Other Information: The pond will close for fishing by anglers age 15 years and older on April 16, and will re-open for fishing by the general public at 1 pm on April 17. This is the first year Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, in a partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers, has stocked trout into Hood Park Pond for public fishing. Please refer to the statewide freshwater rules in the 2009/2010 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet (valid through April 2010), or the new 2010/11 Sport Fishing Pamphlet, as fishing regulations for Hood Park Pond are not listed separately in the Eastside Lakes - Special Rules section.
Information contact: Glen Mendel (509) 382-1005
Location: Hood Park Pond (northwest Walla Walla County at the US Army Corps of Engineers' Hood Park, along the lower Snake River just upstream of the Hwy 12 river crossing).
Dates: 8 a.m. April 16, through 1:00 p.m. April 17, 2010.
Reason for action: Eliminate premature harvest of catch-able size trout dedicated to a youth fishing event. The US Army Corps of Engineers has coordinated with many partners to provide a fishing event for kids from several elementary classrooms in the Tri-Cities.
Other Information: The pond will close for fishing by anglers age 15 years and older on April 16, and will re-open for fishing by the general public at 1 pm on April 17. This is the first year Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, in a partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers, has stocked trout into Hood Park Pond for public fishing. Please refer to the statewide freshwater rules in the 2009/2010 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet (valid through April 2010), or the new 2010/11 Sport Fishing Pamphlet, as fishing regulations for Hood Park Pond are not listed separately in the Eastside Lakes - Special Rules section.
Information contact: Glen Mendel (509) 382-1005