August 7, 2009
Action: Sufficient numbers of stocked chinook are available to continue the fishery until further notice.
Species affected: Land-locked summer chinook salmon.
Location: All of Lake Chelan. However, no fishing may occur within 400 feet of the mouths of all tributaries.
Effective date: Immediately until further notice.
Reason for action: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) provides a salmon fishery in Lake Chelan by annually stocking a relatively small number of sterile, triploid chinook. The chinook salmon population also includes some naturally reproducing diploid chinook. WDFW seeks to maintain the abundance of chinook at a level that minimizes predation on kokanee and cutthroat trout but still provides fish for harvest. Sufficient numbers of stocked chinook are available to continue the fishery until further notice. The fishery will also help control the numbers of naturally reproducing chinook.
Other Information: Minimum size is 15 inches, with a daily limit of one salmon. No catch record card is needed. Land-locked summer chinook are not listed or protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Information contact: Art Viola (509) 665-3337 or the Wenatchee Office (509) 662-0452.
Species affected: Land-locked summer chinook salmon.
Location: All of Lake Chelan. However, no fishing may occur within 400 feet of the mouths of all tributaries.
Effective date: Immediately until further notice.
Reason for action: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) provides a salmon fishery in Lake Chelan by annually stocking a relatively small number of sterile, triploid chinook. The chinook salmon population also includes some naturally reproducing diploid chinook. WDFW seeks to maintain the abundance of chinook at a level that minimizes predation on kokanee and cutthroat trout but still provides fish for harvest. Sufficient numbers of stocked chinook are available to continue the fishery until further notice. The fishery will also help control the numbers of naturally reproducing chinook.
Other Information: Minimum size is 15 inches, with a daily limit of one salmon. No catch record card is needed. Land-locked summer chinook are not listed or protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Information contact: Art Viola (509) 665-3337 or the Wenatchee Office (509) 662-0452.