August 21, 2014
Action: Lake Wenatchee closes for sockeye salmon fishing.
Effective date: Sept. 1, 2014 (one hour after official sunset).
Species affected: Sockeye salmon
Location: Lake Wenatchee (Chelan Co.)
Reason for action: The majority of adult sockeye salmon currently in Lake Wenatchee will soon become largely unavailable to anglers due to their annual migration to the spawning grounds on the White and Little Wenatchee Rivers. Sockeye condition and desirability will have declined drastically. This closure will further reduce unnecessary impacts to Bull Trout with such relatively few sockeye still being present in Lake Wenatchee.
Information contact: Travis Maitland, (509) 665-3337, (Wenatchee District Office) (509) 662-0452, Jeff Korth (509) 765-8255
Effective date: Sept. 1, 2014 (one hour after official sunset).
Species affected: Sockeye salmon
Location: Lake Wenatchee (Chelan Co.)
Reason for action: The majority of adult sockeye salmon currently in Lake Wenatchee will soon become largely unavailable to anglers due to their annual migration to the spawning grounds on the White and Little Wenatchee Rivers. Sockeye condition and desirability will have declined drastically. This closure will further reduce unnecessary impacts to Bull Trout with such relatively few sockeye still being present in Lake Wenatchee.
Information contact: Travis Maitland, (509) 665-3337, (Wenatchee District Office) (509) 662-0452, Jeff Korth (509) 765-8255