The Snohomish system is closed

[Jake Dogfish]

Yeah isn’t it ironic that the river in Wild Fish Conservancy’s back yard is struggling to make escapement for the two listed species in Puget Sound, wild winter steelhead and fall Chinook.  It must be the hatcheries fault.  Oh wait, there are no salmon hatcheries on the Snoqualmie.

A significant number of fish are harvested in Alaska and Canada.  Add in pinnipeds, Birds, Ocean impacts, tribal harvest and more.  It is amazing that these fish are still alive.

[jeffro]

Yeah isn’t it ironic that the river in Wild Fish Conservancy’s back yard is struggling to make escapement for the two listed species in Puget Sound, wild winter steelhead and fall Chinook.  It must be the hatcheries fault.  Oh wait, there are no salmon hatcheries on the Snoqualmie.

Welcome to WDFW (Identifying as she, it and dunno)

[jackelope]

One of the dads on my kid’s club volleyball team is a fisheries biologist on the sound. I’ll ask him what he knows. Seems to be pretty in the loop, even if it’s not stuff he’s directly involved with. I’ll see him Memorial Day weekend.

[85yota]

This seems ridiculous.. are the natives going to stop gill netting at the mouth of the snohomish? And out of curiosity why would they close down trout fishing. I mean couldn't simple rules such as hook size be ok? Or even make it selective gear rules temporarily. I can gurantee half the people who fish trout won't hear about this, and I'm sure the guiding service up the sky forks just had his summer ruined.. It sure seems to me when covid hit and all rivers were closed for non natives and no licenses were returned.. people just started saying screw the laws and with lack of wardens this just doesn't seem realistic

[Mfowl]

The Sky was dead today. Only fished it for a few hours this AM but did not see or hear of a fish being touched. Plenty of boat and bank fishers but slim pickins. I won't be back out this weekend. Maybe if there is an opening letter in June.

[7mmfan]

We fished yesterday as well. Know of a handful of kings and one summer run caught. We got two downstream winter steelhead and a couple cutthroat. Tough tough fishing. Water was lower and clearer than I'd have liked.

[87Ford]

Fished about four hours this evening, one summer steelhead.