Coastal river closures

[Martinhunter]

So what are the odds of being shut out of the coastal rivers again this year? It'd sure be nice to be able to fish winter steelhead again on our favorite rivers! I've been watching the emergency closures on WDFW and haven't seen anything yet but I'm sure its coming.. 

[metlhead]

Rumor I heard is we are fishing with bait restrictions.

[JimmyHoffa]

It seems like rain/snow is ahead of amounts in the years they like to close early.  So, maybe with higher water more fish escape.  But they take a lot of fish number assumptions from the amount caught/strikes, so maybe that would be working against a full season.

[2MANY]

Rumor I heard is we are fishing with bait restrictions.

Me too.

[Martinhunter]

Rumor I heard is we are fishing with bait restrictions.

Well shoot, at least that's something!

[metlhead]

Yep, we'll be fishing. Funny that the closure dates are the same as dates that have been consensus among many folks in the field for years.

[Martinhunter]

Picked up a new (for me) boat, gonna hit the river again in a couple weeks! Can't wait!

[Martinhunter]

Can someone tell me that I知 correct in my readin of this.. I知 reading this as the  Chehalis river currently open through February but the Skook is currently closed. Is that right?

[Bullkllr]

Can someone tell me that I知 correct in my readin of this.. I知 reading this as the  Chehalis river currently open through February but the Skook is currently closed. Is that right?

The Chehalis is closed above the Skook, but open below. Info on the Skook is further down the document.
Skook is currently open until Feb 28

[Martinhunter]

Can someone tell me that I知 correct in my readin of this.. I知 reading this as the  Chehalis river currently open through February but the Skook is currently closed. Is that right?

The Chehalis is closed above the Skook, but open below. Info on the Skook is further down the document.
Skook is currently open until Feb 28

 :tup:That's what I thought. Thanks