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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Martinhunter on November 26, 2024, 04:24:49 PM

Title: Coastal river closures
Post by: Martinhunter on November 26, 2024, 04:24:49 PM: 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..
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: metlhead on November 26, 2024, 05:41:56 PM: Rumor I heard is we are fishing with bait restrictions.
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 26, 2024, 06:38:11 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: 2MANY on November 26, 2024, 07:37:37 PM: Quote from: metlhead on November 26, 2024, 05:41:56 PM
Rumor I heard is we are fishing with bait restrictions.

Me too.
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: Martinhunter on November 27, 2024, 04:45:53 PM: Quote from: metlhead on November 26, 2024, 05:41:56 PM
Rumor I heard is we are fishing with bait restrictions.
Well shoot, at least that's something!
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: metlhead on November 29, 2024, 10:29:56 AM: 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.
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: Martinhunter on December 12, 2024, 10:41:05 PM: Picked up a new (for me) boat, gonna hit the river again in a couple weeks! Can't wait!
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: Martinhunter on January 08, 2025, 05:06:48 PM: Can someone tell me that I’m correct in my readin of this.. I’m reading this as the Chehalis river currently open through February but the Skook is currently closed. Is that right?
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: Bullkllr on January 08, 2025, 05:45:17 PM: Quote from: Martinhunter on January 08, 2025, 05:06:48 PM
Can someone tell me that I’m correct in my readin of this.. I’m 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
Title: Re: Coastal river closures
Post by: Martinhunter on January 08, 2025, 06:14:04 PM: Quote from: Bullkllr on January 08, 2025, 05:45:17 PM
Quote from: Martinhunter on January 08, 2025, 05:06:48 PM
Can someone tell me that I’m correct in my readin of this.. I’m 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