Spring on the Skagit and Sauk: Low Projected Steelhead Numbers Allow a Limited 2021 Season
This week the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WFDFW) announced the Skagit and Sauk rivers catch-and-release wild steelhead season will reopen this spring. The popular fishery remained closed last year due to low projected fish returns. The season will run from February 1st through April 13th and be operated under conservation measures, such as only fishing four days a week, to reduce anglers’ impact on struggling wild steelhead runs.
News of the upcoming spring 2021 catch-and-release steelhead season has travelled fast. The announcement has been met with a mix of celebration and concern across the angling community, especially in light of recent emergency rule changes affecting Washington’s coastal rivers, and how they could shift angling pressure to the Skagit.
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The Quicksilver Portfolio: WSC Summary and Observations of the PSSAG Plan to Recover Steelhead in Puget Sound
For the last three years, the WSC has been involved in an intense process as members of the Puget Sound Steelhead Advisory Group (PSSAG) to build practical consensus around a path forward for steelhead management in Puget Sound. Recently, PSSAG released the “Quicksilver: Restoring Puget Sound Steelhead & Fisheries” report, which is the product of this years-long effort. Take a minute to check out the WSC’s summary of this important initiative.
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Statement on possibility that Skagit steelhead fishery may be cut in 2020
Wild Steelhead Coalition urges WDFW to keep popular catch and release fishery open, calls on legislators to fully fund Fish and Wildlife. With fairly strong returns of wild winter and spring steelhead in recent years, the mighty Skagit provides a unique opportunity for anglers to catch and release these iconic fish without extensive travel.
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Skagit Basin Steelhead Management Public Meetings
Please take this opportunity to speak up for the Skagit, its wild steelhead, and the thousands of anglers that want the Skagit to reclaim its mantle as a crown jewel of the steelheading world.
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Speak Up about the Skagit
Please take a few minutes to review NMFS’s Proposed Evaluation and Pending Determination (PEPD) on the effects of the harvest of natural-origin steelhead in the Skagit River and submit your comments before January 8th.
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