Emergency sockeye closure set for Sunday in Upper Columbia

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Emergency sockeye closure set for Sunday in Upper Columbia

Post by ruthven78 » Sat Jul 25, 2015 11:48 am

Not sure how many of you have seen this or not

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"The sockeye salmon fishing season will come to an early end on the upper Columbia River after this weekend, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department officials announced today.

Half of this year’s big run toward spawning grounds already has died because of warm water conditions, they said.

Anglers will not be allowed to retain sockeye they might catch from Rocky Reach Dam upstream to Chief Joseph Dam starting Sunday a half hour after sunset. The rule does not affect fishing for summer chinook.

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