Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery to close

Lake Wenatchee


by WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
8-14-2013
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Action: Lake Wenatchee closes for sockeye salmon fishing.

Effective Date/Time: Aug. 18, 2013, one hour after official sunset.

Species Affected: Sockeye salmon

Location: Lake Wenatchee (Chelan Co.)

Reason for Action: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates that sockeye available for harvest (those in excess of the natural spawning escapement goal of 23,000 fish) will have been caught and removed from the lake by the end of Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013.

Information Contact:
Travis Maitland, (509) 665-3337
(Wenatchee District Office)
(509)662-0452
Jeff Korth (509) 765-8255




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