the-fishwhisper
11/29/2010 1:28:00 AMwe should meet up at the river sometime and do some fishing together
joekacker
11/30/2010 5:34:00 AMstilly is almost a dead system. And there closing the north fork this year to all steelheading :(
BARCHASER10
12/4/2010 1:18:00 PMIt isnt all closed. Closed from Swede Heaven bridge, 4 miles down to French Creek.
https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=977
https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=977
BARCHASER10
12/4/2010 1:20:00 PMOops, that link wont work. Here's the text.
Portion of North Fork Stillaguamish River will be closing to fishing
Action: Closes a portion of the North Fork Stillaguamish River.
Effective dates: Dec. 1, 2010 through Jan. 31, 2011.
Species affected: All game fish.
Location: North Fork Stillaguamish River, downstream from the Swede Heaven Bridge approximately 4 river miles to the French Creek confluence. This closure includes the Whitehorse Hatchery effluent and Fortson Hole area of the North Fork Stillaguamish.
Reasons for action: The Whitehorse Hatchery facility is significantly below its steelhead egg-take requirements that are needed to achieve the release target of 70,000 summer and 140,000 winter hatchery steelhead smolts. The closure of the fishery in this area is necessary in order to collect sufficient fish to meet broodstock needs.
Other information: If spawning goals are met prior to Jan 31, the department may re-open this section of the river.
Information Contact: Jennifer Whitney, District 13 Fish Biologist, 425-775-1311 ext. 107, whitnjlw@dfw.wa.gov .
Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license
Portion of North Fork Stillaguamish River will be closing to fishing
Action: Closes a portion of the North Fork Stillaguamish River.
Effective dates: Dec. 1, 2010 through Jan. 31, 2011.
Species affected: All game fish.
Location: North Fork Stillaguamish River, downstream from the Swede Heaven Bridge approximately 4 river miles to the French Creek confluence. This closure includes the Whitehorse Hatchery effluent and Fortson Hole area of the North Fork Stillaguamish.
Reasons for action: The Whitehorse Hatchery facility is significantly below its steelhead egg-take requirements that are needed to achieve the release target of 70,000 summer and 140,000 winter hatchery steelhead smolts. The closure of the fishery in this area is necessary in order to collect sufficient fish to meet broodstock needs.
Other information: If spawning goals are met prior to Jan 31, the department may re-open this section of the river.
Information Contact: Jennifer Whitney, District 13 Fish Biologist, 425-775-1311 ext. 107, whitnjlw@dfw.wa.gov .
Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license