June 6, 2014 — Starting today (June 6), the Wenatchee River will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon for the first time in nearly two decades.
With almost 10,000 hatchery chinook expected to return to the river this year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced openings on two sections of the river:
– From the Washington State Parks foot bridge at Confluence Park (just upstream from the confluence with the Columbia River) to 400 feet below Dryden Dam.
– From the confluence with Peshastin Creek to the downstream side of the confluence with the Icicle River and from that point to a marker on the opposite shore.
The fishery will be open seven days a week in both areas until further notice.
Anglers will have a daily limit of two hatchery spring chinook measuring at least 12 inches long and marked with a clipped adipose fin. Under statewide regulations, anglers may retain only one daily limit of salmon, regardless of how many waters they fish.
All wild chinook must immediately be released back into the water unharmed.
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