06/24/2017
Action: Open the Icicle River to salmon fishing.
Effective dates: June 24 through July 31, 2017.
Species affected: Hatchery spring chinook salmon.
Effective Locations: Icicle River (Chelan County).
Daily limit: Two hatchery chinook (adult or jack), minimum size 12 inches. (Anglers are reminded that they may retain only one daily limit of salmon regardless of the number of waters they fish in.)
General Rules:
Reason for action: Due to a low estimated run escapement, the river remained closed to spring chinook fishing to ensure meeting broodstock needs at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Broodstock collection goals have now been met, so a sport fishery can be opened for the remaining hatchery spring chinook salmon. An estimated 300 spring chinook, mostly 3-year-old jacks, are available for harvest.
Information contact: Travis Maitland, District 7 Fish Biologist, (509) 665-3337, Jeff Korth, Region 2 Fish Program Manager, (509) 754-4624 x 224.
This concludes our 2017 Icicle River fishing report.
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