October 11, 2018
Action: Closes the Yakima River to fishing for salmon.
Effective date: Oct. 18, 2018.
Species affected: Fall chinook and coho salmon.
Location: From the Hwy. 240 bridge in Richland (river mile 2.1) to the Grant Avenue Bridge in Prosser (river mile 47.0) approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Prosser Dam.
Reason for action: Fall chinook are returning in extremely low numbers to the Yakima River. Closure is necessary to meet conservation and hatchery broodstock collection needs for fall chinook and coho in the Yakima River Basin.
Information contact: Paul Hoffarth, District 4 fish biologist, (509) 545-2284.
Effective date: Oct. 18, 2018.
Species affected: Fall chinook and coho salmon.
Location: From the Hwy. 240 bridge in Richland (river mile 2.1) to the Grant Avenue Bridge in Prosser (river mile 47.0) approximately 1,000 feet downstream of Prosser Dam.
Reason for action: Fall chinook are returning in extremely low numbers to the Yakima River. Closure is necessary to meet conservation and hatchery broodstock collection needs for fall chinook and coho in the Yakima River Basin.
Information contact: Paul Hoffarth, District 4 fish biologist, (509) 545-2284.