Phone: (509) 826-0100
1-800-725-KOMW
Email: info@komw.net
Actions: Close the Columbia River and tributaries above Rock Island Dam to fishing for steelhead.
Species affected: Steelhead.
Effective date: One hour after sunset on March 31, 2014.
Locations:
Reason for action: Most steelhead will be spawning beginning in April. National Marine Fisheries Service Permit 1395 for this program allows a fishery to be promulgated only through March 31.
Information contacts: Jeff Korth, Region 2 Fish Program Manager (Ephrata), (509) 754-4624, Travis Maitland, District 7 Fish Biologist (Wenatchee, Entiat), (509) 665-3337.
Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license, appropriate to the fishery. Check the WDFW "Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet for details on fishing seasons and regulations.