Nothing new — the 2017 run is done here.
It finished at 196 steelhead on May 10, 2017, and none have been counted since. The chart below shows how that run went next to a typical year.
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from County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge to Gold Creek CRC (621)
All game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15
Catch-and-release.
from mouth to County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge
▸ All species: CLOSED WATERS.
tributaries from mouth to County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge except Black Canyon Creek
▸ All species: Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement (CRSSE) required for salmon and steelhead fishing (ages 15 and older).
▸ Eastern brook trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Closed.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Catch-and-release.
from County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge to Gold Creek CRC (621)
▸ All species: Selective gear rules.
▸ All game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 15: Closed.
tributaries from the County Rd. 1535 (Burma Rd.) Bridge to Gold Creek, except Gold Creek
▸ All species: Selective gear rules.
▸ Eastern brook trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Catch-and-release.
from Gold Creek to Foghorn Dam CRC (621)
▸ All species: Internal combustion motors prohibited. Selective gear rules.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30: Closed.
▸ Whitefish — Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Sept. 30: Catch-and-release.
all tributaries from Gold Creek to Foghorn Dam except Beaver Creek, Chewuch River, Libby Creek, and Twisp River
▸ Eastern brook trout — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: No min. size. No daily limit.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Closed.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Catch-and-release.
from Foghorn Dam to Weeman Bridge, including tributaries except Wolf Creek
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15: Closed.
▸ Whitefish — Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Aug. 15: Catch-and-release. Selective gear rules.
from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek CRC (621)
▸ Whitefish — Dec. 1-Last Day of Feb.: Statewide min. size/daily limit. Whitefish gear rules. Open for whitefish only.
all tributaries from Weeman Bridge to the falls above Brush Creek except Lost River, Goat Creek, and Early Winters Creek
▸ All species: Selective gear rules.
▸ Steelhead (hatchery) — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Closed.
▸ Other game fish — Sat. before Memorial Day-Oct. 31: Catch-and-release.