Lake Wenatchee sockeye season to close after Labor Day

Sockeye salmon caught in the Columbia River. (Rich Landers)

FISHING -- Not much time left, according to this announcement just posted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife:

Action: Lake Wenatchee closes for sockeye salmon fishing.

Effective date: Sept. 1, 2014 (one hour after official sunset).

Species affected: Sockeye salmon

Location: Lake Wenatchee (Chelan Co.)

Reason for action: The majority of adult sockeye salmon currently in Lake Wenatchee will soon become largely unavailable to anglers due to their annual migration to the spawning grounds on the White and Little Wenatchee Rivers.  Sockeye condition and desirability will have declined drastically. This closure will further reduce unnecessary impacts to bull trout with such relatively few sockeye still being present in Lake Wenatchee.

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