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Surplus Lake Washington sockeye available for fishers;
Recreational seasons will be set after July 13 update
OLYMPIA � State and tribal salmon co-managers Friday afternoon
agreed that the Lake Washington sockeye salmon return is large enough
to allow for limited fisheries this summer.
While a brief commercial treaty Indian fishery is expected to
occur Sunday evening, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
(WDFW) fisheries managers have decided to wait until Monday to review
weekend fish counts at the Ballard Locks before determining the shape
of this year�s recreational fishery.
�As the counts stand today, recreational anglers would have a
very brief fishery of perhaps just one day,� said Phil Anderson WDFW
special assistant to the director. �With additional time to review
weekend fish count data from the locks, we are hopeful to shape a
recreational fishery of longer duration.�
WDFW maintains a web page with updated information on the Lake
Washington sockeye counts, at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/sockeye/counts.htm on the Internet.
