Washington’s North Fork Nooksack River and Whatcom Creek Re-open to Fishing
OutdoorHub 01.11.12
Actions: Sections of the North Fork Nooksack River and Whatcom Creek will re-open to fishing.
Effective dates: Jan. 12, 2012.
Species affected: All gamefish.
Location:
- North Fork Nooksack River from the Mosquito Lake Road Bridge upstream to the yellow post located at the upstream-most corner of the hatchery grounds, approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the mouth of Kendall Creek.
- Whatcom Creek, from the mouth to Woburn Street Bridge.
Reasons for action: The Kendall Creek Hatchery and Whatcom Creek Hatchery winter steelhead programs are expected to meet broodstock needs from returning hatchery winter steelhead.
Other information: To protect wild steelhead, sections of the North Fork Nooksack River will close in February 2012. The section from Maple Creek to Nooksack Falls will close Feb. 1, 2012; the section from the mouth to Maple Creek will close Feb. 16, 2012.
Whatcom Creek will close as listed in the 2011/2012 Sportfishing Rules pamphlet edition, FISHING IN WASHINGTON.
Information contact: Brett Barkdull, 360-466-4345 ext. 270, barkdbcb@dfw.wa.gov.
