To protect declining populations of wild steelhead, Olympic National Park is closing the Queets, Salmon, and Quinault Rivers to sport fishing on November 27, 2023. Due to low forecasted returns, these conservation closures are necessary to eliminate any impacts to wild steelhead making their way to spawning areas inside and outside the park. Olympic Peninsula steelhead were recently petitioned for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

<a href="https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/news/temporary-sport-fishing-closure-necessary-to-protect-declining-populations-of-wild-steelhead.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>LINK</strong></a> (via National Park Service)

To protect declining populations of wild steelhead, Olympic National Park is closing the Queets, Salmon, and Quinault Rivers to sport fishing on November 27, 2023. ...{ai:summary}<p>To protect wild steelhead, Olympic National Park is closing three rivers to sport fishing starting on November 27, 2023. Low forecasted returns necessitate these conservation closures to prevent any harm to the steelhead population. #environment</p>

Olympic National Park Closing Queets, Salmon, Upper Quinault to Steelheading

Loading...