From: Willapa Bay (DFW) <willapabay@dfw.wa.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2022 2:02 PM
Subject: Spring Chinook in Willapa Bay

Good afternoon,

Willapa Bay fishery managers wanted to provide you a brief update on an upcoming fishery. In May of 2019, the Fork’s Creek Hatchery on the Willapa River released 567,560 spring Chinook salmon in an effort to increase prey abundance for Southern Resident Killer Whales. Fishery managers this year have conducted in-season monitoring and determined there is a limited opportunity for in-river harvest of this species. We plan to open the river for retention of one hatchery (adipose-clipped) spring Chinook salmon effective tomorrow.

Should you have questions or concerns please email us at willapabay@dfw.wa.gov

Thank You,