From the October 25 Bellingham Herald:

FRESHWATER SALMON FISHING

• Nooksack River coho salmon fishery now expanded. From Mount Baker School District bus barn at Deming upstream to forks and North Fork to Maple Creek. Release all chinook and wild (non-fin clipped) coho. Closes Dec. 31.

• North Fork Nooksack coho fishery closes. Wednesday. From mouth to Maple Creek. Release all chinook and wild (non-fin clipped) coho.

Is this true? I read nothing about the regulation change (extending the season until Dec 31) on the WDFW site, and am hesitant to trust the Bellingham Herald for much beyond boot stuffing.

Why no chum season on the North Fork this year?