Is the snohomish open for sturgeon yet? I know they closed most of it a while ago, but is the whole river open yet?

went last weekend didnt touch a thing... the new regs say year round.

Tyler

My regs say Snohomish River closed to fishing for sturgeon upstream of the highway 2 bridge March 1 through May 31.

Tight lines
Smalma

Jman,
The way I read the regs is the Snohomish is closed downstream of the US 2 Bridge April 1 2002 through May 31 2002. Check out the fishing rule changes on the fish and game sight or you can call the hotline 360-902-2500.

Otis, you better read it again. Its closed above the Hyway 2 bridge and open below it. The fish have been around for over a month. Good Fishin` Bob H.

bob, I was refering to the rule change that came out feb 20 2002 under the effective closure dates it said the snohomish was closed downstream of us 2 4/1 2002 through 5/31 2002. I was gonna fish back in april and called the fish and game before I went and they said it was closed april 1 through may 31. I'm just telling you what they told me.

I have a feeling that there is a typo here but this is cut right from their web site. Considering that I saw about 15 boats below HWY2 Saturday and another 10 Sun....

Action: The majority of the Snohomish River system, including the Skykomish, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie rivers, will close to all fishing beginning March 1, 2002. This includes the March and April catch and release season on the Skykomish. Tokul Creek, a tributary of the Snoqualmie River, is closed to all fishing March 1, 2002, through November 30, 2002.

An exception to the closure is the Snohomish River downstream of U.S. Highway 2, which will remain open through March 31, 2002. This area is closed to steelhead fishing, but open to fishing for other species.

Effective closure dates:

March 1 through May 31, 2002 for the Snohomish River upstream of U.S. Highway 2;

April 1, 2002 through May 31, 2002 for the Snohomish River downstream of U.S. Highway 2 ;

March 1, 2002 through Nov. 30, 2002 for Tokul Creek, a tributary of the Snoqualmie River, is closed to all fishing.