Species affected: All species. Location: Skagit River (Skagit County); from the Highway 9 bridge in Sedro Woolley to 200’ downstream of the mouth of the Baker River. Rule: Closed to all fishing.

Species affected: All species. Location: Skagit River (Skagit County); from the Highway 9 bridge in Sedro Woolley to 200’ downstream of the mouth of the Baker River. Rule: Closed to all fishing.

The Skagit’s native fish haven’t been able to swim north of a place now known as Newhalem since the early 1900s when the river was impounded to light up the city.

In 2020, the National Marine Fisheries Service stated that 37% of the Skagit River Basin lies above Gorge Dam and likely provides suitable habitat for salmon and steelhead, adding that fish ...

Northwest Puget Sound Science Fish passage, dam removal studied as Seattle City Light aims to relicense three Skagit River dams Dec. 6, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Dec. 6, 2021 at 6:00 pm By Lynda V ...

Seattle City Light has released a new plan for managing three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River. The dams provide 20% of Seattle’s electric power, and have been the subject of a series of ...

He's been fishing on this river for more than 30 years. Today he’s still a fisherman, but he’s also a policy representative of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.