Once again, Olympic National Park has decided to close The Queets River for the 2025/2026 Winter Steelhead Season due to low forecasted returns.
See Olympic National Park Website - Fishing for more details on regulations.
Once again, Olympic National Park has decided to close The Queets River for the 2025/2026 Winter Steelhead Season due to low forecasted returns.
See Olympic National Park Website - Fishing for more details on regulations.
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didnt this river close at first because of Covid and fear of employees coming within 6ft of people…. when is the last time we have seen updated in river red counts? i Belive a Trib of this river releases over 250,000 steelhead Smolt a year and still the escapment is below 4,800? how is that….
are tribal fisheries on Queets River closed due low steelhead returns?