Sports Shorts
Published 9:13 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008
Snoqualmie fishing to close
The majority of the Snohomish Basin, including the Skykomish, Snohomish and Snoqualmie rivers, will close to all fishing beginning March 1. 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 through Nov. 30.
An exception to the closure is the Snohomish River downstream of U.S. Highway 2, which will remain open through March 31. This area is closed to steelhead fishing, but open to fishing for other species.
The effective closure dates are March 1-May 31 for the Snohomish River upstream of U.S. Highway 2; April 1 through May 31 for the Snohomish River downstream of Highway 2 and March 1-Nov. 30 for Tokul Creek, a tributary of the Snoqualmie River.
This closure applies to steelhead and all other game fish. The exact location of the closures are for the Skykomish River, from its mouth to the forks; Snohomish River from its mouth (Burlington Northern railroad bridges near State Route 529) upstream to the confluence of Snoqualmie and Skykomish rivers; Snoqualmie River from its mouth to Snoqualmie Falls; and Tokul Creek from its mouth to the posted cable marker, approximately 700 feet upstream of its mouth.
The reason for the action is that the forecast for Snohomish River wild winter steelhead returning this winter is 3,800 fish, less than 60 percent of the basin’s winter steelhead spawning escapement goal of 6,500. Due to the low run size forecast this year, every effort is being taken to minimize impacts on the wild run of steelhead. This closure includes catch-and-release fishing because of concerns for potential incidental hooking mortality and disturbance of spawning wild fish.
* For more information contact Curt Kraemer, district fish biologist, at (425) 775-1311, ext. 101.
Wildcats to hold baseball clinic
The Mount Si High School baseball program will be holding its annual baseball camp for boys and girls through eighth-grade and all coaches. The camp will be held at the Mount Si High School baseball field or inside the gymnasium if it rains. Participants are asked to bring cleats and tennis shoes to accommodate an outdoor or indoor clinic.
The date for the camp is Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The clinic will focus on the fundamentals for hitting, pitching, fielding, catching and base running. The cost is $25 for each player and includes a camp T-shirt and lunch. Coaches may enroll for free.
* For more information, contact Mount Si High School at (425) 888-1921.
Athay places tenth
North Bend resident Michelle Athay placed eighth at the Cascade Elite Gymnastics meet in early February. Athay, age 9, scored an 8.8 in the vault, 8.65 on the bars, 9.05 on the beam and 8.7 for the floor, giving her a total score of 35.2.
