Olympic National Park Closing Some Areas To Sport Fishing

Olympic National Park is closing off some local areas to sport fishing in order to protect the population of steelhead salmon.

Olympic National Park is closing off some local areas to sport fishing in order to protect the population of steelhead salmon. Effective immediately, Queets, Salmon and Quinault Rivers are closed for sport fishing. The closures are due to low forecasted returns, anticipated commercial harvest outside of the park, and declining trends in total run size of wild steelhead salmon. The Queets, Quinault, and Salmon Rivers within Olympic National Park are expected to reopen to recreational angling on June 1, 2024. You can get current fishing regulations and information online through the link: https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/fishing.htm

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