The kokanee salmon are spawning in the Green River and officials with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are asking everyone to avoid the temptation to snag them. Green River Information and Education Officer Lucy Wold says not only is it illegal to do so, but it also would be harmful to the fish population.
Wold is hoping that parents will take the opportunity to tell their kids about the fish, but also remind them not to try to catch them.
Kokanee are fall spawners and begin running the Green River in late August. The fish can only spawn in a river or stream. Anglers on both the Green River and Flaming Gorge Reservoir should be aware of the following closures: All kokanee caught from Sept. 10 through Nov. 30 on Flaming Gorge Reservoir must be released and returned to the water immediately. The possession or use of gaffs for landing fish is prohibited. Fishing on the Green River from the Fontenelle Dam downstream (one mile) to the USGS Gauge Station (Cable Crossing) is CLOSED Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.
Wold is hoping that parents will take the opportunity to tell their kids about the fish, but also remind them not to try to catch them.
Kokanee are fall spawners and begin running the Green River in late August. The fish can only spawn in a river or stream. Anglers on both the Green River and Flaming Gorge Reservoir should be aware of the following closures: All kokanee caught from Sept. 10 through Nov. 30 on Flaming Gorge Reservoir must be released and returned to the water immediately. The possession or use of gaffs for landing fish is prohibited. Fishing on the Green River from the Fontenelle Dam downstream (one mile) to the USGS Gauge Station (Cable Crossing) is CLOSED Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.
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