Info below from WSFW, Sokecy opening on Wed 23 July

July 16, 2025

Action: Opens sockeye retention.

Effective dates: One hour before official sunrise July 23 through one hour after official sunset Aug. 31, 2025. 

Species affected: Sockeye salmon.

Location: Lake Wenatchee (Chelan County). Catch record card (CRC) 670.

Rules: 

  • Daily limit four sockeye. Minimum size 12 inches. Release all bull trout, steelhead, and Chinook salmon unharmed and without removing the fish from the water.
  • Selective gear rules are in effect. Gear is limited to artificial flies with barbless single-point hooks or lures with barbless single-point hooks. Bait is prohibited. Up to three hooks may be used. Only knotless nets may be used to land fish.
  • Two-pole fishing is allowed with a valid two-pole endorsement.
  • Night closure in effect.

Reason for action: Based on current sockeye passage analysis at Tumwater Dam and mainstem Columbia River dams, WDFW projects a surplus of harvestable sockeye destined for Lake Wenatchee, well above the natural spawning escapement goal of 23,000 fish.