Hoh River to be reopened to fishing on Saturday

The Hoh and South Fork Hoh rivers are to be reopened to fishing Saturday, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said on its website.

All species are accessible for fishing now that stream flow has increased, the state said on http://wdfw.wa.gov/.

At the same, Olympic National Park will reopen the section of the Hoh River that is within park boundaries to fishing on Saturday, Fish and Wildlife said.

The Hoh was closed to fishing on Monday because of low stream flow, which impeded salmon migration.

Last Friday, it was running at 329 cubic feet per second near Forks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The median stream flow is 1,490 cfs, according to USGS.

Friday it was running at 4,420 cfs.

Also closed to fishing Monday were the Quillayute, Sol Duc and Dickey rivers, as well as sections of the Bogachiel and Calawah rivers, Fish and Wildlife said.

The park prohibited fishing in the Quillayute, Dickey and Hoh River mouths and the portions of the rivers within park boundaries, and treaty fisheries were closed by the Quileute Tribe in the Quillayute River and by the Hoh Tribe in the Hoh River.

All rivers were running higher than their median stream flows Friday, according to the USGS.

No information was immediately available about the status of rivers other than the Hoh.

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