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CommentsRecreational anglers no longer will have access to part of the lower Puyallup River for two days a week this month.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is closing the area because of safety concerns and a conflict between recreational anglers and tribal fishing.
“Unfortunately, we’ve received reports about gear conflicts and other incidents between the two groups, raising public safety concerns,” said Pat Pattillo, salmon policy coordinator for Fish and Wildlife. “To reduce the safety risk and ensure that the tribe and the state can conduct an orderly fishery, the department is closing this section of the river.”
Recreational fishing will be closed from noon Sundays to noon Tuesdays, Sept. 13-15, Sept. 20-22 and Sept. 27-29.
The affected area extends from the 11th Street Bridge in Tacoma to the Puyallup Outfall Structure across the river from the junction of Freeman Road and North Levee Road. The area is part of the Puyallup Tribe’s reservation.
Brian Everstine, The News Tribune
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