The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it will be opening sockeye fishing season at Baker Lake one week early this year. Due to the unprecedented number of returning sockeye salmon ...
WDFW reports 91,880 sockeye returned to Skagit and Baker River system in 2025. 1.5 million juvenile sockeye passed Baker Lake collectors in May 2025. PSE, Upper Skagit, Swinomish and WDFW expanded ...
BAKER LAKE — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife this week announced an emergency rule change postponing the Baker Lake recreational sockeye salmon season opener. The lake, located six miles ...
Bellevue, Wash., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Puget Sound Energy (PSE), the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe (USIT), the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, and the Washington Department of Fish and ...
BAKER LAKE — The number of sockeye salmon swimming up the Skagit River toward Baker Lake is lower than expected, and lower than at least the past five years. The unexpected low returns became clear in ...
Anglers casting for sockeye salmon are always excited about the opportunity to fish Baker Lake. The July 10 to Sept. 7 Baker Lake season may be the only chance anglers have the opportunity to go after ...
The Baker River salmon run reached a historic milestone this year due to efforts from the tribe, state wildlife officials and ...