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 ...

A run of sockeye salmon. A record number of sockeye have returned to Skagit Bay and the Skagit river on their annual spawning migration, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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 ...

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has increased the sockeye salmon limit on Baker Lake to five, with a minimum size of 18 inches. The limit was previously three. Vince ...

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 ...

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 ...