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Lewis Creek Kokanee - Photo by Bill Priest, King County

Lake Sammamish Kokanee

After taking a look around at all of our local waters, we have come to the conclusion that the fish needing the most help are the Lake Sammamish Kokanee. Their numbers have dropped to dangerously low levels in the last 2 decades, with the early run declared officially extirpated in 2001. Spawning in only a handful of tributaries, thee late run has dropped to less than 5000 fish in a given year. We have a lot of habitat and monitoring work ahead of us starting with Lewis Creek. In partnership with Save Lake Sammamish, the City of Issaquah, King County, and the Washington Dept. of Fish Wildlife, we will do everything we can to bring our fish back from the edge of extinction. To make this work we need your help. Whether it be grant writing, rock rolling, stream monitoring, project management, media exposure, community outreach or a cash donation a team effort will be required.

To get involved please contact us at:
Bellevue/Issaquah Trout Unlimited
PO Box 2652
Issaquah, WA. 98027
emtbckt@msn.com
206-200-2840

Thanks,
Mark Taylor
President, Bellevue/Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited

About Us
This is the Bellevue/Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
 
For a list of 2008 officers and to read meeting minutes,  go here ...

News
Comments by Snoqualmie Tribe and Trout Unlimited regarding review on Lake Sammamish Kokanee petition. Read here...

Read Dallas Cross's article titled "Fur and Feathers for Fly Fishing." Read here ... 

Read Dallas Cross's article titled "Tales of Kokanee Trout Clans.  Read here...

USFWS decides to consider Lake Sammamish kokanee for protection under the Endangered Species Act.  Read here ...

Read Dallas Cross's article in the Issaquah Press about fishing with worms.  Read here...
 

Read Dallas Cross's article in the Issaquah Press about sturgeon fishing.  Read here...

Read about Tacoma area salmon fishing prospects for 2008.  Read here...

Coalition of conservation groups request scientific review of Pacific Salmon Treaty.  Read here...

Seattle Times op-ed on the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act.Read here...

Issaquah Press article on fish ladder problems at the hatchery. Read here...

Projects
Find out what we're doing to ensure we can still fish in the future here.

Kokanee Project Weekly Updates here.

View a King5 report on Lake Sammamish Kokanee here

Read an op-ed in the Seattle-PI about Lake Sammamish Kokanee  here

Fishing Report
Where are the fishing hotspots? More importantly, where are the fish?! We're not telling! No, really, go here.
TU Youth
Read about Marvista  School's "Salmon in the Classroom" project...

Kids, do you have the Boy Scout fly-fishing merit badge
 More about fly-fishing merit badge
Here is Colin Wick's Eagle Scout Project Workbook describing his work on the Kokanee Project.


Cast for Kids Events - April 19 - Green Lake, May 17 - Seward Park and June 7 - Gene Coulon Park.  For more information,   click
here.
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