Due to a poor return of Chinook salmon, and conservation concerns about meeting spawning escapement goals, emergency regulation changes took effect for coastal rivers in the NW Zone on November 1, 2018. As a result the Trask River is closed to fall Chinook fishing upstream of the Highway 131 bridge. Downstream of the Highway 131 bridge the bag limit for fall Chinook is reduced to one adult Chinook per day and a limit of 3 from Nov. 1 through the remainder of the season.

Hatchery coho will be returning to the Trask hatchery this month. These fish usually don’t bite very well once in the river, but there is always the chance to get lucky. Anglers are reminded that there is NO RETENTION of wild coho in the Trask; only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained.

Repairs to the Stones Road boat slide have been completed and the ramp is open for use, although that portion of the river is still very low.

Trout fishing in streams closed on Oct. 31.