Wildlife Law Enforcement Sargent Dave Beveridge reported seeing spawning kokanee in Wheatgrass Creek this week. Please avoid stepping in the spawning beds in the inlets as eggs are deposited there. To protect spawning kokanee populations, Causey and its tributaries are closed to the possession of kokanee salmon with any red coloring from August 15 through 6 a.m. on the last Saturday of September.