Northwest Fishing Reports

January 8, 2014

Tokul Creek to open early for hatchery steelhead and other gamefish

Action: Open Tokul Creek for trout and other gamefish.

Effective date: 7:00 a.m, Jan. 9 through 5:00 p.m. Feb. 15, 2014.

Species affected: Trout, hatchery steelhead and other game fish.

Location: Tokul Creek from the Fish Hatchery Road Bridge upstream to the posted cable boundary marker below the hatchery intake.

Reasons for action: This section of Tokul Creek is closed in the permanent regulations until Jan.15 to allow for winter steelhead broodstock collection at the Tokul Creek Hatchery. The Tokul Creek Hatchery facility has now met their egg take goals for winter steelhead allowing for expanded fishing opportunity in Tokul Creek.

Other information: Tokul Creek remains open from the mouth to the downstream edge of the Fish Hatchery Road bridge as listed in the fishing rules pamphlet. Tokul Creek is closed to fishing daily from 5:00 PM to 7:00 AM. Anti-snagging rules are in effect. All sections of Tokul Creek will close Feb. 16, 2014 to protect wild steelhead.

Don't everyone all go at once.

I avoid this place like the plague.... Go anchor up right at the plum ramp and hit just as many fish

Hehehe.

i think it would be more fun to try and catch em by hand as they enter the creek there than to fish up in the creek

I love fishing that creek. It's an acquired taste, and you need to come with a thick skin because some of the guys aren't very polite. There's something about it being so small, snaggy and fast that makes it a blast to catch a fish. The cool thing is that they're so aggressive when they're in the creek, even though you're only like ten feet away. It's not for people that don't like to fish around other people, or need peace and quiet when they fish, but it's super fun just finding ways to land fish around some of those snags and riffles. It's especially fun to fly fish. My favorite it dropping a plug down into some of the pockets and having the fish nearly rip the rod from your hand!