The state has announced the lower section of the Cascade River that has been closed will re-open to fishing for game fish starting Sunday.

The section that is reopening runs from the mouth upstream to Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge.

The state said it is reopening fishing because hatchery winter steelhead broodstock collection goals have been reached.

Anglers should check the sport fishing rules pamphlet Edition for a complete listing of fishing seasons and regulations.

Low steelhead returns to the Marblemount Hatchery have prompted the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to close Saturday a portion of the Cascade River.

The river will be closed from the mouth upstream to the Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge to ensure enough steelhead make it back to the hatchery to meet spawning goals, said Bob Leland, the department’s steelhead program manager.

That portion of the Cascade is scheduled to reopen to recreational fishing Feb. 1. Leland said, however, if spawning goals are met before then, the department could reopen the river sooner.

“Because pre-season forecasts for steelhead …

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