All good things must come to an end and the steelhead fisheries on the Okanogan and Similkameen rivers will close on March 31st this year. This has been a great season, with a lot of hatchery fish caught, and it has been a real benefit to see these two rivers open clear to the end of the season. Anglers are reminded that the whitefish season on the Similkameen River on March 31st, too and the Okanogan River will remain open to fishing from the mouth to the bridge at Malott to game fish other than steelhead and trout. This would be a good time to let angles know about a meeting in East Wenatchee on Thursday, April 10th. Gary Loomis will be in town to explain how the efforts of the Coastal Conservation Association can help assure steelhead and salmon runs in the future. The CCA has had great success enhancing fisheries in the Gulf States and on the Eastern Seaboard and they want to establish a chapter in the Northwest. The meeting will take place at the Douglas County PUD Auditorium, starting a 6 p.m. The PUD building is located just off the Sunset Highway on Valley Mall Parkway in East Wenatchee.