FISHING -- High water has been doing the job of enforcing the March 15 fishing closure to protect spawning trout in much of the Spokane River.

But Spokane Fly Fishers members and Trout Unlimited have gone the extra step by posting signs to help protect the trout at a vulnerable time as well as helping anglers avoid a ticket.

The lower Spokane River is closed from the upstream boundary of Plese Flats to Monroe Street Dam from March 15-June 1.

The upper river from Upriver Dam to the state line is closed until the first Saturday in June (June 4).

SFF member Dean Knudsen has let the effort this year to print and post 30 signs on kiosks and existing signposts along the river.

In addition, members of two fly fishing clubs are helping the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife patrol the river for poaching activity.