September 21, 2004
September 21, 2004
Chinook retention prohibited on mainstem Columbia River
below Bonneville Dam beginning October 1
Action: Retention of chinook will not be allowed in the Columbia River from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning Oct. 1, 2004.
Effective date: Oct.1, 2004
Species affected: Chinook salmon.
Location: Mainstem Columbia River from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Reason for action: The pre-season chinook allocation for this fishery will be achieved by Oct. 1. The fishery will continue through December for adipose fin-clipped (hatchery) coho and hatchery steelhead.
Other information: The fishery above Bonneville Dam remains open for chinook retention through the end of December.
Information contact: WDFW Region 5 office in Vancouver, (360) 696-6211.
Chinook retention prohibited on mainstem Columbia River
below Bonneville Dam beginning October 1
Action: Retention of chinook will not be allowed in the Columbia River from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam beginning Oct. 1, 2004.
Effective date: Oct.1, 2004
Species affected: Chinook salmon.
Location: Mainstem Columbia River from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Reason for action: The pre-season chinook allocation for this fishery will be achieved by Oct. 1. The fishery will continue through December for adipose fin-clipped (hatchery) coho and hatchery steelhead.
Other information: The fishery above Bonneville Dam remains open for chinook retention through the end of December.
Information contact: WDFW Region 5 office in Vancouver, (360) 696-6211.