August 26, 2016
August 26, 2016
WDFW lifts mark-selective rule
for 2 days in Buoy 10 fishery
Action: The Chinook mark-selective regulation in the Buoy 10 fishery on the lower Columbia River is lifted two days sooner than scheduled. Chinook retention on Sunday Sept. 4 and Monday Sept. 5 will include any fish, hatchery or wild.
Species affected: Chinook
Area: Mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line.
Effective date: Aug. 30 through Sept. 5, 2016.
Salmon/steelhead daily limit: Chinook minimum size 24-inches. Coho minimum size 16-inches. Daily limit is 2 of which only 1 may be a Chinook. Only 1 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than chinook and adipose fin-clipped coho.
Reason for action: The Chinook catch has been lower than anticipated in the Buoy 10 fishery to date. Removing the mark-selective regulations for chinook September 4-5 will provide additional harvest opportunity.
Additional information: The Buoy 10 fishery is scheduled to close for chinook retention on September 6, but the area remains open for hatchery Coho. The fishery is scheduled to re-open for chinook retention October 1.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.
WDFW lifts mark-selective rule
for 2 days in Buoy 10 fishery
Action: The Chinook mark-selective regulation in the Buoy 10 fishery on the lower Columbia River is lifted two days sooner than scheduled. Chinook retention on Sunday Sept. 4 and Monday Sept. 5 will include any fish, hatchery or wild.
Species affected: Chinook
Area: Mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line.
Effective date: Aug. 30 through Sept. 5, 2016.
Salmon/steelhead daily limit: Chinook minimum size 24-inches. Coho minimum size 16-inches. Daily limit is 2 of which only 1 may be a Chinook. Only 1 hatchery steelhead may be retained. Release all salmon other than chinook and adipose fin-clipped coho.
Reason for action: The Chinook catch has been lower than anticipated in the Buoy 10 fishery to date. Removing the mark-selective regulations for chinook September 4-5 will provide additional harvest opportunity.
Additional information: The Buoy 10 fishery is scheduled to close for chinook retention on September 6, but the area remains open for hatchery Coho. The fishery is scheduled to re-open for chinook retention October 1.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.