For the month of March, an estimated 581 steelhead were caught in the Ringold fishery (Hwy 395 to old Hanford town site). Of these, 274 were retained. Catch and harvest were similar to 2007 and well above the catch in 2005-06. For the season, 1,947 steelhead have been caught (1,236 ADRV, 468 AD, 244 wild) and 1,178 were retained.
WDFW staff interviewed 154 anglers in March, 22% of the effort. Angler activity picked up in March from winter lows. Harvest rates picked up considerably during the past month as is typical in March and April. Angers caught 1 steelhead for every 4 hours of angling in March. Six wild steelhead were reported in the catch (caught and released) in March.
Very low numbers of steelhead have returned to the RSRF in 2007-08 even though harvest has been at or above normal. No steelhead have been collected and transported from the Ringold trap this year.
2007-08
Ringold Steelhead Fishery |
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|
March
2008
|
Catch
& Harvest
|
Effort
and Sampling
|
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|
Total
|
ADRV1
|
AD
Only
|
Wild
|
Recycle2
|
Chinook
|
Angler
Hrs
(Avg/day) |
Days
in
Month |
Angler
Hours |
Sampled
|
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|
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Adult |
Jack |
Hours |
% |
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| Weekday Bank |
118 |
54 |
118 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
21 |
464 |
82 |
17.7% |
| Weekday Boat |
104 |
61 |
90 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
21 |
531 |
104 |
19.5% |
| Weekend Bank |
144 |
45 |
132 |
35 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
10 |
310 |
84 |
27.0% |
| Weekend Boat |
214 |
114 |
192 |
106 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
10 |
889 |
222 |
25.0% |
| Total |
581 |
274 |
532 |
256 |
20 |
18 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,195 |
491 |
22.4% |
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| % of Total Catch |
91.6% |
3.4% |
5.0% |
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| 1 Includes
recycled steelhead 2 Steelhead captured at Ringold Hatchery, caudal clipped and released in the Tri-cities (No transportation of steelhead has occurred due to the low return this season) |
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2007-08
Ringold Steelhead Fishery
|
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|
Month |
Total
|
ADRV1
|
AD
Only
|
Wild
|
Recycle2
|
Chinook
|
Angler |
Sampled
|
|||||||
| Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
%
of Tot |
Catch |
Harvest |
Adult |
Jack |
Hours |
Hours |
% |
|
| October | 596 |
264 |
278 |
248 |
170 |
14 |
147 |
24.7% |
0 |
0 |
735 |
240 |
21,036 |
6,734 |
32.0% |
| November | 457 |
392 |
258 |
253 |
162 |
139 |
38 |
8.3% |
0 |
0 |
29 |
16 |
6,113 |
1,996 |
32.6% |
| December | 159 |
112 |
75 |
65 |
59 |
45 |
25 |
16.0% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,663 |
491 |
29.5% |
| January | 59 |
55 |
20 |
20 |
34 |
34 |
4 |
6.6% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
860 |
196 |
22.8% |
| February | 95 |
82 |
73 |
63 |
23 |
19 |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
789 |
164 |
20.7% |
| March | 581 |
274 |
532 |
256 |
20 |
18 |
29 |
5.0% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,195 |
491 |
22.4% |
| Total | 1,947 |
1,178 |
1,236 |
904 |
468 |
269 |
244 |
12.5% |
0 |
0 |
764 |
256 |
32,655 |
10,071 |
30.8% |
| % of Total | 63% |
77% |
24% |
23% |
13% |
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|
March |
Total
|
ADRV1
|
AD
Only
|
Wild
|
Recycle2
|
Chinook
|
Angler
Hours |
Sampled
|
|||||||
| Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
%
of Tot |
Catch |
Harvest |
Adult |
Jack |
Hours |
% |
||
| March 2008 | 581 |
274 |
532 |
256 |
20 |
18 |
29 |
5.0% |
0 |
0 |
2,195 |
491 |
22.4% |
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| March 2007 | 506 |
300 |
468 |
270 |
35 |
30 |
3 |
0.6% |
15 |
15 |
2,458 |
607 |
24.7% |
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| March 2006 | 446 |
216 |
370 |
154 |
72 |
61 |
4 |
0.9% |
0 |
0 |
2,804 |
565 |
20.1% |
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| March 2005 | 240 |
111 |
203 |
96 |
27 |
14 |
11 |
4.4% |
0 |
0 |
1,493 |
627 |
30.1% |
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| March 2004 | 606 |
359 |
575 |
335 |
31 |
24 |
0 |
0.0% |
3,260 |
777 |
23.8% |
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