Anglers harvested an estimated 356 adults and 74 jacks this week. WDFW/PSMFC staff interviewed 234 boats (501 anglers) during the week (34% of the effort). Effort is down a little more than 20% from last year. Catch is only down about 15% from last year which isn't bad considering we have roughly 50% fewer fish in the Reach at this point. Anglers averaged a chinook for each 24 pole hours or 1 fish for each 1.6 boats.

2007 Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Fishery
Chinook
  
Chinook Released
Week
Estimated
Total Boats
Boats
Sampled
Fish
Sampled
Estimated
Harvest
Fish
Sampled
Expanded
Number
Percentage
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Aug 16 - 19
34
3
8.9%
1
11
0
Aug 20 - 26
31
6
19.2%
1
5
0
Aug 27 - Sept 2
128
13
10.1%
1
10
0
Sept 3 - 9
248
76
30.6%
15
3
49
10
8
26
Sept 10 - 16
587
141
24.0%
52
7
216
29
3
12
Sept 17 - 23
695
234
33.7%
120
25
356
74
10
30
Totals
1,723
473
27.5%
190
35
648
113
0
21
0
68
Steelhead
Week
Reported
Released
Estimated Catch
& Release
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Aug 16 - 19
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aug 20 - 26
3
5
0
16
26
0
Aug 27 - Sept 2
2
1
2
20
10
20
Sept 3 - 9
2
14
3
7
46
10
Sept 10 - 16
0
1
0
0
4
0
Sept 17 - 23
6
8
5
18
24
15
Totals
13
29
10
60
109
44