An estimated 491 chinook (441 Adults, 50 Jacks) were harvested this week in the Hanford Reach.
Anglers averaged 1 chinook for every 33 hours fished (1/2 chinook per boat).
Total chinook harvest to date is 848 (758 adult, 90 jack).
In 2005, 2,260 chinook had been harvested by Sept 25. Angler effort is down about 15% from last year.

2006 Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Fishery
Day
Date
Estimated
Total boats
Number of boats sampled
Sample
Rate
Observed harvest
Total harvest
Observed Catch
Total Catch
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Mon 8/14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tue 8/15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wed 8/16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thu 8/17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fri 8/18
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sat 8/19
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sun 8/20
6
1
 
0
0
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
Weekly Totals
10
1
10.40%
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10
0
Mon 8/21
7
Tue 8/22
Wed 8/23
Thu 8/24
Fri 8/25
3
1
0
0
Sat 8/26
19
3
0
0
Sun 8/27
24
5
0
0
1
Weekly Totals
52
9
17.26%
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
Mon 8/28
10
2
0
0
Tue 8/29
12
Wed 8/30
12
Thu 8/31
12
Fri 9/1
13
3
0
0
1
Sat 9/2
27
3
0
0
Sun 9/3
23
3
0
0
1
1
Weekly Totals
109
11
10.08%
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
10
0
20
Mon 9/4
25
2
1
Tue 9/5
13
4
1
Wed 9/6
6
2
1
Thu 9/7
18
3
1
Fri 9/8
26
6
2
Sat 9/9
100
16
5
Sun 9/10
105
39
12
2
3
Weekly Totals
293
72
24.57%
22
2
90
8
0
3
1
0
12
4
Mon 9/11
17
6
0
0
Tue 9/12
26
5
0
0
Wed 9/13
46
10
0
0
2
Thu 9/14
56
7
5
0
2
Fri 9/15
73
17
16
1
Sat 9/16
238
64
16
4
1
1
Sun 9/17
207
57
18
3
Weekly Totals
662
166
25.06%
55
8
219
32
1
3
2
4
12
8
Mon 9/18
87
10
1
Tue 9/19
71
4
2
Wed 9/20
97
17
5
Thu 9/21
107
30
9
Fri 9/22
213
38
26
1
Sat 9/23
355
87
35
4
Sun 9/24
132
67
27
7
Weekly Totals
1,062
253
23.83%
105
12
441
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Season Totals
2,188
512
23.4%
184
22
758
90
2
7
6
14
34
38