An estimated 84 chinook were harvested this week. Angler effort continues to increase.
Effort and catch is picking up in the river below Horn Rapids Dam.
Anglers averaged 35 pole hours per fish (1 chinook per 16 anglers).
An estimated 184 chinook have been harvested in the Yakima River in 2006 compared to 52 fish in 2005.
Angler effort to date is 7,334 pole hours (Two fold increase from 2005 - 3,539 pole hours).

2006 Yakima FALL Sport Salmonid Creel Summary
September 11 - 17
Season
Harvest
Catch & Released
Sampled
Week
Chinook
Coho
Steelhead
Anglers
Hours
Effort
Adult
Jacks
Adult
Jacks
Sept 1 - 3
0
0
0
0
0
18
55
224
Sept 4 - 10
16
0
0
0
6
95
212
2,094
Sept 11 - 17
84
0
0
0
0
192
458
2,057
Sept 18 - 24
84
0
0
0
0
161
349
2,958
Sept 25 - Oct 1
Oct 2 - 8
Oct 9 - 15
Oct 16 - 22
Season
184
0
0
0
6
466
1,074
7,334

Section
Weekday Sampled
Weekend Sampled
Creel
Anglers
Hours
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
 Jacks
Steelhead
Effort
Anglers
Hours
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
 Jacks
Steelhead
Effort
Lower (Mouth to Horn Rapids)
30
45.7
5
0
0
0
0
556
39
67.3
3
0
0
0
0
534
Middle (Benton City to Prosser)
62
138.4
1
0
0
0
0
1,265
30
97.7
1
0
0
0
0
603
Upper (Granger to Parker)
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
92
184.1
6
0
0
0
1,821
69
165.0
4
0
0
0
1,137
Harvest
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
Jacks
Steelhead
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
Jacks
Steelhead
Lower (Mouth to Horn Rapids)
49
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
Middle (Benton City to Prosser)
8
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
Upper (Granger to Parker)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total (Weekly)
57
0
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
Season Total
57
0
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
0