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Weekly Columbia River Salmon Runs Fishing Reports

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Columbia River Salmon Reports

Columbia River Harvest Management

Fish Program - Southwest Region 9
June 27, 2003

Columbia River Salmon Runs - Adult Spring Chinook
RUN
PRE-SEASON
FORECAST
UPDATED
FORECAST
HATCHERY ESC. GOAL
NATURAL ESC. GOAL
HATCHERY ESCAPEMENT
NATURAL (WILD) ESCAPEMENT
SPORT CATCH
TRIBAL CATCH
COMMENTS:
Below Bonneville Dam
Deep River
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).
Cowlitz River
4,900
10,000
1,150
 
6,948
298
Poor
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).685 adults on hand at hatchery.
Green River
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).
Kalama River
3,600
4,000
450
500
2,590
145
Poor
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).384 adults on hand at hatchery.
Lewis River
3,100
4,000
750
 
2,577
161
Poor
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).791 adults on hand at hatchery.
Bonneville to McNary
Wind River
14,300
21,000
1,200
 
7,210
 
Poor
585
Tribal fishery closed.Sport fishery closes June 30.
Drano Lake (LWS)
6,500
9,000
1,500
 
1,844
 
Poor
3,626
Tribal fishery closed.1,434 adults on hand at hatchery.Sport fishery closes June 30.
White Salmon River
500
 
 
 
 
 
Poor
0
Two salmonid daily limit.
Klickitat River
3,700
4,000
500
500
816
172
Fair
926
Six fish, no more than two adults, daily limit 6/1.Sport fishery 7 days/week mouth to hatchery 6/1.
Above McNary Dam
Yakima River
6,400
5,000
 
n.a.
 
 
 
347
 
Ringold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No spring chinook return expected.
Icicle River
4,000
6,500
1,000
 
2,135
 
 
1,190
860 adults on hand at hatchery.Daily limit 2 salmon.

Notes:
Night closure and non-buoyant lure restriction.
Hatchery escapement information through 6/25.
Hatchery escapement numbers include fish put downstream.
Tribal catch estimate through 6/21.

Columbia River Harvest Management

DAM
2003
CUM.
TEN YR. AVG.
CUM. COUNT
TEN YR. AVG
FINAL COUNT
PROJECTED
FINAL COUNT
COMMENTS:
Bonneville
195,770
122,223
Final Count
McNary
96,416
62,559
Final Count
Priest Rapids
18,136
15,578
Final Count
Rock Island
16,868
11,502
Final Count
Rocky Reach
4,819
4,046
Final Count
Wells
1,642
2,331
2,404
1,647
Ice Harbor
78,170
38,999
Final Count
Lower Granite
70,609
35,873
Final Count
Prosser
4,723
6,358
Roza
1,689

Notes:
Dam counts through 6/26.
Prosser counts through 6/9.
Roza counts through 6/26.

Columbia River Harvest Management

DAM
2003
CUM.
TEN YR. AVG.
CUM. COUNT
TEN YR. AVG
FINAL COUNT
PROJECTED
FINAL COUNT
COMMENTS:
Bonneville     
195,770
122,223
Final Count
 
McNary
96,416
62,559
Final Count
 
Priest Rapids
16,508
15,157
15,578
16,916
 
Rock Island
15,573
10,757
11,502
16,005
 
Rocky Reach
4,145
3,752
4,046
4,277
 
Wells
1,448
2,006
2,404
1,588
 
Ice Harbor
73,958
38,034
38,999
75,138
 
Lower Granite
58,146
32,704
35,873
60,841
 
Prosser
4,212
6,358
 
Roza
1,277
 

Notes:
Dam counts through 6/8.
Prosser counts through 5/29.
Roza counts through 6/5.


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