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Columbia River Salmon Reports

Columbia River Harvest Management

Fish Program - Southwest Region 9
May 30, 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
 
1,150
 
3,830
191
Poor
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).
323 adults on hand at hatchery.
Green River
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).
Kalama River
3,600
 
450
500
996
63
Fair
 
Six salmon (not more than two adults).
Lewis River
3,100
 
750
 
1,680
91
Fair
 

Six salmon (not more than two adults).
731 adults on hand at hatchery.

Bonneville to McNary
Wind River
14,300
 
1,200
 
3,827
 
Poor/Xlnt
179
Four salmonid daily limit.
Sport fishery poor at mouth, excellent upstream
Drano Lake (LWS)
6,500
 
1,500
 
1,552
 
Poor
2,980
Two salmonid daily limit.
1,408 adults on hand at hatchery.
White Salmon River
500
 
 
 
 
 
Poor
0
Two salmonid daily limit.
Klickitat River
3,700
 
500
500
392
 
Excellent
737
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
 
 
n.a.
 
 
 
293
 
Ringold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No spring chinook return expected.
Icicle River
4,000
6,500
1,000
 
952
 
 
626
548 adults on hand at hatchery.
Daily limit 2 salmon.

Notes:
Night closure and non-buoyant lure restriction.
Hatchery escapement information through 5/21.
Hatchery escapement numbers include fish put downstream.
Tribal fishery opened 5/1.
Tribal catch estimate through 5/24.

 

Columbia River Harvest Management

DAM
2003
CUM.
TEN YR. AVG.
CUM. COUNT
TEN YR. AVG
FINAL COUNT
PROJECTED
FINAL COUNT
COMMENTS:
Bonneville     
192,451
120,924
122,223
194,101
Projected final uses early timing proportion.
Projected final does not represent the TAC update.
McNary
89,179
57,253
62,559
95,727
 
Priest Rapids
16,241
14,260
15,578
17,114
 
Rock Island
14,884
9,723
11,502
15,956
 
Rocky Reach
3,798
3,362
4,046
4,008
 
Wells
1,341
1,757
2,404
1,490
 
Ice Harbor
68,136
33,940
38,999
75,422
 
Lower Granite
52,857
28,507
35,873
59,840
 
Prosser
4,048
6,358
 
Roza
1,173
 

Notes: Dam counts through 5/29.
Prosser counts through 5/21.
Roza counts through 5/24.

Columbia River Harvest Management

DAM
2003
CUM.
TEN YR. AVG.
CUM. COUNT
TEN YR. AVG
FINAL COUNT
PROJECTED
FINAL COUNT
COMMENTS:
Bonneville
156,344
99,810
122,223
179,068
Projected final uses early timing proportion.
Projected final does not represent the TAC update.
McNary
68,967
38,439
62,559
90,627
 
Priest Rapids
12,012
7,593
15,578
   
Rock Island
8,851
3,382
11,502
   
Rocky Reach
2,206
1,120
4,046
   
Wells
0
353
2,404
   
Ice Harbor
47,348
21,766
38,999
64,140
 
Lower Granite
36,871
16,464
35,873
   
Prosser
2,379
3,265
6,358
   
Roza
43
       

Notes: Dam counts through 5/8/01.
Prosser counts through 5/5.
Roza counts through 5/8.


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