Background North of Falcon Q&A How salmon fishing seasons are set How tribes and state co-manage salmon and steelhead Pre-Season Forecasts Chinook Coho Chum Pink Sockeye WDFW News 2009 salmon fisheries approved - Apr 8, 2009 Joint statement: Treaty tribes, state develop salmon seasons that protect weak wild stocks - Apr 8, 2009 Federal panel adopts options for ocean salmon sport fisheries - Mar 12, 2009 Strong return of Columbia River coho, Puget Sound pink salmon projected - Mar 3, 2009 Public meeting scheduled March 3 on 2009 salmon forecast - Feb 18, 2009 Second public workshop scheduled to discuss how sport salmon fishing seasons are set - Nov 17, 2008 Public workshop scheduled to discuss how recreational salmon fishing seasons are established - Sep 23, 2008 Other News Season looks good for us (Aberdeen Daily World) Salmon anglers catch a break with no quotas and longer season (Seattle Times) Good news on salmon fishing in Puget Sound (Tacoma News Tribune) Links WDFW Commercial Fishing Selective Fishing Techniques Pacific Fishery Management Council Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife California Dept. of Fish and Game

2009 Pre-Season Salmon Forecast: Sockeye SOCKEYE    Region Hatchery Wild Total Forecast Method Puget Sound      Baker River   3,093 3,093 Smolt based     Lake Washington 4,270 15,057 19,327 Fry based Puget Sound Total 4,270 18,150 22,420   Columbia River     Wenatchee River     18,380 Smolt based      Okanogan River     165,420 Smolt based      Snake River     600   Columbia River Total     184,400   *Includes wild and net pen fish.

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