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WDFW Sport Sampling Results:
June 21-27, 2004
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Salmon/Steelhead -
Cowlitz River - Boat anglers averaged a summer run steelhead per rod while bank anglers one per every 4 rods last week. Most of the catch continues to be from Mission Bar to Blue Creek.
Lewis River - Boat anglers at the mouth are catching some summer run steelhead.
Bonneville Pool tributaries - Light effort and catches at Drano Lake and the White Salmon River. Wednesday June 30 is the last day to fish for spring chinook in Wind River and Drano Lake. Wind River from 400 feet below Shipherd Falls upstream closes to all fishing effective July 1.
Klickitat River - Turbid last weekend. No effort was observed.
Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Producing scattered catches of summer chinook and steelhead.
Bonneville Pool - No catch observed from the bank last week.
The Dalles Pool - Including fish released, bank anglers averaged a summer chinook per about every 8 rods last week.
John Day Pool - Bank anglers are catching some summer run chinook and steelhead.
Preseason forecasts projected a return of 80,700 sockeye to Columbia River, of which 154 would be destined for the Snake River. Through June 27 a total of 89,959 sockeye have passed Bonneville Dam. Based on counts through June 27 the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) updated the run size forecast to 115,000 sockeye entering the Columbia River.
Preseason forecasts projected a return of 102,800 summer chinook to the Columbia River, of which 33,700 would be destined for the Snake River.
Through June 27 a total of 55,325 summer chinook have passed Bonneville Dam. The counts appear to be on track for the preseason forecast of 102,800. TAC did not update the run. There is some indication that the Snake River portion of the run will be less than forecast, and the Upper Columbia run may be greater than forecast.
Sturgeon -
Last week, charter boat anglers averaged 0.85 legal white sturgeon kept per rod while private boat anglers averaged a legal kept per every 4.7 rods.
Ports of Chinook and Ilwaco - Data is currently unavailable. It may be available tomorrow.
Estuary bank - Anglers averaged a legal kept per about every 7 rods last week.
Deep River ramp - Boat anglers averaged ½ legal kept per rod last week.
Wauna powerlines upstream to Beacon Rock - Some legals were caught by boat anglers in the Camas/Washougal area.
Bonneville and The Dalles pools - Closed to sturgeon retention for the remainder of the year.
John Day Pool - Producing some legals. Open for sturgeon retention until further notice.
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