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Tribal Net Schedules for Coastal Rivers of Washington
Last update: February 6, 2012

North Coast

• Hoh River
• Queets River, Quinault Indian Nation
• Quillayute River System

South Coast

• Chehalis River and Grays Harbor Areas 2A-1, 2A AND 2D
• Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
• Copalis
• Grays Harbor Area 2C
• Humptulips River
• Moclips
• Quinault River

North Coastal Rivers Tribal Net Schedules

Hoh River:

Opening and closing times are 10:00 AM opening day to 10:00 AM closing.day

Dec. 6 will begin the “Winter Steelhead Fishery” with a new regulation.

Stat Week	Set In	Pull Out
47	10:00 AM Mon. Nov. 22	10:00 AM Wed. Nov. 24
48	10:00 AM Mon. Nov. 29	10:00 AM Wed. Dec. 1

Queets River, Quinault Indian Nation:

Tribal netting will begin at noon on Sundays and pull out at noon on closing day

Stat Week	Put In	Pull Out
48	Noon Sun. Nov. 21	Noon Wed. Nov. 24
49+	Noon Sun. Jan. 1	Noon Fri. Jan. 5

Quillayute River System:

Opening/Closing Periods 1/24/12-3/23/12
Opens 7 AM on specified opening days of schedule for each week
Closes 6 PM on specified opening days of schedule for each week

Stat Week	Put In	Pull Out
5	7:00 AM Mon. Jan. 23	6:00 PM Thurs. Jan. 26
6	7:00 AM Mon. Jan. 30	6:00 PM Thurs. Feb. 2
7	7:00 AM Mon Feb. 6	6:00 PM Wed.. Feb. 9
8	7:00 AM Mon. Feb. 13	6:00 PM Wed. Feb. 15
9	7:00 AM Mon. Feb. 20	6:00 PM Wed. Feb. 22
10	7:00 AM Mon. Feb. 27	6:00 PM Wed. Feb. 29
11	7:00 AM Mon. Mar. 5	6:00 PM Wed. Mar. 7
12	7:00 AM Mon. Mar. 12	6:00 PM Wed. Mar. 14
13	7:00 AM Mon. Mar. 19	6:00 PM Wed. Mar. 21

South Coastal Rivers Tribal Net Schedules

Chehalis River and Grays Harbor Areas 2A-1, 2A AND 2D:

• Minimum mesh size will be 8 1/2 inches and the maximum mesh size will be 9 1/4 inches
• Only nets that measure 8 1/2 to 9 1/4 inch stretch mesh will be allowed
• The Chehalis River downstream of the power line crossing below the confluence of the Wynoochee River and Grays Harbor Areas 2A-1, 2A, and 2D will be open for commercial gillnet fishing conforming to the mesh size restriction for authorized Quinault Tribal fishers according to the following schedule:

Stat Week	Set In			Pull Out
6	Noon	Sun	Feb. 5, 2012	Noon	Fri	Feb. 10, 2012
7	Noon	Sun	Feb. 12	Noon	Fri	Feb. 17
8	Noon	Sun	Feb. 19	Noon	Fri	Feb. 24
9	Noon	Sun	Feb. 26	Noon	Fri	Mar. 2
10	Noon	Sun	Mar. 4	Noon	Fri	Mar. 9
11	Noon	Sun	Mar. 11	Noon	Fri	Mar. 16
12	Noon	Sun	Mar. 18	Noon	Fri	Mar. 23
13	Noon	Sun	Mar. 25	Noon	Fri	Mar. 30
14	Noon	Sun	Apr. 1	Noon	Fri	Apr. 6
15	Noon	Sun	Apr. 8	Noon	Fri	Apr. 13

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation

No Tribal netting schedule at this time.

Click here for tribal schedule posted on the Quinault Indian Nation website.

Copalis River:

No Tribal netting schedule at this time.

Humptulips/Grays Harbor Area 2C:

• Maximum mesh size for these openings will be 6 1/2 inches
• The Humptulips, from its mouth upstream to the railroad bridge at Newton and Grays Harbor Area 2C will be open for commercial gillnet fishing for authroized Quinault Tribal fishers according to the following schedule. A subsequentregulation and schedule will be set before this schedule is completed.

Stat Week	Set In			Pull Out
6	Noon	Sun	Feb. 5, 2012	Noon	Fri	Feb. 10, 2012
7	Noon	Sun	Feb. 12	Noon	Fri	Feb. 17
8	Noon	Sun	Feb. 19	Noon	Fri	Feb. 24
9	Noon	Sun	Feb. 26	Noon	Fri	Mar. 2
10	Noon	Sun	Mar. 4	Noon	Fri	Mar. 9
11	Noon	Sun	Mar. 11	Noon	Fri	Mar. 16
12	Noon	Sun	Mar. 18	Noon	Fri	Mar. 23
13	Noon	Sun	Mar. 25	Noon	Fri	Mar. 30
14	Noon	Sun	Apr. 1	Noon	Fri	Apr. 6
15	Noon	Sun	Apr. 8	Noon	Fri	Apr. 13

Grays Harbor Area 2C

Stat Week	Set In			Pull Out
48	Noon	Sun.	Nov. 20	Noon	Weds.	Nov. 23
48	Noon	Sun.	Nov. 27	Noon	Fri.	Dec. 2
50	Noon	Sun.	Dec. 4	Noon	Fri.	Dec. 9

Moclips River:

No Tribal netting schedule at this time.

Quinault River:

The Quinault River will be open for commercial gillnet fishing for statistical weeks through 51- 01. The fishing schedule will be as follows:

Stat Week	Grounds 43-44 and above				Grounds 43-44 and below				Pull Out
7	6:00 AM	Sun	Feb. 12		6:00 AM	Mon	Feb. 13		12 Noon	Thurs	Feb. 16
8	6:00 AM	Sun	Feb. 19		6:00 AM	Mon	Feb. 20		12 Noon	Thurs	Feb. 23
9	6:00 AM	Sun	Feb. 26		6:00 AM	Mon	Feb. 27		12 Noon	Thurs	Mar. 1
10	6:00 AM	Sun	Mar. 4		6:00 AM	Mon	Mar. 5		12 Noon	Thurs	Mar. 8