January 27, 2012
Action: Sets fishing regulations for spring chinook on the mainstem Columbia River
Species affected: Spring chinook, steelhead and shad.
Area: The mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Restrictions: BANK ANGLING ONLY FROM BEACON ROCK UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM. Closed to fishing for salmonids and shad from boats between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam. The Beacon Rock boundary is defined as a line projected from the deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse 1) through the western tip of Pierce Island to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock.
Effective date: March 1 - April 6, 2012, except closed March 20, March 27 and April 3: fishing for salmonids and shad is allowed
Daily limit: Daily salmonid limit is 6 fish (hatchery chinook or hatchery steelhead), of which no more than two may be adult chinook or steelhead, and no more than one may be an adult chinook. Release all wild chinook and wild steelhead. Salmon minimum size: 12 inches.
Area: Tower Island power lines (approximately 6 miles below The Dalles Dam) upstream to Oregon/Washington border plus the Oregon and Washington banks between Bonneville Dam and the Tower Island power lines.
Effective date: March 16 - May 2, 2012: fishing for salmonids is allowed
Daily limit: Daily salmonid limit 6 fish (hatchery chinook or hatchery steelhead), of which no more than two can be adult chinook or steelhead or one of each. Release all wild chinook and wild steelhead. Salmon minimum size: 12 inches.
Additional rules: 1.) On the mainstem Columbia River, anglers may not possess in the field salmon and steelhead mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined until the angler has reached their automobile or principle means of land transportation and has completed their daily angling.
2.) Effective February 1 through April 30, 2012, angling for all species is prohibited from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (located east of Rooster Rock State Park) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline
3.) Effective February 15 through June 15, 2012: For the mainstem Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Oregon/Washington border, it is unlawful when fishing from vessels which are less than 30 feet in length, substantiated by Coast Guard documentation or Marine Board registration, to totally remove from the water any salmon or steelhead required to be released.
Reason for action: Harvestable numbers of salmon are available based on the forecasts and associated management agreements.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.
Species affected: Spring chinook, steelhead and shad.
Area: The mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Restrictions: BANK ANGLING ONLY FROM BEACON ROCK UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM. Closed to fishing for salmonids and shad from boats between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam. The Beacon Rock boundary is defined as a line projected from the deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse 1) through the western tip of Pierce Island to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock.
Effective date: March 1 - April 6, 2012, except closed March 20, March 27 and April 3: fishing for salmonids and shad is allowed
Daily limit: Daily salmonid limit is 6 fish (hatchery chinook or hatchery steelhead), of which no more than two may be adult chinook or steelhead, and no more than one may be an adult chinook. Release all wild chinook and wild steelhead. Salmon minimum size: 12 inches.
Area: Tower Island power lines (approximately 6 miles below The Dalles Dam) upstream to Oregon/Washington border plus the Oregon and Washington banks between Bonneville Dam and the Tower Island power lines.
Effective date: March 16 - May 2, 2012: fishing for salmonids is allowed
Daily limit: Daily salmonid limit 6 fish (hatchery chinook or hatchery steelhead), of which no more than two can be adult chinook or steelhead or one of each. Release all wild chinook and wild steelhead. Salmon minimum size: 12 inches.
Additional rules: 1.) On the mainstem Columbia River, anglers may not possess in the field salmon and steelhead mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined until the angler has reached their automobile or principle means of land transportation and has completed their daily angling.
2.) Effective February 1 through April 30, 2012, angling for all species is prohibited from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island (located east of Rooster Rock State Park) and a marker on the Oregon shoreline, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shoreline
3.) Effective February 15 through June 15, 2012: For the mainstem Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Oregon/Washington border, it is unlawful when fishing from vessels which are less than 30 feet in length, substantiated by Coast Guard documentation or Marine Board registration, to totally remove from the water any salmon or steelhead required to be released.
Reason for action: Harvestable numbers of salmon are available based on the forecasts and associated management agreements.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.