December 12, 2005
December 12, 2005
Additional area opens to
steelhead fishing in upper Columbia
Action: Increase open area for fishing to 400 feet below Chief Joseph Dam
Effective dates: Dec. 13, 2005, to March 31, 2006
Species affected: Adipose fin-clipped hatchery steelhead and other game fish
Location: Columbia River from the Highway 17 bridge at Bridgeport to 400 feet below Chief Joseph Dam
Reason for action: To provide additional fishing opportunity for anglers in an area that has historically been open for steelhead fishing
Other information: Statewide gear rules for all fish species and night closure in effect. Anglers are permitted to harvest only hatchery-origin steelhead with an adipose fin clipped and a healed scar in the location of the missing fin. Adipose fin-clipped steelhead with a disk tag may not be harvested. Two (2) fish daily limit, 20-inch minimum size. All steelhead with an intact adipose fin must be immediately released unharmed.
Information contact: Bob Jateff, District 6 fish biologist, (509) 826-7341; Joe Miller, Region 2 fish program manager, (509) 754-6066
Additional area opens to
steelhead fishing in upper Columbia
Action: Increase open area for fishing to 400 feet below Chief Joseph Dam
Effective dates: Dec. 13, 2005, to March 31, 2006
Species affected: Adipose fin-clipped hatchery steelhead and other game fish
Location: Columbia River from the Highway 17 bridge at Bridgeport to 400 feet below Chief Joseph Dam
Reason for action: To provide additional fishing opportunity for anglers in an area that has historically been open for steelhead fishing
Other information: Statewide gear rules for all fish species and night closure in effect. Anglers are permitted to harvest only hatchery-origin steelhead with an adipose fin clipped and a healed scar in the location of the missing fin. Adipose fin-clipped steelhead with a disk tag may not be harvested. Two (2) fish daily limit, 20-inch minimum size. All steelhead with an intact adipose fin must be immediately released unharmed.
Information contact: Bob Jateff, District 6 fish biologist, (509) 826-7341; Joe Miller, Region 2 fish program manager, (509) 754-6066