May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014
Columbia River – below Bonneville Dam
spring chinook sport fishing re-opens
Action: Re-opens for chinook and steelhead angling for two days on the mainstem Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam.
Species affected: Spring chinook, steelhead and shad.
Area: The mainstem Columbia River from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Restrictions: BANK ANGLING ONLY FROM ROOSTER ROCK UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM. Closed to fishing for salmonids and shad from boats between Rooster Rock and Bonneville Dam. The Rooster Rock boundary is defined as a true North/South line projected from Rooster Rock on the Oregon shore to the Washington shoreline.
Effective date: Friday May 9 and Saturday May 10, 2014.
Daily bag 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.
Reason for action: Harvestable numbers of hatchery salmon remain available based on the in-season forecast update, associated management agreements, and harvest estimates to date.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.
Columbia River – below Bonneville Dam
spring chinook sport fishing re-opens
Action: Re-opens for chinook and steelhead angling for two days on the mainstem Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam.
Species affected: Spring chinook, steelhead and shad.
Area: The mainstem Columbia River from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Restrictions: BANK ANGLING ONLY FROM ROOSTER ROCK UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM. Closed to fishing for salmonids and shad from boats between Rooster Rock and Bonneville Dam. The Rooster Rock boundary is defined as a true North/South line projected from Rooster Rock on the Oregon shore to the Washington shoreline.
Effective date: Friday May 9 and Saturday May 10, 2014.
Daily bag 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.
Reason for action: Harvestable numbers of hatchery salmon remain available based on the in-season forecast update, associated management agreements, and harvest estimates to date.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.