April 15, 2011
April 15, 2011
Columbia River spring chinook
sport fishing season extension
Action: Sets additional days for spring chinook angling on the mainstem Columbia River.
Species affected: Spring chinook, steelhead and shad.
Location #1: The mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to Rooster Rock - bank and boat angling allowed.
Location #2: The mainstem Columbia River from Rooster Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam - bank angling only. Rooster Rock boundary description: A true North/South line projected from Rooster Rock on the Oregon shore to the Washington shoreline.
Effective date: April 16 through April 19, 2011: fishing for salmonids and shad is allowed.
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.
Additional rules:
1.) Effective immediately until further notice: On the mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, anglers may not possess fish in the field that have been mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. This rule applies until anglers have reached their automobile or principle means of land transportation and have completed their daily angling.
2.) Effective through at least April 30, 2011, all angling is prohibited from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island, located east of Rooster Rock State Park on the Columbia River, to a marker on the Oregon shore, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shore.
3.) Effective through June 15, 2011: For the mainstem Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to the 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: There are upriver fish remaining on the harvest guideline for the area below Bonneville Dam, based on the forecasts and associated management agreements.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.
Columbia River spring chinook
sport fishing season extension
Action: Sets additional days for spring chinook angling on the mainstem Columbia River.
Species affected: Spring chinook, steelhead and shad.
Location #1: The mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to Rooster Rock - bank and boat angling allowed.
Location #2: The mainstem Columbia River from Rooster Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam - bank angling only. Rooster Rock boundary description: A true North/South line projected from Rooster Rock on the Oregon shore to the Washington shoreline.
Effective date: April 16 through April 19, 2011: fishing for salmonids and shad is allowed.
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.
Additional rules:
1.) Effective immediately until further notice: On the mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, anglers may not possess fish in the field that have been mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. This rule applies until anglers have reached their automobile or principle means of land transportation and have completed their daily angling.
2.) Effective through at least April 30, 2011, all angling is prohibited from a line between the upstream end of Sand Island, located east of Rooster Rock State Park on the Columbia River, to a marker on the Oregon shore, downstream to a line between the lower end of Sand Island and a marker on the Oregon shore.
3.) Effective through June 15, 2011: For the mainstem Columbia River salmon and steelhead fishery from the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to the 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: There are upriver fish remaining on the harvest guideline for the area below Bonneville Dam, based on the forecasts and associated management agreements.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.