February 18, 2011
February 18, 2011
Columbia River spring chinook
sport fishing season set for 2011
[Note: These fishing rules were outlined in a news release sent Feb. 8, 2011.]
Action: Sets fishing regulations for spring chinook 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: March 1 - April 4, 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.
Location #3: 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: Fishing for salmonids allowed March 16-April 24, 2011.
Daily bag 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.
Additional rules:
1.) Effective immediately until further notice: On the mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, anglers may not possess in the field fish 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 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: Harvestable numbers of salmon are available 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 set for 2011
[Note: These fishing rules were outlined in a news release sent Feb. 8, 2011.]
Action: Sets fishing regulations for spring chinook 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: March 1 - April 4, 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.
Location #3: 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: Fishing for salmonids allowed March 16-April 24, 2011.
Daily bag 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.
Additional rules:
1.) Effective immediately until further notice: On the mainstem Columbia River below Bonneville Dam, anglers may not possess in the field fish 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 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: Harvestable numbers of salmon are available based on the forecasts and associated management agreements
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.