September 11, 2024
Action: Opens Chinook retention and adds an additional hatchery coho to the salmon daily limit from Buoy 10 upstream to the west end of Puget Island. Extends Chinook and coho retention from Warrior Rock line upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco.
Species affected: Salmon.
Effective Date: Sept. 12 - Oct. 31, 2024.
Locations and rules:
From a true north and south line projected through Buoy 10 upstream to a line from Rocky Point on the Washington Bank through red buoy 44 to red navigation marker 2 at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank:
- Sept. 12 - Sept. 22: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit three, including no more than one Chinook. Chinook minimum size 24 inches. Coho minimum size 16 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
- Sept. 23 - Sept. 30: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit three hatchery coho. Coho minimum size 16 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
- Oct. 1 - Oct. 31: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit six, including no more than three adult hatchery coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
From a line from Rocky Point on the Washington Bank through red buoy 44 to red navigation marker 2 at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank upstream to a line at the west end of Puget Island projected from green navigation marker 39 on the Washington bank to green navigation marker 41, then to red navigation marker 42, and terminating at red navigation marker 44A on the Oregon bank:
- Sept. 12 - Sept. 22: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit six. Up to three adult salmon including no more than one Chinook may be retained. Salmon minimum size 12 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
- Sept. 23 - Oct. 31: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit six, including no more than three adult hatchery coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than hatchery coho.
From a line projected from the Warrior Rock lighthouse through Red Buoy 4 to the marker atop the piling dolphin located at the downstream end of Bachelor Island on the Washington Shore (Warrior Rock Line) upstream to a point 600 feet below the fish ladder at the new Bonneville Dam Powerhouse:
- Sept. 16 - Sept. 22: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit six. Up to two adult salmon, including no more than one Chinook. Salmon minimum size 12 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
From Bonneville Dam upstream to the Hood River Bridge:
- Sept. 16 through Sept. 22: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit six. Up to two adult salmon including no more than one Chinook may be retained. Salmon minimum size 12 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and hatchery coho.
From Hood River Bridge upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco:
- Sept. 16 - Sept. 22: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit six. Up to two adult salmon including no more than one Chinook may be retained. Salmon minimum size 12 inches. Release all salmon and steelhead other than Chinook and coho.
Reason for action: The Columbia River Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) recently updated the upriver stock component of the Chinook return to the Columbia River mouth to 588,350. Current in-season evaluation of catch and stock composition allows for additional Chinook and hatchery coho retention opportunity in specific areas downstream of the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco.
Additional information: Additional rules and area descriptions can be found in the 2024-25 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Find more information about this fishery in the WDFW Salmon Fishing Current blog.
Information contact: Region 5: 360-696-6211