July 23, 2018
Action: Allow retention of hatchery adult chinook
Species affected: Summer chinook salmon
Effective Dates and Locations:
Rocky Reach Dam to Wells Dam: July 25 at 12:01 a.m. through October 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook and 3 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Wells Dam to Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster: August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through August 31. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook and 3 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster to Chief Joseph Dam: August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through October 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook and 3 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Wenatchee River (mouth to Icicle Road Bridge): August 1 through September 30. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Chelan River (from Railroad Bridge upstream to Chelan P.U.D. safety barrier below the powerhouse): July 25 at 12:01 a.m. through October 31. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Okanogan River (from mouth upstream to Hwy. 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth): August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through October 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Okanogan River (from Hwy. 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth to the second Hwy. 97 Bridge in Oroville): August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through September 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Similkameen River (from mouth upstream to 400 feet below Enloe Dam): August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through September 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Reason for action: Current and projected summer chinook passage over Priest Rapids Dam and hatchery-wild mark rates confirm that surplus fish from the Chelan Falls, Entiat, and Chief Joseph hatchery programs are available for harvest. Removal of surplus hatchery fish will also help achieve conservation objectives on the spawning grounds.
Other information: Hatchery adult chinook retention above Wells Dam opens later so that the Colville Confederated Tribes can collect broodstock for the Chief Joseph Hatchery summer chinook program. The daily limit of 6 salmon (no more than 3 sockeye and release all adult chinook and coho) is still in effect from Priest Rapids Dam to Rock
Island Dam through August 31 and from Rock Island Dam to Rocky Reach Dam through October 15.
Information Contact: Region 2-Ephrata (509) 754-4624 or Wenatchee (509) 662-0452
Species affected: Summer chinook salmon
Effective Dates and Locations:
Rocky Reach Dam to Wells Dam: July 25 at 12:01 a.m. through October 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook and 3 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Wells Dam to Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster: August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through August 31. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook and 3 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Hwy. 173 Bridge at Brewster to Chief Joseph Dam: August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through October 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook and 3 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Wenatchee River (mouth to Icicle Road Bridge): August 1 through September 30. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Chelan River (from Railroad Bridge upstream to Chelan P.U.D. safety barrier below the powerhouse): July 25 at 12:01 a.m. through October 31. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Okanogan River (from mouth upstream to Hwy. 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth): August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through October 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Okanogan River (from Hwy. 97 Bridge immediately upstream of mouth to the second Hwy. 97 Bridge in Oroville): August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through September 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Similkameen River (from mouth upstream to 400 feet below Enloe Dam): August 1 at 12:01 a.m. through September 15. Daily limit 6 salmon. No more than 2 hatchery adult chinook may be retained. Release wild adult chinook, sockeye, and coho. Salmon minimum size 12 inches.
Reason for action: Current and projected summer chinook passage over Priest Rapids Dam and hatchery-wild mark rates confirm that surplus fish from the Chelan Falls, Entiat, and Chief Joseph hatchery programs are available for harvest. Removal of surplus hatchery fish will also help achieve conservation objectives on the spawning grounds.
Other information: Hatchery adult chinook retention above Wells Dam opens later so that the Colville Confederated Tribes can collect broodstock for the Chief Joseph Hatchery summer chinook program. The daily limit of 6 salmon (no more than 3 sockeye and release all adult chinook and coho) is still in effect from Priest Rapids Dam to Rock
Island Dam through August 31 and from Rock Island Dam to Rocky Reach Dam through October 15.
Information Contact: Region 2-Ephrata (509) 754-4624 or Wenatchee (509) 662-0452