Steelhead codes change for some rivers

OLYMPIA Steelhead anglers are being asked to use some new river codes for entries on their 1997-98 catch record cards.

The new codes will enable fish managers to improve their management data by placing harvested steelhead in the watershed in which they were caught. Here is a list of the old and new codes:

River	Old Code	New Code
Wind below Shipherd Falls	207	278
Wind above Shipherd Falls	207	279
Kalama below Kalama Falls Hatchery	92	280
Kalama above Kalama Falls Hatchery	92	281
Cispus	none	282
Cowlitz below Mayfield Dam	55	283
Cowlitz above Cowlitz Falls Dam	55	284
Mayfield Dam up to Cowlitz Falls Dam	55	285
Cook Creek	none	286
Quinault (lower river)	135	296
Chehalis below Black River	31	287
Chehalis above Black River	31	288
Stevens Creek (Humptulips basin)	none	289
Humptulips	84	295
Hoh below Highway 101	81	290
Hoh above Highway 101	81	291
American	none	292
Bumping	none	293
Tieton	none	294
Naches	112	297

Biologists also are activating existing codes for the following: Waatch River (234); Black River (021) and Big Beef Creek (019).

The department also is urging steelhead anglers to return their 1996-97 catch record cards. The information on the cards will be used to assess the 1996-97 steelhead harvest.

Persons interested in 1995-96 harvest results may obtain a copy of the "1995-96 Steelhead Harvest Summary" by contacting their regional Department of Fish and Wildlife office or the Olympia office at (360) 902-2700. The reports also are available at the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Olympia office at 1111 Washington St.SE. The reports are available at the Licensing office on the first floor and at the Fish Management Program on the 6th floor.