Recolonization Post Dam Removal: In 2018, More Spring Chinook Spawn Upstream Old Condit Dam Site On White Salmon River
October 10th, 2019
Spawning ground surveys continue to find more spring chinook upstream of the old Condit Dam site on the White Salmon River than tule and bright fall chinook.
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Fall Chinook Return Upgraded; States Approve Four Non-Treaty Gillnetting Periods, But Rescind After High Catch During First Period
October 10th, 2019
Oregon and Washington on Monday approved two lower Columbia River fisheries. One was for four periods (48 hours total) of commercial non-treaty gillnetting and the other for a one-day recreational white sturgeon fishery on Saturday, Oct. 12. But at a Thursday meeting three gillnetting periods were rescinded by the states due to an unexpected high catch rate during the first period.
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Tribes Fish More Days For Fall Chinook, Balancing Act As B-Run Steelhead Might Miss Broodstock Goals
October 3rd, 2019
Tribes will resume commercial gillnetting this week for fall chinook, but for the second time in two weeks one of the four lower Columbia River tribes disagreed with the decision.
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Idaho Closes Clearwater River Steelhead Fishing Due To Low Hatchery Broodstock Returns, No Surplus; Opens Coho Fishing
September 26th, 2019
All steelhead fishing on the Clearwater River in Idaho will close Sunday because the number of returning adult hatchery fish is less than the number needed for broodstock
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Columbia/Snake Steelhead Runs Downgraded Again, So Far Only 25 Percent Of Average; Idaho Considers Closing Fishing, Other States Would Follow
September 19th, 2019
The number of summer steelhead forecasted to pass Bonneville Dam and travel into the Snake and Clearwater rivers was downgraded for the third time this month.
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States Approve Additional Tribal Gillnetting Days Amidst Worries About Steelhead Numbers, Meeting Broodstock Goals
September 13th, 2019
Oregon and Washington fisheries managers approved an additional two and a half days of tribal gillnetting in Zone 6 (Bonneville Dam pool upstream through the John Day Dam pool) as they worried about a declining steelhead run and whether upstream hatcheries could meet their escapement goals for both fall chinook and steelhead broodstock.
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States Close Fall Chinook Fishing Below Bonneville Dam After Anglers Surpass Pre-Season Harvest Guideline
September 5th, 2019
After reviewing harvest information, Oregon and Washington abruptly closed the Columbia River to fall chinook angling from Warrior Rock to Bonneville Dam as of 12:01 am, Sept. 6, when it became clear that nearly 10 percent more of the fish had been caught throughout the Columbia River than was allocated.
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States Go Over Sturgeon Abundance Numbers, Open Two Fishing Days; Tribal Gillnetters Get 3.5 Days Targeting Fall Chinook Above Bonneville
September 5th, 2019
In a hearing this week (Thursday, Sept. 5), the two-state Columbia River Compact set two Saturdays later this month for recreational angling of white sturgeon from Wauna upstream to Bonneville Dam.
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With NOAA Permit, Idaho Expands Fall Chinook Fishing On Clearwater River; Survey Asked How Not To Interfere With Catch/Release Steelhead Fishing
September 5th, 2019
The federal approval for a Snake River basin fall chinook salmon plan has given the go-ahead for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to open recreational angling in the Snake, Clearwater and Salmon rivers this week.