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gimmeumpqua
08-04-2007, 11:02 AM
Sport-fishing regulations

The Commission also adopted 2008 sport fishing regulations.

Effective Jan. 1, 2008, anglers will no longer be able to keep wild winter steelhead on the Umpqua River. The Commission considered several proposals to eliminate the harvest of wild steelhead and voted to make the fishery catch-and-release only for wild winter steelhead in the mainstem and North Fork Umpqua River. Previously, regulations allowed the harvest of one wild steelhead per day and five per year.

The Commission also approved wild coho salmon seasons on Siltcoos and Tahkenitch Lakes for this fall and restricted angling opportunities on the Herman Creek Lagoon to handicapped anglers only beginning Aug. 11.

The 2008 fishing regulations will be available later this year at ODFW offices and license retailers statewide and on the ODFW Web site.
AndyK
08-04-2007, 02:02 PM
Effective Jan. 1, 2008, anglers will no longer be able to keep wild winter steelhead on the Umpqua River. The Commission considered several proposals to eliminate the harvest of wild steelhead and voted to make the fishery catch-and-release only for wild winter steelhead in the mainstem and North Fork Umpqua River. Previously, regulations allowed the harvest of one wild steelhead per day and five per year.

Outstanding!:applause:
lor
08-04-2007, 04:18 PM
Whats was the point of opening the fishery in the first place.
And why the hasty closure. Did someone make a mistake.
This just seems like another case of mismanagement.
Am I wrong to think this???
nehalemguy
08-04-2007, 05:46 PM
That is the best news I have heard for awhile.

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cooky
08-04-2007, 06:20 PM
That fishery has been in decline for so long I have always been amazed that they allowed the retention of wild fish. This is most cetainly good news. Nothing gives me more satisfaction on the river than releasing a fat & healthy wild steelehad unharmed... well... except for maybe catching a wild steelhead
TallFlyGuy
08-04-2007, 07:08 PM
WOW, What a victory! Congrats to all who participated!!!!!!:dance::dance::meme::meme::dance :
C-lice
08-05-2007, 10:33 PM
GREAT NEWS!! I didn't think that the commission had the wherewithal to make this a non-consumptive fishery. I'm glad they did.
Tony1831
08-06-2007, 06:03 AM
:applause: good move :dance:, let's just continue to make sure it pays good dividends for years to come...
garyk
08-06-2007, 04:06 PM
You had an uphill battle going against the ODFW staff...which makes your success even more noteworthy. Your hard work paid off!!
Two Fister
08-07-2007, 12:13 AM
Wow! That's the best news I've heard on the Umpqua in a long, long time! Great work!!!!!!
TF
steelheadjunky
08-07-2007, 08:34 AM
I agree this is awesome new. Guys on the General board don't think so though and said there was no Science behind this decisions. I added some of the science details over there but I would encourage anyone with more info to post it there too.

Just a lurker around here
JJ
Two Fister
08-07-2007, 08:42 AM
steelheadjunky,
Glad to have you aboard! Lots of folks that fish the OP and other WA rivers here. Stick around there are some great folks on this fly board and we can always use another voice for wild fish on ifish!
TF