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ODFW News release regarding 4 Coho limit (http://www.dfw.state.or.us/public/NewsArc/2001News/August/082801bnews.htm)
Here it it
Daily Limit Increases to Four Fin-Clipped Coho at Buoy 10
Chinook Angling Closes
PORTLAND — With record numbers of fish entering the Columbia River, the states of Oregon and Washington today increased the daily bag limit to include up to four adipose fin-clipped coho at the mouth of Columbia at Buoy 10 effective Thursday, Aug. 30. Fishery managers also decided to end chinook fishing inside of Buoy 10 because the chinook quota had been met.
Through Sunday, Aug. 26, 68,000 anglers caught about 67,000 fin-clipped coho and 8,000 adult chinook in the area from Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point. It is expected the 8,800 chinook quota will be reached by Wednesday evening.
The coho bag limit increase was allowed because more than 1.1 million hatchery-bred coho will enter the Columbia this fall, which is called "huge" by Steve King, salmon fisheries manager for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The adult coho return is expected to be the second largest return in history.
Fisheries managers are maximizing fishing opportunity for the marked hatchery coho throughout Oregon this year. All coho with an intact adipose fin must be released carefully unharmed.
With the increased bag limits at Buoy 10 and other areas in Oregon, anglers are encouraged to purchase another tag to allow the harvest of additional hatchery salmon or steelhead. The "Hatchery Harvest Tag" allows anglers an additional 10 fin-clipped salmon or steelhead. These tags are $12 and may be purchased at ODFW offices and many license agents in the state.
The Buoy 10 rules effective Aug. 30 are:
*Columbia River Buoy 10 to upstream to the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line: Anglers may harvest four salmon per day, but none may be a chinook. Two of the four fish daily limit may be steelhead. All retained coho and steelhead must be adipose fin-clipped. The season closes Dec. 31, 2001. Anglers should note it is legal to harvest two coho in the ocean and then harvest two additional coho inside of Buoy 10. Ocean anglers returning to ports in the Columbia River may not stop and fish in the Buoy 10 fishery if they have a chinook salmon in possession.
Anglers should also be aware of existing angling rules upstream and downstream of Buoy 10:
*In the ocean outside of the Columbia Control Zone from Leadbetter Point, Wash. to Tillamook Head, Oregon: Anglers may harvest two salmon per day, but only one may be a chinook. Coho must be adipose fin-clipped. Through Sept. 3, the season is open Sunday through Thursday. On Sept. 4, the season opens seven days per week from North Head Lighthouse in Washington to Tillamook Head and closes Sept. 30. No changes were made to this season Monday. Another meeting is scheduled for Sept. 5 to assess the fishery.
*Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to the Oregon/Washington border: Anglers may harvest two salmon or steelhead per day according to rules listed in the 2001 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. Chinook angling remains open in this area. Coho and steelhead must be adipose fin-clipped.
There are no possession limits for salmon in Oregon.
Anglers should consult both the 2001 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations and the 2001 Oregon Ocean Salmon and Halibut Sport Fishing Regulations for more information. Both may be found on the ODFW website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/Regulations/Fish_2000_Columbia.pdf
It clearly states: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Anglers should note it is LEGAL to harvest two coho in the ocean and then harvest two additional coho inside of Buoy 10. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Hope this helps,
Mr. F.