Commercial fishing season are set

Abalone · 03-01-2004, 12:32 PM

Good ! Lets get it over with. I sure hope they don't go over again !

Lured In · 03-01-2004, 03:07 PM

Just sent an email to Steve King asking for the details of yesterday's test fishery. I really wish they would include that info in the action notice.

Bill Monroe · 03-01-2004, 03:42 PM

Steve King is retired...try Tony Nigro or Steve Williams...

six boats, 22 drifts, 10 fish, eight hatchery, 14 steelhead (8H and 6W)...between Mayger (Willow Bar) and Svensen...most fish were around Cathlamet...none were upriver...all were revived and released...didn't ask for numbers on sea lion predation, but there was quite a bit...

El-Kabong · 03-01-2004, 03:55 PM

8 hatchery fish is enough to get them started gill-netting? seems like a very small number.

why don't the netters just take there allotment from the fish as they pass by the viewing windows at the dams?

that solution should result in 0 % mortality of wild fish.

[ 03-01-2004, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: El-Kabong ]

blacktail519 · 03-01-2004, 03:58 PM

I was going to say, I didnt figure the test nets were gonna get many... I was out fishing all day on sunday around St. Helens,, And never marked a fish

I hope they get it over with [img]graemlins/berry.gif[/img]

Flatfish · 03-01-2004, 04:02 PM

Better now than mid April. Don't cha think?

Mark and the happy to see them starting to trickle in dog.

Jignfloat · 03-01-2004, 04:14 PM

I am under the impression they get "X" amount of fish.....if they dont get them now, they get more dates until they get "their" fish....at least thats the way I understood it.
Hope I'm wrong,

Russ

Stz ll · 03-01-2004, 04:34 PM

If they don't get them now they probably will get a late March or April netting.

steelheader667 · 03-01-2004, 11:54 PM

It looks like the comercail fisherman get to go into the river starting tomorrow the 2nd. they start with a 16 hour fishery. If youwant more information the washington phone # is 360-902-2500.