Gill nets??

Rodholder · 03-07-2004, 12:51 PM

Anyone know when the nets are going back in the river? Is there a site I can pick up that info in a timely fashion?; by the time the notice is in the paper the nets are in the river. Thanks.

WillFish · 03-07-2004, 12:59 PM

Try this:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/crc/crcindex.htm

Check the most recent notices.

Pete · 03-08-2004, 09:47 AM

Test was conducted on Sunday and Observers reported what they saw. This does not represent the entire test fishery, only a sample. Full results should be available later today and a decision will be announced later today on whether there will be a commercial net fishery on Tuesday.

The observers reported:
19 drifts
9 salmon (2 unmarked upriver),
18 steelhead (9 wild)
56% mark rate, 22.2% upriver,
33% of the catch were chinook.

Reports of smelt in Cowlitz and Col. River

Fish Hawg · 03-08-2004, 09:50 AM

I was told By a local Fish Market that the nets have been goin in on tuesdays and Thursdays

:whazzup: ......Ross

Pete · 03-08-2004, 09:55 AM

The nets "can" go in on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but the decision is based on the results of the test fishery 2 days prior. The Columbia River Compact reviews the test fishery results and then issues a decision on Monday or Wednesday as to whether there will be a fishery and if so, whether 9 1/4 inch or tooth tangle nets will be used. Sounds like the fish market had part of the story.

You can download the full regulation HERE

WHO'S BELLS RINGING? · 03-08-2004, 10:57 AM

JUST HEARD THEY GET BOTH DAYS THIS WEEK

bulldog · 03-08-2004, 01:20 PM

could you tell me what they are netting for below mcnary to the dalles.Lots of nets out friday and sunday as i travelled this route. thanks

Pete · 03-08-2004, 01:33 PM

The commercial gill nets have been approved for Tuesday, from 5 AM to Wednesday, 5 AM (24 hours).

Thursday has not been approved. If it is, it will be announced on Wednesday.

CRC Action Notice: March 8, 2004

For the fastest notice, call the "Hotline" Number on Monday and Wednesday afternoons to get the fishing season. The hotline number is 360-902-2500; press "1" for commercial and "2" for Columbia River.

The nets below McNary may be Tribal. I'm not sure what their current season allows. I believe it may be subsistance and ceremonial use only, no sales, but I can't find an official reference.

Lured In · 03-08-2004, 03:38 PM

Here's some more info including the season summary to date.

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ODFWhtml/...rch8wfact6.pdf

Pete · 03-08-2004, 03:51 PM

Lured, that link proposes 2 16 hour season options, but it looks like, from the CRC Action Notice and the recording on the Hotline, that a 24 hour season was adopted.

I'm a little surprised, since the guidance was that the seasons would be 16 hours. Not sure what that means, except there will be some tired netters tomorrow morning.

Lured In · 03-08-2004, 05:41 PM

Pete...I saw that too and went [img]graemlins/program.gif[/img] :whazzup: ? Kinda makes you wonder who's calling the shots or what is going on 'behind the curtain'.

I really wish they would start another matrix like they had last year. It highlighted the number of fish handled, the mark rate and running impact percentage. It made it much easier to keep up with them.

Did you notice that they are estimating 500-1000 fish for this period? Don't know if that was based on a 16 or 24 hour period though. [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img] I guess we'll see Wednesday.

Z-Man · 03-08-2004, 05:48 PM

they were drifting their nets all day today right above longview today.
I fished the bank today and they were really working the area. they moved 3 boats and I did manage to get a nice 15 pound nate springer :grin:

Bill Monroe · 03-08-2004, 06:52 PM

Pete,
I'm guessing they're behind their anticipated catch and the impacts are still low enough they wanted to give them a few more hours to pick up some slack...

Rodholder · 03-09-2004, 06:35 AM

Willfish, thanks for the link, got the info I needed there. Also appreciate your feedback Pete. This is a great place to get info. :grin:

Lured In · 03-09-2004, 07:02 AM

Zman...those were likely smelt boats as current regs for springers are established for a Tuesday/Thursday fishery with test netting on Sundays.

fishnagain · 03-09-2004, 04:15 PM

There was one boat netting in St Helens today we watched as a seal was picking his net,and as he threw his bouy to go scare it off,his boat stalled so he got a tow from a sportsman back to his bouy and had to hand crank his entire net.Now that was one tired netter [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] I beleive it was carma that got him for drifting through the sportsman all morning.

[ 03-09-2004, 07:29 PM: Message edited by: fishnagain ]

Z-Man · 03-09-2004, 04:58 PM

well then i think somebody's info is incorrect.
trust me, they were not after smelt, net was way too big for smelt.

Fish Hawg · 03-09-2004, 06:48 PM

Thanks Pete, for clearing that up [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Lured In · 03-09-2004, 07:19 PM

Zman...I wasn't trying to pick a fight, just stating the regs and that no boats should have been netting salmon on Monday. If some netter was poaching, you should report them. Of course the CRC/ODFW/WDFW don't exactly make it easy for us to know when they are supposed to be out there, but we can try.

duckhat · 03-09-2004, 07:38 PM

I was out on the CR at St, Helens this evening & saw two boats working nets at both ends of Sand Island.

good fishun