Snake to open for Hatchery Chinook
FISHING RULE CHANGE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
April 23, 2002
Snake River spring chinook fishery to open
Action: Two areas of the Snake River will open for hatchery spring chinook salmon fishing April 25, 2002.
Location - Area 1: Southway Bridge crossing the Snake River at Lewiston / Clarkson upstream to the Heller Bar concrete boat ramp below the confluence of the Grande Ronde River.
Dates: April 25 through May 19, 2002
Other Information: Fishing open four days per week, Thursdays through Sundays, for four periods, April 25 through May 19. Daily fishing hours are from one half-hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset. Daily bag limit is one hatchery fish per day; minimum size 12 inches. The fishery may close early if the run size is significantly lower than expected or the allowable impacts on wild fish have been exceeded. Only hatchery (adipose fin-clipped) spring chinook may be retained. The adipose fin-clipped fish must have a healed scar at the location of the missing fin. All chinook with adipose fin intact, and all steelhead, must be immediately released unharmed. Anglers must use barbless hooks when fishing for chinook on the Snake River. For this fishery it is unlawful to use any hook larger than 5/8 inch (point of hook to shank). Early season fishing will likely be slow due to the late run timing of fish entering the Snake River this year. Anglers are reminded to refer to the "Fishing in Washington" sport fishing rules pamphlet for other regulations, including possession limits, safety closures, etc.
Location - Area 2: From Texas Rapids boat launch upstream to the Corps of Engineers boat launch on the south bank of the river approximately one mile upstream of Little Goose Dam.
Dates: April 25 through May 19, 2002
Other Information: The fishery is scheduled to be open four days per week, Thursdays through Sundays, for four periods from April 25 through May 19. Daily fishing hours are from one half-hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset. The daily bag limit is two hatchery fish; minimum size 12 inches. The fishery may close early if the run size is significantly lower than expected or the allowable impacts on wild fish have been exceeded. Only hatchery (adipose fin-clipped) spring chinook may be retained. The adipose fin-clipped fish must have a healed scar at the location of the missing fin. All chinook with adipose fin intact, and all steelhead, must be immediately released unharmed. Anglers must use barbless hooks when fishing for chinook on the Snake River. For this fishery it is unlawful to use any hook larger than 5/8 inch (from point of hook to shank). Early season fishing will likely be slow due to the late run timing of fish entering the Snake River this year. Anglers are reminded to refer to the WDFW "Fishing in Washington" sport fishing rules pamphlet for other regulations, including possession limits, safety closures, etc.
Reason for action: The 2002 forecast for upriver spring chinook returning to the Snake River is 168,400, with 44,900 of that total representing wild spring chinook. There are sufficient numbers of hatchery-origin fish, within allowable limits for potential impacts on wild fish, to open this Snake River fishery.
Information contact: John Whalen, regional Fish Program manager, (509) 456-4085.
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