Dam counts between Bonnieville and the Dalles dam there is 223,815 difference and fish passage numbers as of today and passage numbers continue to drop. Is it possible over 200,000 thousand fish are laying dead on the bottom above Bonnieville because of warm water conditions?
Steelhead1959
A sizeable number of fish crossing Bonneville are destined to stay between Bonneville and the Dalles. This includes spring creek hatchery tules and some bright and tule stock (hatchery and or wild) from other tributaries such as Little White Salmon and White Salmon and Klickitat.
In addition, some of the URBs pull into cold water refuges at Drano and Underwood and Klickitat until the river cools off a bit. Many of these die of hook poisoning.
And of course many fish die in tribal nets (much of this between The Dalles and McNary but also a lot below the Dalles. Total zone 6 tribal harvest is usually around 100,000 fish.
In addition, some of the URBs pull into cold water refuges at Drano and Underwood and Klickitat until the river cools off a bit. Many of these die of hook poisoning.
And of course many fish die in tribal nets (much of this between The Dalles and McNary but also a lot below the Dalles. Total zone 6 tribal harvest is usually around 100,000 fish.
Pro trolls kill a lot and that’s the hook poison. Love hate relationship with the new modern era of fishing. Back in the day there was a little more skill needed to consistently hook fish above the tide water. Now not much needed. Just drag a pro troll and wait for rod to buckle. I do it too so I’m guilty
There are a number of reasons, but warm water has certainly been a big factor this summer. I've spent a lot of time on the Deschutes this month and have never seen the peak of fish (steelhead and chinook) enter the river so late. Read the link below the other day. The world is warming, the Pacific NW maybe more than most places.
www.nbcnews.com
As I write this, the Columbia River at TDA is averaging ~10% below median flow for the date and has been at least that far below median since April. Temp at TDA is 70.3 degrees with USGS no longer showing median temps on the site I watch. That bothers me.......
U.S. rivers are experiencing unprecedented and unexpectedly intense warming
A new analysis is the first in-depth study of riverine heat waves, which are worsening as the planet warms due to climate change
As I write this, the Columbia River at TDA is averaging ~10% below median flow for the date and has been at least that far below median since April. Temp at TDA is 70.3 degrees with USGS no longer showing median temps on the site I watch. That bothers me.......
Commercial Indian season has been on for weeks now. They not only string out hundreds of huge stationary gill nets, but have been drift netting at night just like the lower river guys. They have been taught by lower river drift netters and are buying high end drift netting boats and gear. There's all of the fish....
Is it totally out of the question to have a court see that independent observers are needed in tribal commercial fisheries?
If I had nothing to hide in this type of situation, I'd request it to just eliminate the debate.
If I had nothing to hide in this type of situation, I'd request it to just eliminate the debate.
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