02-14-2008, 12:10 AM
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Buoy 10 Line upstream to Tongue Point/Rocky Point Line
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open Jan. 1-March 31, 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped spring chinook, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, and adipose fin-clipped coho with a daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead (chinook greater than 24 inches and coho greater than 16 inches or steelhead greater than 20 inches) and five jacks. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Tongue Point/Rocky Point Line to I-5 Bridge
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open January 1-March 31, 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped spring chinook, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, and adipose fin-clipped coho with a daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead (chinook greater than 24 inches and coho greater than 16 inches or steelhead greater than 20 inches) and five jacks. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, I-5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open Jan. 1-March 31 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped steelhead with a daily bag limit of two fish. The retention of spring chinook is prohibited. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington Border
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open Jan. 1-March 31, 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped steelhead with a daily bag limit of two fish. The retention of spring chinook is prohibited. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
Early spring runoff in the drainages feeding the lower Columbia River has created muddy conditions for salmon and steelhead anglers. Salmonid effort below the I-5 bridge is light and angler success is low with the majority of anglers concentrated in the Rainier area.
Gorge Bank: No report.
Gorge Boats: No report.
Troutdale Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for one boat (complete trip).
Portland to Longview Bank: No report.
Portland to Longview Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for three boats (incomplete trips).
Bonneville Pool: No report.
The Dalles Pool:Weekly checking showed 12 adipose fin-clipped steelhead caught, plus three unclipped steelhead released for three boats; and no catch reported for two bank rods.
Sturgeon:
BUOY 10 UPSTREAM TO WAUNA POWERLINES (including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries):
The Compact adopted the following rules at the December 13 Joint State Hearing for the sturgeon sport fishery below Wauna power lines (RM 40) downstream to Buoy 10, including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries for 2008:
- Allow the retention of white sturgeon seven days per week during Tuesday January 1, 2008 through Wednesday April 30, 2008 with a 42-inch minimum size and a 60-inch maximum size limit in effect.<br />
- Allow the retention of white sturgeon seven days per week during Saturday May 10, 2008 through Tuesday June 24, 2008 (or until catch guideline is reached) with a 45-inch minimum size and a 60-inch maximum size limit in effect.<br />
- Prohibit the retention of sturgeon seven days per week during Thursday May 1, 2008 through Friday May 9, 2008 and Wednesday June 25, 2008 through December 31, 2008. Catch and release angling is allowed during all retention closures.<br />
- Retention of green sturgeon is prohibited as per permanent regulations.<br />
- Daily and annual catch limits listed in the 2008 Oregon Sport Regulations pamphlet remain in effect.
WAUNA POWERLINES UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM (including all adjacent Washington tributaries and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls including the Multnomah Channel):<br />
The Compact adopted the following rules at the December 13 Joint State Hearing for the sturgeon sport fishery above Wauna power lines (RM 40) upstream to Bonneville Dam, including all adjacent Washington tributaries, and the lower Willamette River (including the Multnomah Channel) upstream to Willamette Falls for 2008:
- Allow the retention of white sturgeon four days per week on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008 and October 1 through December 31, 2008.<br />
- Prohibit the retention of sturgeon three days per week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday during January 1-July 31, 2008 and October 1 through December 31, 2008 and seven days per week during August 1 through September 30, 2008.<br />
- Retention of green sturgeon is prohibited as per permanent regulations.<br />
- Daily and annual catch limits listed in the 2008 Oregon Sport Regulations pamphlet remain in effect.
BONNEVILLE DAM UPSTREAM TO THE DALLES DAM:
Effective January 1, 2008 this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week until the catch guideline is reached with a daily bag limit of one fish between 42 and 60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The annual catch guideline for the Bonneville pool is 700 fish.
THE DALLES DAM UPSTREAM TO JOHN DAY DAM
Effective January 1, 2008 this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week until the catch guideline is reached with a daily bag limit of one fish between 48 and 60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The annual catch guideline for The Dalles pool is 100 fish.
JOHN DAY DAM UPSTREAM TO MCNARY DAM
Effective January 1, 2008 this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week until the catch guideline is reached with a daily bag limit of one fish between 48 and 60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The annual catch guideline for the John Day pool is 165 fish.
Sturgeon catch rates on the lower Columbia River should improve as water temperatures gradually increase.
Gorge Bank: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for three bank rods.
Gorge Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for one boat (complete trip).
Troutdale Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for one boat (complete trip).
Portland to Longview Bank: No report.
Portland to Longview Boats: Weekend checking showed two legal white sturgeon kept, plus 27 sublegal sturgeon released for 19 boats (incomplete trips).
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed three sublegal sturgeon released for one boat; and no catch reported for nine bank anglers.
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed one legal white sturgeon kept and two oversize sturgeon released for one boat; and two sublegal sturgeon released for 26 bank anglers.
Walleye:
Bonneville Pool: No report.
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch reported for two boats; and no catch reported for one bank rod.
Troutdale: Weekly checking showed no catch reported for one boat.
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open Jan. 1-March 31, 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped spring chinook, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, and adipose fin-clipped coho with a daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead (chinook greater than 24 inches and coho greater than 16 inches or steelhead greater than 20 inches) and five jacks. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Tongue Point/Rocky Point Line to I-5 Bridge
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open January 1-March 31, 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped spring chinook, adipose fin-clipped steelhead, and adipose fin-clipped coho with a daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead (chinook greater than 24 inches and coho greater than 16 inches or steelhead greater than 20 inches) and five jacks. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, I-5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open Jan. 1-March 31 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped steelhead with a daily bag limit of two fish. The retention of spring chinook is prohibited. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington Border
Under permanent regulations this section of the Columbia River is open Jan. 1-March 31, 2008 to the retention of adipose fin-clipped steelhead with a daily bag limit of two fish. The retention of spring chinook is prohibited. Modifications to the 2008 spring chinook fishery will be considered at the February 15 Joint State Hearing.
Early spring runoff in the drainages feeding the lower Columbia River has created muddy conditions for salmon and steelhead anglers. Salmonid effort below the I-5 bridge is light and angler success is low with the majority of anglers concentrated in the Rainier area.
Gorge Bank: No report.
Gorge Boats: No report.
Troutdale Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for one boat (complete trip).
Portland to Longview Bank: No report.
Portland to Longview Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for three boats (incomplete trips).
Bonneville Pool: No report.
The Dalles Pool:Weekly checking showed 12 adipose fin-clipped steelhead caught, plus three unclipped steelhead released for three boats; and no catch reported for two bank rods.
Sturgeon:
BUOY 10 UPSTREAM TO WAUNA POWERLINES (including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries):
The Compact adopted the following rules at the December 13 Joint State Hearing for the sturgeon sport fishery below Wauna power lines (RM 40) downstream to Buoy 10, including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries for 2008:
- Allow the retention of white sturgeon seven days per week during Tuesday January 1, 2008 through Wednesday April 30, 2008 with a 42-inch minimum size and a 60-inch maximum size limit in effect.<br />
- Allow the retention of white sturgeon seven days per week during Saturday May 10, 2008 through Tuesday June 24, 2008 (or until catch guideline is reached) with a 45-inch minimum size and a 60-inch maximum size limit in effect.<br />
- Prohibit the retention of sturgeon seven days per week during Thursday May 1, 2008 through Friday May 9, 2008 and Wednesday June 25, 2008 through December 31, 2008. Catch and release angling is allowed during all retention closures.<br />
- Retention of green sturgeon is prohibited as per permanent regulations.<br />
- Daily and annual catch limits listed in the 2008 Oregon Sport Regulations pamphlet remain in effect.
WAUNA POWERLINES UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM (including all adjacent Washington tributaries and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls including the Multnomah Channel):<br />
The Compact adopted the following rules at the December 13 Joint State Hearing for the sturgeon sport fishery above Wauna power lines (RM 40) upstream to Bonneville Dam, including all adjacent Washington tributaries, and the lower Willamette River (including the Multnomah Channel) upstream to Willamette Falls for 2008:
- Allow the retention of white sturgeon four days per week on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during January 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008 and October 1 through December 31, 2008.<br />
- Prohibit the retention of sturgeon three days per week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday during January 1-July 31, 2008 and October 1 through December 31, 2008 and seven days per week during August 1 through September 30, 2008.<br />
- Retention of green sturgeon is prohibited as per permanent regulations.<br />
- Daily and annual catch limits listed in the 2008 Oregon Sport Regulations pamphlet remain in effect.
BONNEVILLE DAM UPSTREAM TO THE DALLES DAM:
Effective January 1, 2008 this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week until the catch guideline is reached with a daily bag limit of one fish between 42 and 60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The annual catch guideline for the Bonneville pool is 700 fish.
THE DALLES DAM UPSTREAM TO JOHN DAY DAM
Effective January 1, 2008 this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week until the catch guideline is reached with a daily bag limit of one fish between 48 and 60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The annual catch guideline for The Dalles pool is 100 fish.
JOHN DAY DAM UPSTREAM TO MCNARY DAM
Effective January 1, 2008 this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week until the catch guideline is reached with a daily bag limit of one fish between 48 and 60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The annual catch guideline for the John Day pool is 165 fish.
Sturgeon catch rates on the lower Columbia River should improve as water temperatures gradually increase.
Gorge Bank: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for three bank rods.
Gorge Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for one boat (complete trip).
Troutdale Boats: Weekend checking showed no catch reported for one boat (complete trip).
Portland to Longview Bank: No report.
Portland to Longview Boats: Weekend checking showed two legal white sturgeon kept, plus 27 sublegal sturgeon released for 19 boats (incomplete trips).
Bonneville Pool: Weekly checking showed three sublegal sturgeon released for one boat; and no catch reported for nine bank anglers.
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed one legal white sturgeon kept and two oversize sturgeon released for one boat; and two sublegal sturgeon released for 26 bank anglers.
Walleye:
Bonneville Pool: No report.
The Dalles Pool: Weekly checking showed no catch reported for two boats; and no catch reported for one bank rod.
Troutdale: Weekly checking showed no catch reported for one boat.