10-26-2007, 11:10 PM
Buoy 10 Line upstream to Tongue Point: This section of the Columbia River is currently open through the end of the year to the retention of Chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead (only one of which may be a Chinook) has been modified to allow the retention of two additional fin-clipped adult coho. Effective October 1 this section is open to the retention of jack salmon with a daily bag limit of five jacks.
Tongue Point to Bonneville Dam: This section of the Columbia River is currently open through the end of the year to the retention of Chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead (only one of which may be a Chinook), and five jacks has been modified to allow the retention of two additional fin-clipped adult coho. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the daily bag limit has been reached. Effective November 1-December 31, angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington Border: This section of the Columbia River is currently open to angling for Chinook, coho (only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River bridge), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon and/or steelhead and five jacks. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the daily bag limit has been reached.
Steelhead fishing is fair in the Columbia above John Day Dam and in the John Day Arm. Salmonid angler effort and catch are winding down in the lower Columbia River. A few late coho are being caught near the mouths of some Washington tributaries, and some Chinook are still being caught in the Gorge. Effective November 1-December 31, 2007 angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
Gorge Bank:
Weekend checking showed no catch for 7 salmonid anglers.
Gorge Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed no catch for one boat.
Troutdale Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed one adipose fin-clipped coho kept and two unclipped coho released for 11 boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:<br />
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed no catch for one boat (incomplete trips).
Estuary Bank: No report.
Estuary Boats: No report.
John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm):<br />
Weekly checking showed two adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept and one unclipped steelhead released for 12 bank rods; and 10 adipose fin-clipped steelhead, one coho, and one Chinook jack kept, plus seven unclipped steelhead released for 36 boats.
Sturgeon:
White Sturgeon<br />
- Photo by Kathy Munsel-<br />
BUOY 10 UPSTREAM TO WAUNA POWERLINES (including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries):<br />
This section of the Columbia River is closed to the retention of sturgeon through December 31, 2007. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
WAUNA POWERLINES UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM (including all adjacent Washington tributaries and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls including the Multnomah Channel):<br />
Effective Monday October 1 through December 31, 2007, this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week with a daily bag limit of one sturgeon between 42-60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The retention of green sturgeon is prohibited.
BONNEVILLE DAM UPSTREAM TO THE DALLES DAM:<br />
The retention of sturgeon in the Bonneville pool is currently closed through the end of the year. The catch guideline of 700 legal white sturgeon was reached in the Bonneville pool on Sunday July 29. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
THE DALLES DAM UPSTREAM TO MCNARY DAM:<br />
The retention of sturgeon in The Dalles and John Day pools is currently closed through the end of the year. Catch guidelines were reached in The Dalles Pool on March 28, 2007 and in the John Day Pool on June 10, 2007. Catch and release angling is allowed until the end of the year.
In the lower Columbia River this past weekend, sturgeon anglers had the best success in the Gorge where boat anglers averaged 0.90 legal white sturgeon caught per boat and bank anglers averaged 0.20 white sturgeon per bank rod. In Troutdale boat anglers averaged 0.40 legal white sturgeon caught per boat, and boat anglers in the Portland to Longview area averaged 0.09 legal white sturgeon caught per boat.
Gorge Bank:<br />
Weekend checking showed 32 legal white sturgeon kept, plus one legal, 44 sublegal, and one oversize sturgeon released for 163 bank rods.
Gorge Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed 24 legal white sturgeon kept, plus four legal, 615 sublegal, and seven oversize sturgeon released for 31 boats (complete trips).
Troutdale Bank:<br />
No report.
Troutdale Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed two legal white sturgeon kept, plus 16 sublegal released for five boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:<br />
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed one legal white sturgeon kept, 33 sublegal sturgeon released for 11 boats (incomplete trips).
WALLEYE:
Troutdale:<br />
Weekly checking showed one walleye kept for one boat
Tongue Point to Bonneville Dam: This section of the Columbia River is currently open through the end of the year to the retention of Chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit of two adult salmon or steelhead (only one of which may be a Chinook), and five jacks has been modified to allow the retention of two additional fin-clipped adult coho. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the daily bag limit has been reached. Effective November 1-December 31, angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington Border: This section of the Columbia River is currently open to angling for Chinook, coho (only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River bridge), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon and/or steelhead and five jacks. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the daily bag limit has been reached.
Steelhead fishing is fair in the Columbia above John Day Dam and in the John Day Arm. Salmonid angler effort and catch are winding down in the lower Columbia River. A few late coho are being caught near the mouths of some Washington tributaries, and some Chinook are still being caught in the Gorge. Effective November 1-December 31, 2007 angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
Gorge Bank:
Weekend checking showed no catch for 7 salmonid anglers.
Gorge Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed no catch for one boat.
Troutdale Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed one adipose fin-clipped coho kept and two unclipped coho released for 11 boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:<br />
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed no catch for one boat (incomplete trips).
Estuary Bank: No report.
Estuary Boats: No report.
John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm):<br />
Weekly checking showed two adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept and one unclipped steelhead released for 12 bank rods; and 10 adipose fin-clipped steelhead, one coho, and one Chinook jack kept, plus seven unclipped steelhead released for 36 boats.
Sturgeon:
White Sturgeon<br />
- Photo by Kathy Munsel-<br />
BUOY 10 UPSTREAM TO WAUNA POWERLINES (including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries):<br />
This section of the Columbia River is closed to the retention of sturgeon through December 31, 2007. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
WAUNA POWERLINES UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM (including all adjacent Washington tributaries and the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls including the Multnomah Channel):<br />
Effective Monday October 1 through December 31, 2007, this section of the Columbia River is open to the retention of sturgeon seven days per week with a daily bag limit of one sturgeon between 42-60 inches in length and an annual limit of five fish. The retention of green sturgeon is prohibited.
BONNEVILLE DAM UPSTREAM TO THE DALLES DAM:<br />
The retention of sturgeon in the Bonneville pool is currently closed through the end of the year. The catch guideline of 700 legal white sturgeon was reached in the Bonneville pool on Sunday July 29. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
THE DALLES DAM UPSTREAM TO MCNARY DAM:<br />
The retention of sturgeon in The Dalles and John Day pools is currently closed through the end of the year. Catch guidelines were reached in The Dalles Pool on March 28, 2007 and in the John Day Pool on June 10, 2007. Catch and release angling is allowed until the end of the year.
In the lower Columbia River this past weekend, sturgeon anglers had the best success in the Gorge where boat anglers averaged 0.90 legal white sturgeon caught per boat and bank anglers averaged 0.20 white sturgeon per bank rod. In Troutdale boat anglers averaged 0.40 legal white sturgeon caught per boat, and boat anglers in the Portland to Longview area averaged 0.09 legal white sturgeon caught per boat.
Gorge Bank:<br />
Weekend checking showed 32 legal white sturgeon kept, plus one legal, 44 sublegal, and one oversize sturgeon released for 163 bank rods.
Gorge Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed 24 legal white sturgeon kept, plus four legal, 615 sublegal, and seven oversize sturgeon released for 31 boats (complete trips).
Troutdale Bank:<br />
No report.
Troutdale Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed two legal white sturgeon kept, plus 16 sublegal released for five boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:<br />
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:<br />
Weekend checking showed one legal white sturgeon kept, 33 sublegal sturgeon released for 11 boats (incomplete trips).
WALLEYE:
Troutdale:<br />
Weekly checking showed one walleye kept for one boat