11-12-2007, 09:10 PM
Salmon, Steelhead, and Shad:
Chinook Salmon
-Oregon Fish and Wildlife-<br />
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, 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. The retention of chum salmon is prohibited. Effective Oct. 1 this section is also open to the retention of jack salmon with a daily bag limit of five jacks.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, 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. The retention of chum salmon is prohibited. Effective Nov. 1-Dec. 31, angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington Border:
Chinook and Coho<br />
- Oregon Fish and Wildlife-<br />
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 or steelhead and five jacks. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum salmon is prohibited.
Steelhead fishing is good 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 in the Troutdale area. Effective Nov. 1-Dec. 31, angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
Gorge Bank:
Weekly checking showed no catch for three salmonid anglers.
Gorge Boats:
No report.
Columbia River<br />
- Photo by Kathy Munsel -<br />
Troutdale Boats:
Weekly checking showed no catch for 26 boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:
Weekend checking showed one adipose fin-clipped coho kept for three boats (incomplete trips).
Estuary Bank:
No report.
Estuary Boats:
No report.
John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm):
Weekly checking showed six adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept and two unclipped steelhead released for 28 bank rods; and 52 adipose fin-clipped steelhead and one Chinook jack kept, plus 24 unclipped steelhead released for 71 boats.
White Sturgeon<br />
- Oregon Fish and Wildlife -<br />
Sturgeon:
BUOY 10 UPSTREAM TO WAUNA POWERLINES (including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries):
This section of the Columbia River is closed to the retention of sturgeon through Dec. 31. 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):
Effective Monday Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 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:
The retention of sturgeon in the Bonneville pool is currently closed through the end of the year. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
THE DALLES DAM UPSTREAM TO MCNARY DAM:
The retention of sturgeon in The Dalles and John Day pools is currently closed through the end of the year. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
In the lower Columbia River this past week, sturgeon anglers had the best success in the Gorge where boat anglers averaged 1.38 legal white sturgeon caught per boat, and bank anglers averaged 0.12 legal white sturgeon per bank rod. Boat anglers in the Troutdale and Portland to Longview areas averaged 0.00 and 0.05 legal white sturgeon caught per boat, respectively.
White Sturgeon<br />
- Oregon Fish and Wildlife -<br />
Gorge Bank:
Weekly checking showed 10 legal white sturgeon kept, plus one legal, 19 sublegal, and three oversize sturgeon released for 91 bank rods.
Gorge Boats:
Weekly checking showed eight legal white sturgeon kept, plus three legal, 138 sublegal and 11 oversize sturgeon released for eight boats (complete trips).
Troutdale Bank:
No report.
Troutdale Boats:
Weekend checking showed 148 sublegal and one oversize sturgeon released for 26 boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:
Weekend checking showed two legal white sturgeon kept, plus 81 sublegal sturgeon released for 44 boats (incomplete trips).
Walleye:
Troutdale:
No report.<br />
VIEWING
Columbia River
Osprey<br />
-Photo by Kathy Munsel<br />
Osprey can be seen along the river. Other raptors and shorebirds can also be seen along the areas wetlands and waterways. Established in 1969, the Refuge has become a mecca for birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts.
Information and directions
Chinook Salmon
-Oregon Fish and Wildlife-<br />
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, 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. The retention of chum salmon is prohibited. Effective Oct. 1 this section is also open to the retention of jack salmon with a daily bag limit of five jacks.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, 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. The retention of chum salmon is prohibited. Effective Nov. 1-Dec. 31, angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington Border:
Chinook and Coho<br />
- Oregon Fish and Wildlife-<br />
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 or steelhead and five jacks. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum salmon is prohibited.
Steelhead fishing is good 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 in the Troutdale area. Effective Nov. 1-Dec. 31, angling for salmon from a floating device is prohibited between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam.
Gorge Bank:
Weekly checking showed no catch for three salmonid anglers.
Gorge Boats:
No report.
Columbia River<br />
- Photo by Kathy Munsel -<br />
Troutdale Boats:
Weekly checking showed no catch for 26 boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:
Weekend checking showed one adipose fin-clipped coho kept for three boats (incomplete trips).
Estuary Bank:
No report.
Estuary Boats:
No report.
John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm):
Weekly checking showed six adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept and two unclipped steelhead released for 28 bank rods; and 52 adipose fin-clipped steelhead and one Chinook jack kept, plus 24 unclipped steelhead released for 71 boats.
White Sturgeon<br />
- Oregon Fish and Wildlife -<br />
Sturgeon:
BUOY 10 UPSTREAM TO WAUNA POWERLINES (including Youngs Bay and all adjacent Washington tributaries):
This section of the Columbia River is closed to the retention of sturgeon through Dec. 31. 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):
Effective Monday Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 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:
The retention of sturgeon in the Bonneville pool is currently closed through the end of the year. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
THE DALLES DAM UPSTREAM TO MCNARY DAM:
The retention of sturgeon in The Dalles and John Day pools is currently closed through the end of the year. Catch and release will be allowed during the retention closure.
In the lower Columbia River this past week, sturgeon anglers had the best success in the Gorge where boat anglers averaged 1.38 legal white sturgeon caught per boat, and bank anglers averaged 0.12 legal white sturgeon per bank rod. Boat anglers in the Troutdale and Portland to Longview areas averaged 0.00 and 0.05 legal white sturgeon caught per boat, respectively.
White Sturgeon<br />
- Oregon Fish and Wildlife -<br />
Gorge Bank:
Weekly checking showed 10 legal white sturgeon kept, plus one legal, 19 sublegal, and three oversize sturgeon released for 91 bank rods.
Gorge Boats:
Weekly checking showed eight legal white sturgeon kept, plus three legal, 138 sublegal and 11 oversize sturgeon released for eight boats (complete trips).
Troutdale Bank:
No report.
Troutdale Boats:
Weekend checking showed 148 sublegal and one oversize sturgeon released for 26 boats (complete trips).
Portland to Longview Bank:
No report.
Portland to Longview Boats:
Weekend checking showed two legal white sturgeon kept, plus 81 sublegal sturgeon released for 44 boats (incomplete trips).
Walleye:
Troutdale:
No report.<br />
VIEWING
Columbia River
Osprey<br />
-Photo by Kathy Munsel<br />
Osprey can be seen along the river. Other raptors and shorebirds can also be seen along the areas wetlands and waterways. Established in 1969, the Refuge has become a mecca for birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts.
Information and directions