Deep River Winter Season (February Only)

Winter Season: (February only) Monday nights from February 18 through February 26 (2 nights) Open hours are from 7 PM to 7 AM (12 hours) Area: Deep River fishing area from the markers at USCG navigation marker #16 upstream to the Highway 4 Bridge. Gear: 7-inch minimum mesh size restriction Nets restricted to 100 fathoms in length with no weight restriction on leadline. Use of additional weights or anchors attached directly to the leadline is allowed. Nets cannot be tied off to stationary structures. Nets may not fully cross navigation channel. Allowable Sales: Salmon, white sturgeon, and shad. A maximum of 3 white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). Miscellaneous Regulations Transportation or possession of fish outside the fishing area (except to the sampling station) is unlawful until WDFW staff has biologically sampled individual catches. After sampling, fishers will be issued a transportation permit by agency staff. During the winter season arrangements must be made with Marc Miller at 360-244-9125 for the place and time of sampling. In, the spring season a sampling station will be established upstream of the Highway 4 Bridge at the upper pen site at Kato’s dock.

Youngs Bay Winter Season (February Only) Oregon State Action

Winter Season: (February only) Wednesday and Sunday nights from February 13 through February 28 (5 nights). Open hours are from noon to 6 AM (18 hours). Area: Youngs Bay fishing area with upper boundary at the confluence of the Youngs and Klaskanine rivers. Gear: 7-inch minimum mesh size restriction. Maximum net length of 250 fathoms and weight on leadline not to exceed two pounds in any one fathom. Red corks are required at 25-fathom intervals and red corks must be in contrast to corks used in the remainder of the net. Use of additional weights or anchors attached directly to the leadline is allowed upstream of markers located approximately 200 yards upstream of the mouth of the Walluski River. Allowable Sales: Salmon, white sturgeon, and shad. A maximum of 3 white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). Miscellaneous Regulations Permanent transportation regulations will be in effect.

2008 Treaty Indian Winter Season

Season: 6 AM February 1 through 6 PM March 21, 2008. Area: All of Zone 6. Sanctuaries: Standard river mouth and dam sanctuaries in effect except no Spring Creek sanctuary. Gear: No mesh size restrictions. Allowable Sales: Chinook, steelhead, walleye, carp, and shad. Sturgeon between 4-5 feet in length in The Dalles and John Day pools may be sold or retained for subsistence purposes. Sturgeon between 42-60 inches in the Bonneville Pool may also be sold or retained for subsistence purposes. Miscellaneous Regulations Sale of platform and hook and line caught fish is allowed during open commercial gillnet seasons. 24-hour Quick Reporting Rule in effect for Washington buyers.