WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
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FACT SHEET
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 |
July 27, 2006
The following Columbia River Seasons were set:
2006 COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY
| Non-Indian Mainstem Fall Salmon Fishery | |
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| SEASON: |
7 PM Sunday July 30 to 7 AM Monday July 31 (12 hours)
7 PM Wednesday August 2 to 7 AM Thursday August 3 (12 hours) 7 PM Monday August 7 to 7 AM Tuesday August 8 (12 hours) 7 PM Wednesday August 9 to 7 AM Thursday August 10 (12 hours) |
| AREA: | Zones 1-5. |
| SANCTUARIES: | Grays River, Elokomin-A, Cowlitz River, Kalama-A, Lewis-A, Washougal and Sandy rivers. |
| GEAR: | 8" minimum and 9¾" maximum mesh size restriction. |
| ALLOWABLE SALES: |
Salmon and sturgeon. A maximum of 5 white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each participating vessel during each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) that the fishery is open. The sturgeon possession and sales limit includes both mainstem and Select Area fisheries.
Green sturgeon retention is prohibited. |
| MISCELLANEOUS RULES: | Quick Reporting Rules will be in effect for Washington buyers. |
July 27, 2006
The following Columbia River Seasons were set:
2006 COMMERCIAL STURGEON FISHERY
| Treaty Indian Sturgeon Setline Fishery | |
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| SEASON: | 6 AM Monday July 31 through 6 PM Tuesday August 15 (or when guidelines are met) |
| AREA: | Bonneville and The Dalles pools |
| SANCTUARIES: | Standard sanctuaries applicable to this gear type are in effect. |
| GEAR: | Setlines with a minimum hook size of 9/0. Fishers are encouraged to use circle hooks and avoid J-hooks. |
| ALLOWABLE SALES: | Sturgeon between 45-60 inches in length in Bonneville Pool and 48-60 inches in The Dalles Pool may be sold or kept for subsistence use. Platform hook and line caught sturgeon between 45-60 inches in length in Bonneville Pool and 48-60 inches in The Dalles Pool may be sold during the open setline fishery. John Day Pool remains closed, but sturgeon between 48-60" in John Day Pool may be kept only for subsistence purposes. |
| MISCELLANEOUS RULES: | Quick Reporting Rules will be in effect for Washington buyers. |
July 27, 2006
The following Columbia River Seasons were set:
2006 COMMERCIAL SELECT AREA FISHERIES
| Tongue Point/South Channel Fishery | |
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| SEASON: | Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from September 5 through September 15(6 nights) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from September 18 through October 27 (24 nights) Open 7 PM to 7 AM (12 hours) from September 5 through September 22 and 4 PM to 8 AM (16 hours) until further notice. |
| AREAS: |
Tongue Point and South Channel areas open entire season.
The Tongue Point fishing area includes all waters bounded by a line from a marker midway between the red USCG navigation light #2 at the tip of Tongue Point and the downstream (northern most) pier (#8) at the Tongue Point Job Corps facility, to the flashing green USCG navigation light #3 on the rock jetty at the west end of Mott Island, a line from a marker at the southeast end of Mott Island northeasterly to a marker on the northwest tip of Lois Island, and a line from a marker on the southwest end of Lois Island westerly to a marker on the Oregon shore. The South Channel area includes all waters bounded by a line from a marker on John Day Point through the green USCG buoy #7 to a marker on the southwest end of Lois Island upstream to an upper boundary line from a marker on Settler Point northwesterly to the flashing red USCG marker #10, northwesterly to a marker on Burnside Island defining the upstream terminus of South Channel. |
| GEAR: |
In the Tongue Point fishing area, restrict gear to 6-inch maximum mesh size, maximum length of 250 fathoms, and weight not to exceed two pounds in any one fathom.
In the South Channel fishing area, restrict gear to 6-inch maximum mesh size, maximum net length of 100 fathoms, and no weight restriction on leadline. Use of additional weights or anchors attached directly to the leadline is allowed. Participants in the Tongue Point fishery may have stored onboard their boats gill nets with leadline in excess of two pounds per any one fathom. |
| ALLOWABLE SALES: |
Salmon and sturgeon. A maximum of five white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each vessel participating each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). The sturgeon possession and sales limit includes mainstem and Select Area fisheries.
Green sturgeon harvest is prohibited. |
| MISCELLANEOUS RULES: | Special transportation permits are not required to take fish outside the fishing area. Permanent transportation rules are in effect. |
| Blind Slough/Knappa Slough Fishery | |
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| SEASON: | Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from September 5 through September 15 (6 nights) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from September 18 through October 27 (24 nights) Open 7 PM to 7 AM (12 hours) from September 5 through September 22 and
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| AREAS: |
The Blind Slough fishing area includes all waters from markers at the mouth of Gnat Creek located approximately ½-mile upstream of the county road bridge, downstream to markers at the mouth of Blind Slough.
The Knappa Slough fishing area includes all waters bounded by a line from the north marker at the mouth of Blind Slough, westerly to a marker on Karlson Island, downstream to boundary lines defined by markers on the west end of Minaker Island to markers on Karlson Island and the Oregon shore. Markers define an area closure of about a 100' radius at the mouth of Big Creek. |
| GEAR: | In both fishing areas, restrict gear to a 6-inch maximum mesh size, maximum net length of 100 fathoms, and no weight restriction on leadline. Use of additional weights or anchors attached directly to the leadline is allowed. |
| ALLOWABLE SALES: |
Salmon and sturgeon. A maximum of five white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each vessel participating each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). The sturgeon possession and sales limit includes mainstem and Select Area fisheries.
Green sturgeon harvest is prohibited. |
| MISCELLANEOUS RULES: | Special transportation permits are not required to take fish outside the fishing area. Permanent transportation rules are in effect. |
| Deep River Fishery | |
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| SEASON: | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from September 4 through October 27 (32 nights) Open 7 PM to 7 AM (12 hours) from September 4 through September 22 and 4 PM to 8 AM (16 hours) thereafter. |
| AREA: | The Deep River fishing area includes all waters downstream of the town of Deep River to the mouth defined by a line from USCG navigation marker #16 southwest to a marker on the Washington shore. |
| GEAR: | Restrict gear to 6-inch maximum mesh size, maximum net length of 100 fathoms, and no weight restriction on leadline. Use of additional weights or anchors attached directly to the leadline is allowed. No nets can be tied off to stationary structures. Nets may not fully cross the navigation channel. |
| ALLOWABLE SALES: |
Salmon and sturgeon. A maximum of five white sturgeon may be possessed or sold by each vessel participating each calendar week (Sunday through Saturday). The sturgeon possession and sales limit includes mainstem and Select Area fisheries.
Green sturgeon harvest is prohibited. |
| MISCELLANEOUS RULES: | Special transportation permits are not required to take fish outside the fishing area. Permanent transportation rules are in effect. |
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