Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeWDFW Region 6 - Coastal Washington

2008/09 Winter Steelhead Fishing Report-Quillayute System and Hoh River
[ Bogachiel/Quillayute River ] [ Calawah River ] [ Sol Duc River ] [ Lower Hoh River ] [ Upper Hoh River ]

Bogachiel/Quillayute River
Date Anglers
Interviewed
Wild
Steelhead
Hatchery
Steelhead
Total
hours
fished
Comments
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
Dec. 1 - 4
83 0 0 40 1 Plus 5 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 7 hatchery steelhead jacks released
Dec. 5 - 7
98 0 0 23 3 517.0 Plus 7 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 3 hatchery steelhead jacks released
Dec. 8 - 11
34 0 0 11 0 193.8 Plus 8 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 1 hatchery steelhead jacks released
Dec. 12 -14
69 1 0 28 0 368.0 Plus 3 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 2 hatchery steelhead jacks released
Dec. 15 - 18
26 0 0 18 0 112.0 Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept and 1 hatchery steelhead jack released
Dec. 19 - 21
14 0 1 7 0 47.0 Plus 10 hatchery steelhead jacks kept
Dec. 22- 25
14 0 2 4 0 63.0 Plus 4 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 1 hatchery steelhead jack released
Dec. 26 - 28
52 0 0 11 1 250.0 Plus 2 hatchery steelhead jacks kept
Dec. 29, 2008 -
Jan. 1, 2009
22 0 0 6 0 112.0 Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept
Jan. 2 - 4
46 0 2 15 0 211.0 Plus 8 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 1 hatchery and 1 wild steelhead jacks released
Jan. 5 - 8
3 0 0 0 0 7.5 Rivers rose approximately 7 feet on June 7 plus an additional 5 feet by noon on June 8.
Jan. 9 - 11
3 0 0 0 0 12.0 River barely fishable.
Jan. 12 - 15
13
0
2
1
1
67.0
 
Jan. 16 - 18
87 2 3 2 1 489.5 Plus one wild steelhead jack kept.
Jan. 19 - 22
0            
Jan. 23 - 25
20 4 0 1 1 105.0  
Jan. 26 - 29
7 3 0 1 2 54.0  
Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
20 2 1 0 1 123.5 Plus 2 cutthroat released
Feb. 2 - 5
3 2 0 0 1 15.0  
Feb. 6 - 8
17 0 7 1 1 119.0  
Feb. 9 - 12
9 1 2 0 1 51.5 Plus two wild steelhead jacks released.
Feb. 13 - 15
31 4 3 2 2 200.5 Plus 1 hatchery and 1 wild steelhead jack kept and 1 hatchery steelhead jack released
Feb. 16 - 19
17 3 11 0 1   Hours fished not reported. Plus 1 wild and 1 hatchery steelhead jack released and 1 wild steelhead jack kept.
Feb. 20 - 22
24 2 13 2 1 152.5 Plus 2 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 1 wild steelhead jack released
Feb. 23 - 26
13 1 3 1 0 76.0  
Feb. 27 - March 1
51 4 2 7 3 398.5 Plus 3 hatchery steelhead jacks and 1 wild steelhead jack kept; 2 wild steelhead jacks released; 9 cutthroat released
Mar. 2 -Mar. 5
0            
Mar. 6 - 8
50 8 7 2 2 369.0 Plus 1 cutthroat released
Mar. 9 - 12
12 1 1 0 1 55.0  
Mar. 13 - 15
31
4
10
0
2
197.5
Plus 1 hatchery and 2 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 16 to Mar. 19
  0 3 0 0 47.0 The number of anglers interviewed (2 boats) was not reported.
Mar. 20 - 22
10
0
0
0
0
63.5
 
Mar. 27 - 29
53 5 5 4 2 351.0 Plus two wild steelhead jacks and 9 cutthroat released.
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2
0            
End of creel checks
Calawah River
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild
Steelhead
Hatchery
Steelhead
Total
hours
fished
Comments
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
Dec. 1 - 4
5 0 0 1 0 22.0
Dec. 5 - 7
3 0 0 1 0 11.0
Dec. 8 - 11
0
Dec. 12 - 14
8 0 0 2 2 25.0
Dec. 15 - 18
2 0 0 0 0 9.0
Dec. 19 - 21
5 0 0 2 2 12.0
Dec. 22 - 25
0
Dec. 26 - 28
8 0 0 3 0 45.0 Plus 3 hatchery steelhead jacks kept
Dec. 29, 2008
to Jan. 1, 2009
2 0 0 0 0 12.0
Jan. 2 - 4
4 0 0 0 0 21.0 Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept
Jan. 5 - 8
0 Rivers rose approximately 7 feet on June 7 plus an additional 5 feet by noon on June 8.
Jan. 9 - 11
0 River out.
Jan. 12 - 15
8
0
0
0
0
30.5
One hatchery steelhead jack kept.
Jan. 16 - 18
3 0 0 0 0 12.0  
Jan. 19 - 22
0            
Jan. 23 - 25
4 0 3 2 0 35.0 Plus 3 wild steelhead jacks and 1 cutthroat released
Jan. 26 - 29
0            
Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
0            
Feb. 2 - 5
0            
Feb. 6 - 8
2 0 1 0 1 17.0  
Feb. 9 - 12
0            
Feb. 13 - 15
(See Calawah River
Flow chart below)
0            
Feb. 6 - 8
2
0
1
0
1
17.0
 
Feb. 9 - 12
0            
Feb. 13 - 15
0            
Feb. 16 - 19
0            
Feb. 20 - 22
0            
Feb. 23 - 26
7 3 2 1 0 40.0  
Feb. 27 - March 1
10 0 9 0 0 66.0 Plus 3 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 2 - 5
6 0 3 0 0 39.0  
Mar. 6 - 8
2 2 5 0 0 16.0 Plus 2 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 9 - 12
2 0 1 0 0 2.0  
Mar. 13 -15
5
2
1
0
0
23.0
Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack released
Mar. 16 - 19
2 0 1 0 0 10.0 Plus 3 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 20 - 22
3
0
0
0
0
9.5
Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept
Mar. 27 - 29
12 4 11 1 0 80.0  
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2
0            
End of creel checks
Sol Duc River
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild
Steelhead
Hatchery
Steelhead
Total
hours
fished
Comments
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
Dec. 1 - 4
0
Dec. 5 - 7
0
Dec. 8 - 11
0
Dec. 12 - 14
0
Dec. 15 -18
0
Dec. 19 - 21
0
Dec. 22 - 25
0
Dec. 26 - 28
23
2
4
3
1
145.0
Dec. 29, 2008
to Jan. 1, 2009
7
0
5
0
0
42.5
Jan. 2 - 4
21
1
7
12
0
126.0
Plus 1 wild chinook released
Jan. 5 - 8
16
2
2
0
1
84.0
Plus 2 hatchery steelhead jacks released, 1 cutthroat released. River out late Tuesday.
Jan. 9 - 11
10
1
0
0
0
63.5
River barely fishable.
Jan. 12 - 15
26
2
8
3
0
190.5
Plus one wild steelhead jack released
Jan. 16 - 18
67
1
8
5
0
463.0
Plus one wild steelhead jack and one cutthroat released
Jan. 19 - 22
20
3
5
3
0
120.0
Plus 2 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 1 cutthroat released
Jan. 23 - Jan.
33
6
18
3
6
265.0 Plus 3 wild steelhead jacks released
Jan. 26 - 29
17
0
9
5
1
128.5
Plus one wild steelhead jack and 1 unknown origin steelhead released
Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
32
3
12
1
1
230.0
Plus one hatchery steelhead jack kept and one unknown origin steelhead kept
Feb. 2 - 5
17
2
11
3
0
125.0
Plus one wild steelhead jack kept and 1 unknown origin steelhead released
Feb. 6 - 8
26
0
13
4
1
196.0
Plus two hatchery steelhead jacks, 1 wild steelhead jack, and 1 hatchery adult steelhead released.
Feb. 9 - 12
8
0
14
4
2
60.0
Plus one hatchery steelhead jack kept
Feb. 13 - 15
33
2
1
7
2
215.5
 
Feb. 16 - 19
16
0
10
0
0
  Hours fished not reported. Plus 3 wild steelhead jacks released.
Feb. 20 - 22
24
5
9
2
2
147.0
Plus one hatchery steelhead jack released
Feb. 23 - 26
49
7
41
5
2
341.0
Plus 1 wild steelhead jack kept and 1 hatchery plus 3 wild steelhead jacks released
Feb. 27 - March 1
28
1
10
3
0
206.0
Plus 2 whitefish released
Mar. 2 - 5
48
4
32
3
1
339.0
Plus 4 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 6 - 8
23
0
19
1
2
132.0
Plus 1 wild steelhead jack kept and 4 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 9 - 12
17
0
6
0
1
129.5
 
Mar. 13 - 15
43
4
15
0
0
305.0
Plus 1 wild steelhead jack released
Mar. 16 - 19
49
4
38
6
4
350.5
Plus 1 wild steelhead jack released
Mar. 20 - 22
89
9
35
2
0
613.0
Plus 1 wild steelhead jack kept, 3 wild steelhead jacks released, and 1 hatchery spring Chinook kept
Mar. 27 - 29
13
3 8 0 0 89.5 Plus 3 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2
0            
End of creel checks
Lower Hoh River-
Oxbow Campground to Barlow's
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild
Steelhead
Hatchery
Steelhead
Total
hours
fished
Comments
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
Dec. 1 - 4
3
0
0
0
0
6.0
Dec. 5 - 7
69
0
1
15
2
293.0
Plus 1 coho released
Dec. 8 - 11
14
0
0
0
1
48.0
Plus 1 bull trout released
Dec. 12 - 14
2
0
0
0
0
4.0
Dec. 15 -18
18
0
1
13
0
62.5
Plus 7 bull trout released
Dec. 19 - 21
8
0
0
4
0
32.0
Dec. 22 - 25
16
0
0
11
2
71.5
Dec. 26 - 28
14
0
0
0
0
40.5
Dec. 29, 2008
to Jan. 1, 2009
19
0
0
0
0
70.0
Jan. 2 - 4
95
2
4
16
0
470.5
Plus 1 bull trout released
Jan. 5 - 8
1
0
0
0
0
4.0
Rivers rose approximately 7 feet on June 7 plus an additional 5 feet by noon on June 8.
Jan. 9 - 11
0
          River out.
Jan. 12 - 15
11
0
0
0
0
38.5
Color in lower river light brown.
Jan. 16 - 18
70
1
0
0
0
311.0
Plus 1 bull trout released
Jan. 19 - 22
14
0
0
2
0
54.0
Plus 1 bull trout released
Jan. 23 - 25
114
2
6
3
0
529.0
Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack harvested and 1 bull trout released
Jan. 26 - 29
26
2
3
0
0
132.5
 
Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
127
1
6
6
6
512.0
Plus 5 bull trout released
Feb. 2 - 5
33
1
4
2
2
152.5
Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack harvested, 3 bull trout and 1 cutthroat released
Feb. 6 - 8
172
9
23
25
9
1000.0
Plus 6 bull trout released and 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept
Feb. 9 - 12
57
4
10
12
5
319.5
Plus 6 bull trout released
Feb. 13 - 15
(See Hoh River Flow
chart below)
200
8
22
16
16
1178.5
Plus 6 bull trout released and 4 whitefish released
Feb. 16 - 19
30
1
6
0
2
153.0
Plus 3 bull trout released
Feb. 20 - 22
238
29
9
8
6
1373.5
Plus 8 bull trout, 2 cutthroat, and 1 unknown origin steelhead released
Feb. 23 - 26
31
0
1
1
0
166.0
 
Feb. 27 - March 1
124
7
22
2
2
616.5
Plus 5 bull trout, 3 whitefish, 2 trout, and 1 unknown origin steelhead released
Mar. 2 - 5
36
0
3
0
1
152.5
 
Mar. 6 - 8
151
11
48
13
11
929.5
Plus 8 bull trout, 2 cutthroat, and 2 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 9 - 12
93
5
44
1
9
619.5
Plus 7 bull trout and 1 cutthroat released
Mar. 13 - 15
82
3
20
0
2
344.0
Plus 1 bull trout and 2 wild steelhead jacks released
Mar. 16 - 19
17
2
1
0
0
73.5
 
Mar. 20 - 22
33
0
0
0
0
122.0
Plus 1 bull trout released
Mar. 27 - 29
78
10
38
5
6
598.0
Plus 2 bull trout and 1 hatchery Chinook released
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2
25
3
16
1
2
128.0
Plus 1 hatchery Chinook released
Apr. 3 - 5
71
6
21
0
4
412.0
Plus 1 unknown origin steelhead jack and 3 wild steelhead jacks released
Apr. 6 - 9
55
3
24
0
0
293.5
Plus 1 unknown origin steelhead jack released
Apr. 10 - 12
48
3
18
2
0
260.5
Plus 1 bull trout released
Upper Hoh River-
Oxbow Campground to Olympic National Park Boundary
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild
Steelhead
Hatchery
Steelhead
Total
hours
fished
Notes
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
Dec. 1 - 4
3
0
0
1
0
9.0
Plus 1 bull trout and 1 coho released
Dec. 5 - 7
4
0
0
2
0
25.0
Plus 3 bull trout released
Dec. 8 - 11
9
0
0
0
0
48.0
Plus 3 bull trout released
Dec. 12 - 14
0
Dec. 15 -18
5
0
0
1
0
18.0
Plus 2 bull trout and 1 coho released
Dec. 19 - 21
0
Dec. 22 - 25
1
0
0
0
0
3.5
Plus 1 bull trout released
Dec. 26 - 28
5
0
0
0
0
5.0
Dec. 29, 2008
to Jan. 1, 2009
0
Jan. 2 - 4
18
0
3
6
1
99.0
Plus 5 bull trout released
Jan. 5 - 8
0
Rivers rose approximately 7 feet on June 7 plus an additional 5 feet by noon on June 8.
Jan. 9 - 11
0
Rivers out.
Jan. 12 - 15
0
Color in upper river cloudy-white-grey. Upper Hoh River Road closed above Rock Creek as of 1/15/09. Minnie Peterson boat launch is accessible.
Jan. 16 - 18
20
0
1
0
0
100.0
 
Jan. 19 - 22
21
0
17
2
0
113.0
Plus 2 bull trout released
Jan. 23 - 25
61
0
6
10
2
307.0
Plus 8 bull trout and 8 whitefish released
Jan. 26 - 29
20
0
4
1
2
85.0
Plus 2 bull trout and 1 cutthroat released
Jan. 30 - Feb. 1
61
0
17
5
9
319.0
Plus 6 bull trout, I unknown origin steelhead jack, and 1 cutthroat released
Feb. 2 - 5
16
0
7
1
2
97.0
Plus 1 bull trout released
Feb. 6 - 8
71
0
19
3
2
371.5
Plus 8 bull trout released
Feb. 9 - 12
22
0
1
0
0
95.0
Plus 1 whitefish released

Feb. 13 - 15
(See Hoh River
Flow chart below)

35
0
6
1
3
159.5
Plus 2 bull trout, 2 whitefish, 1 hatchery steelhead jack, and 1 wild steelhead jack released
Feb. 16 -19
13
0
7
0
1
91.5
Plus 1 bull trout and 8 whitefish released
Feb. 20 - 22
49
0
4
3
1
210.0
Plus 4 cutthroat, 1 unknown origin steelhead jack, and 1 unknown origin steelhead adult released
Feb. 23 - 26
25
0
11
0
1
164.5
Plus 1 bull trout released
Feb. 27 - March 1
75
0
6
0
1
439.5
Plus 1 bull trout released
Mar. 2 - 5
45
0
10
0
3
273.0
Plus 1 bull trout released
Mar. 6 - 8
58
0
14
0
0
314.5
Plus 1 bull trout released and 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept
Mar. 9 - 12
34
0
5
0
0
162.0
 
Mar. 13 - 15
67
0
20
1
0
376.5
Plus 1 bull trout and 1 wild steelhead jack released
Mar. 16 - 19
26
0
8
0
1
126.0
Plus 1 bull trout and 1 cutthroat released
Mar. 20 - 22
24
0
8
0
0
133.5
 
Mar. 27 - 29
44
0
6
0
0
204.5
 
Mar. 30 - Apr. 2
4
0
0
0
0
23.0
 
Apr. 3 - 5
42
0
20
0
0
266.0
 
Apr. 6 - 9
34
0
11
0
0
130.5
Plus 1 cutthroat released
Apr. 10 -12
13
0
7
0
0
70.5
Plus 1 bull trout released
Calawah River Flows - Feb.
Click chart to enlarge
Hoh River Flows - Feb.
Click chart to enlarge

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