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2009/10 Winter Steelhead Fishing Report-Quillayute System and Hoh River
[ Bogachiel/Quillayute River ] [ Calawah River ] [ Sol Duc River ] [ Lower Hoh River ] [ Upper Hoh River ]
Beginning January 4, 2009 the National Park Service will be providing WDFW with weekly steelhead catch reports for waters within Olympic National Park on the Upper Hoh River from the Hoh Ranger Station (~RM 36) downstream to the park boundary near the mouth of the South Fork Hoh River (~RM 30).
WARNING TO BOAT ANGLERS on UPPER HOH
Boat anglers on the upper Hoh River section from Minnie Peterson boat launch to Oxbow Campground should be aware that there is a log jam approximately one-half mile downstream from the mouth of Willoughby Creek. Use extreme caution when approaching this area.
Winter Steelhead Creel Survey -
Quillayute System - 2009-10Bogachiel/Quillayute River Dates No. of Anglers
InterviewedWild
SteelheadHatchery Steelhead Total hours
fishedComments Kept Released Kept Released Dec. 1 - 3, 2009 106 0 3 83 7 551.5 Plus 2 coho released;74 bank anglers and 32 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 4 - 6 162 0 2 146 0 966.0 Plus 2 wild coho released; 38 bank anglers and 124 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 7 - 10 61 0 0 65 6 407.5 Dec. 11 -13 116 0 4 71 7 681.0 42 bank anglers and 74 boat anglers checked. Dec. 14 - 17 29 0 1 24 3 162.0 10 bank anglers and 19 boat anglers checked. River out Wednesday and Thursday Dec. 18 - 20 153 0 2 153 14 703.5 105 bank anglers and 48 boat anglers interviewed; River out by noon on Sunday. Dec. 21 - 24 53 0 4 58 27 339.5 25 bank anglers and 28 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 25 - 27 163 2 0 120 15 686.5 119 bank anglers and 44 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 28 - 31, 2009 68 1 0 25 5 331.0 34 bank anglers and 32 boat anglers interviewed; Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack released Jan. 1 - 3, 2010 4 0 0 2 0 20.0 4 boat anglers checked; river high Jan. 4 - 7 24 0 1 12 3 109.0 18 bank anglers and 6 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 8 - 10 76 1 1 6 2 276.0 63 bank anglers and 13 boat anglers interviewed; Plus 1 unknown origin steelhead released Jan. 11 - 14 0 River out Jan. 15 - 17 9 0 0 0 0 40.0 Plus 1 cutthroat released and 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept; 9 bank anglers interviewed; river high with 6"-10" vis. Jan. 18 - 21 0 River conditions improving Jan. 22 - 24 45 1 5 3 1 243.0 5 bank anglers and 40 boat anglers interviewed; plus 1 cutthroat released Jan. 25 - 28 10 1 2 1 0 56.5 10 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 29 - 31 39 4 2 5 2 260.5 7 bank anglers and 32 boat anglers interviewed; plus 1 unknown origin steelhead and 2 cutthroat released Feb. 1 - 4, 2010 5 0 0 0 0 32.0 5 boat anglers interviewed Feb. 5 - 7 13 1 6 4 0 96.0 13 boat anglers interviewed; one hatchery steelhead jack kept Total 1136 11 33 778 92 5961.5 Calawah River Dates No. of Anglers
InterviewedWild Steelhead Hatchery Steelhead Total hours
fishedComments Kept Released Kept Released Dec. 1 - 3, 2009 16 0 0 6 1 57.5 16 bank anglers interviewed Dec. 4 - 6 11 0 0 6 1 85.5 9 bank anglers and 2 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 7 - 10 0 Dec. 11 -13 4 0 0 5 0 19.0 Dec. 14 - 17 2 0 0 4 0 6.0 2 bank anglers interviewed. River out Wednesday and Thursday Dec. 18 - 20 23 0 1 8 0 96.5 23 bank anglers interviewed; plus 1 wild coho released; river out by noon on Sunday Dec. 21 - 24 5 0 0 6 0 38.5 5 bank anglers interviewed Dec. 25 - 27 9 0 0 1 0 37.5 6 bank anglers and 3 boat anglers interviewed; Plus 2 whitefish,1 hatchery jack steelhead,and 2 cutthroat released Dec. 28 - 31, 2009 5 0 0 1 0 13.0 5 bank anglers interviewed Jan. 1 - 3, 2010 0 River high Jan. 4 - 7 5 0 2 1 0 12.0 6 bank anglers and 2 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 8 - 10 6 0 0 1 0 21.0 4 bank anglers and 2 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 11 - 14 0 River out Jan. 15 - 17 0 River out Jan. 18 - 21 0 River conditions improving Jan. 22 - 24 10 1 9 0 1 62.5 10 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 25 - 28 4 1 2 2 0 22.0 4 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 29 - 31 2 0 0 0 0 16.0 2 boat anglers interviewed Feb. 1 - 4, 2010 0 Feb. 5 - 7 2 0 4 0 0 8.0 2 boat anglers interviewed Total 104 2 18 41 3 495.0 Sol Duc River Dates No. of Anglers
InterviewedWild Steelhead Hatchery Steelhead Total hours
fishedComments Kept Released Kept Released Dec. 1 - 3, 2009 0 Dec. 4 - 6 0 Dec. 7 - 10 0 Dec. 11 -13 0 Dec. 14 - 17 0 Dec. 18 - 20 6 0 0 0 0 28.0 2 bank anglers and 4 boat anglers interviewed; river out by noon on Sunday Dec. 21 - 24 0 Dec. 25 - 27 0 Dec. 28 - 31, 2009 0 Jan. 1 - 3, 2010 4 0 0 1 0 15.0 1 bank angler and 3 boat anglers interviewed; river high during the weekend Jan. 4 - 7 28 1 20 4 1 168.5 15 bank anglers and 13 boat anglers interviewed; Jan. 8 - 10 92 4 39 12 3 578.0 21 bank anglers and 71 boat anglers interviewed; plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept and 2 cutthroat released Jan. 11 - 14 0 River out Jan. 15 - 17 10 0 0 1 0 59.0 Plus 1 unknown origin steelhead kept;10 bank anglers interviewed; river high Jan. 18 - 21 31 2 11 11 0 167.0 12 bank anglers and 19 boat anglers interviewed; river dropping and fishing conditions improving Jan. 22 - 24 111 14 53 17 3 782.5 18 bank anglers and 93 boat anglers interviewed; plus 2 unknown origin steelhead kept Jan. 25 - 28 39 2 33 1 3 250.5 5 bank angler and 34 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 29 - 31 44 6 39 5 12 301.5 2 bank anglers and 42 boat anglers interviewed Feb. 1 - 4, 2010 23 0 34 3 4 162.5 23 boat anglers interviewed Feb. 5 - 7 44 5 15 11 4 309.5 44 boat anglers interviewed plus 1 unknown origin steelhead released Total 432 34 244 66 30 2822.0 Lower Hoh River-
Oxbow Campground to Barlow'sDates No. of Anglers
InterviewedWild Steelhead Hatchery Steelhead Total hours
fishedComments Kept Released Kept Released Dec. 1 - 3, 2009 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 Only 2 anglers observed fishing. River is dropping slowly and fishing conditions are improving. Flows at 3000 cfs on 12-4-09. Dec. 4 - 6 15 0 0 0 0 68.5 2 Bull trout released; 15 bank anglers interviewed; No boat anglers observed. Dec. 7 - 10 5 0 0 1 0 35.0 Dec. 11 -13 74 2 2 53 3 399.0 Plus 9 bull trout, 5 coho, 1 whitefish, and 1 sockeye released; 29 bank anglers and 45 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 14 - 17 3 0 0 1 0 4.0 Plus 1 coho released; 2 bank anglers and 1 boat angler interviewed; River out by Monday afternoon. Dec. 18 - 20 14 0 0 3 0 61.0 5 Bull trout and 2 trout released;14 bank anglers interviewed;river out Saturday and Sunday Dec. 21 - 24 0 No anglers observed Dec. 25 - 27 79 1 2 12 3 451.5 Plus 9 Bull trout released;53 bank anglers and 26 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 28 - 31, 2009 82 0 4 21 1 399.0 Plus 5 Bull trout and 1 hatchery jack released;50 bank anglers and 32 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 1 - 3, 2010 0 River out Jan. 4 - 7 12 0 0 1 0 49.5 9 bank anglers and 3 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 8 - 10 27 0 0 2 0 90.5 27 bank anglers interviewed;no boat anglers observed Jan. 11 - 14 0 River out Jan. 15 - 17 0 River out Jan. 18 - 21 0 River out Jan. 22 - 24 66 1 1 3 1 330.5 60 bank anglers and 6 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 25 - 28 28 0 0 0 1 96.5 26 bank anglers and 2 boat anglers interviewed Jan. 29 - 31 99 3 17 13 11 600.0 64 bank anglers and 35 boat anglers interviewed; plus 11 bull trout and 1 trout released Feb. 1 - 4, 2010 80 4 13 4 11 400.5 43 bank anglers and 37 boat anglers interviewed; plus 3 bull trout and 2 whitefish released Feb. 5 - 7 128 6 27 20 8 708.0 64 bank anglers and 64boat anglers interviewed; plus 4 bull trout, 1 cutthroat and 1 trout released Total 714 17 66 134 39 3699.5 Upper Hoh River-
Oxbow Campground to Olympic National Park BoundaryDates No. of Anglers
InterviewedWild Steelhead Hatchery Steelhead Total hours
fishedComments Kept Released Kept Released Dec. 1 - 3, 2009 0 No anglers observed . River is dropping slowly and fishing conditions are improving. Dec. 4 - 6 4 0 0 0 0 10.0 4 bank anglers interviewed; No boat anglers observed. Dec. 7 - 10 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 Dec. 11 -13 31 0 2 7 0 173.0 Plus 7 coho, 6 bull trout, and 1 Chinook released; 11 bank anglers and 20 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 14 - 17 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 River out by Monday afternoon. Dec. 18 - 20 0 River out by Saturday and Sunday. Dec. 21 - 24 0 No anglers observed Dec. 25 - 27 18 1 0 9 0 96.5 6 bank anglers and 12 boat anglers interviewed Dec. 28 - 31, 2009 7 0 0 2 0 22.5 2 Bull trout released Jan. 1 - 3, 2010 0 River out Jan. 4 - 7 1 0 1 0 0 2.5 1 boat angler interviewed Jan. 8 - 10 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 bank anglers interviewed Jan. 11 - 14 0 River out Jan. 15 -17 0 River out Jan. 18 - 21 0 River out Jan. 22 - 24 32 0 1 0 0 133.0 15 bank anglers and 17 boat anglers interviewed; 7 bull trout plus 26 whitefish released Jan. 25 - 28 30 0 15 0 2 160.0 14 bank anglers and 16 boat anglers interviewed; 2 bull trout plus 21 whitefish released Jan. 29 - 31 52 0 7 1 0 250.0 28 bank anglers and 24 boat anglers interviewed; plus 1 bull trout and 10 whitefish released Feb. 1 - 4, 2010 20 0 10 0 4 118.0 4 bank anglers and 16 boat anglers interviewed; plus 2 bull trout and 10 whitefish released Feb. 5 - 7 34 0 4 4 4 169.0 20 bank anglers and 14 boat anglers interviewed; plus 9 bull trout, 12 whitefish, 3 cutthroat, and 1 trout released Total 234 1 40 23 10 1145.5 Upper Hoh River in Olympic National Park-
National Park Service Upper Campground Downstream to National Park Boundary Near Boat RampDates No. of Anglers
InterviewedWild Steelhead Hatchery Steelhead Total hours
fishedComments Kept Released Kept Released Jan. 4 - 7 0 No anglers observed in ONP waters. Jan. 8 - 10 1 0 0 0 0 4.75 1 bank angler interviewed. No anglers observed in ONP waters on the 8th, river out on the 9th. Jan. 11 - 14 0 River out Jan. 15 - 17 0 River out Jan. 18 - 21 0 River out Jan. 22 - 24 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 Saturday only; 2 bull trout and 1 cutthroat released Jan. 25 - 28 3 0 1 0 0 19.0 Plus 1 bull trout released; 3 bank anglers interviewed Jan. 29 - 31 4 0 0 0 0 8.9 4 bank anglers interviewed Feb. 1 - 4, 2010 9 0 0 0 1 18.4 9 bank anglers interviewed; plus 5 bull trout released Feb. 5 - 7 3 0 3 0 0 16.5 3 bank anglers interviewed; plus 2 bull trout and 1 cutthroat released Total 22 0 4 0 1 77.75
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