Washington Department of Fish and WildlifeWDFW Region 6 - Coastal Washington

2006/07 Winter Steelhead Fishing Report-Quillayute System and Hoh River
[ Bogachiel/Quillayute River ] [ Calawah River ] [ Sol Duc River ] [ Lower Hoh River ] [ Upper Hoh River ]

April 16, 2007

Bogachiel/Quillayute River
Date Anglers
Interviewed		 Wild Steelhead Hatchery Steelhead Notes
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
End of Angler Interviews for the Season
Mar. 30 - 31
46
7
28
2
0
Total hours fished = 355; plus 3 wild jack steelhead released
Mar. 26 - 29
25
3
7
0
0
Total hours fished = 202
Mar. 23 - 25
7
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 22; River high on March 24 and 25
Mar. 19 - 22
2
2
0
2
0
Total hours fished = 6
Mar. 16 - 18
65
16
2
0
0
Total hours fished = 416.5
Mar. 12 - 15
15
2
2
0
0
Total hours fished = 109.5. All interviews were bank anglers. River was high during the week.
Mar. 9 -11
24
4
2
0
0
Total hours fished = 139.5
Mar. 5 - 8
19
0
8
0
0
 One wild steelhead jack released
Mar. 2 - 4
63
15
32
3
1
Total hours fished = 467; plus 1 hatchery jack steelhead and 2 cutthroat released; 3 wild steelhead jacks and 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept.
Feb. 26 to Mar. 1
17
4
5
1
0
Total hours fished = 137.0; plus 1 hatchery jack steelhead released
Feb. 23 - 25
41
11
7
0
1
Total hours fished = 288.5
Feb. 19 - 22
0
River was out.
Feb. 16 - 18
38
0
1
1
0
Total hours fished = 177.5.
Feb. 12 - 15
3
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 13. No angler interviews on Feb. 13 and 14. River rose 2.5 to 3.0 feet on Feb. 15
Feb. 9 - 11
86
2
23
13
2
Total hours fished = 509.5
Feb. 5 - 8
27
1
11
4
3
Total hours fished = 175; plus 1 hatchery jack steelhead and 5 cutthroat released
Feb. 2 - 4
28
3
6
3
10
Total hours fished = 145.0; plus 1 hatchery jack steelhead and 6 cutthroat released
Jan. 29 - Feb. 1
16
0
3
3
1
Total hours fished = 111.5 plus 1 cutthroat released
Jan. 26 - 28
54
5
6
13
0
Total hours fished=380
Jan. 22 - 25
17
2
2
1
1
Total hours fished = 87; plus 1 hatchery jack steelhead released
Jan. 19 - 21
76
2
5
11
3
Total hours fished = 461.5; plus 1 hatchery jack steelhead released
Jan. 15 - 18
16
0
1
1
0
Total hours fished = 92.5
Jan. 12 - 14
79
3
10
20
3
Total hours fished = 391.5; plus 2 hatchery jack steelhead kept
Jan. 8 - 11
38
2
1
20
0
 Total hours fished= 169.5
Jan. 5 - 7
10
0
1
1
1
 Total hours fished = 32.5. River high.
Jan. 1 - 4, 2007
0
River was out.
Dec. 29 - 31
249
5
3
96
16
 Total hours fished=1,390; plus 3 hatchery steelhead jacks kept and 1 released
Dec. 25 - 28
74
0
1
50
3
Total hours fished=304
Dec. 23 - 24
65
0
2
26
0
Total hours fished=186.5
Dec. 18 - 20
182
1
1
100
1
Total hours fished=992
Dec. 15 - 17
82
1
0
24
0
Total hours fished=340
Dec. 11 - 14
0
River was out.
Dec. 8 - 10
209
0
2
96
35
Total hours fished = 1246
Dec. 4 - 7
73
1
1
24
5
Total hours fished = 486; plus 1 coho released.
Dec. 1 - 3
151
0
1
81
2
 Total hours fished = 958.5; plus 2 Chinook, 2 sockeye, 1 coho and 1 whitefish released.
Calawah River
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild Steelhead
Hatchery Steelhead
Notes
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
End of Angler Interviews for the Season
Mar. 30 - 31
3
0
9
0
0
Total hours fished = 27
Mar. 26 - 29
20
6
20
0
0
Total hours fished = 139
Mar. 23 - 25
4
0
3
0
0
Total hours fished = 27; plus 1 cutthroat released; River high on March 24 and 25
Mar. 19 - 22
2
2
0
0
0
Mar. 16 - 18
10
1
9
0
0
Total hours fished = 82
Mar. 12 - 15
0
River was high during the week.
Mar. 9 -11
6
4
4
0
0
Total hours fished = 42
Mar. 5 - 8
11
2
25
1
0
Total hours fished = 93
Mar. 2 - 4
10
4
4
0
0
Total hours fished = 76
Feb. 26 to Mar. 1
9
3
2
0
1
Total hours fished = 65
Feb. 23 - 25
14
5
2
1
0
Total hours fished = 80
Feb. 19 - 22
3
0
4
0
0
Total hours fished = 15.
Feb. 16 - 18
25
1
20
1
0
 Total hours fished = 165; plus I wild steelhead jack and 2 cutthroat released
Feb. 12 - 15
2
1
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 10. No angler interviews on Feb. 13 and 14. River rose 2.5 to 3.0 feet on Feb. 15.
Feb. 9 - 11
7
3
5
0
1
Total hours fished = 40.5; plus I wild steelhead jack kept
Feb. 5 - 8
3
3
0
1
0
Total hours fished = 18
Feb. 2 - 4
0
Jan. 29 - Feb. 1
0
Jan. 26 to Jan. 28
11
3
7
3
8
Total hours fished = 63
Jan. 22 - 25
4
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 19; I hatchery steelhead jack released
Jan. 19 - 21
7
1
2
2
2
Total hours fished = 41.5
Jan. 15 - 18
0
Jan. 12 - 14
4
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 20
Jan. 8 - 11
10
1
1
5
0
Total hours fished=38
Jan. 5 - 7
3
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished=12.5. River high.
Jan. 1 - 4, 2007
0
River was out.
Dec. 29 - 31
17
0
1
9
1
Total hours fished=81.5
Dec. 25 - 28
2
0
0
6
0
 Total hours fished=5. Plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack released
Dec. 23 - 24
8
0
1
0
0
 Total hours fished=30
Dec. 18 - 20
10
0
1
12
4
 Total hours fished=47.5
Dec. 15 - 17
7
0
0
2
0
Total hours fished =23.5
Dec.11 - Dec.14
0
River was out
Dec. 8 - 10
10
0
2
0
 Total hours fished = 63.5
Dec. 4 -7
0
Dec. 1 - 3
7
0
0
4
0
 Total hours fished = 21.5
Sol Duc River
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild Steelhead
Hatchery Steelhead
Notes
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
End of Angler Interviews for the Season
Mar. 30 - 31
50
4
21
2
0
Total hours fished =395.5 plus 1 hatchery Chinook kept and 1 cutthroat released
Mar. 26 - 29
41
5
55
0
0
Total hours fished =326.5 plus 1 cutthroat released
Mar. 23 - 25
34
1
21
0
0
Total hours fished =200; plus wild jack steelhead and 1 cutthroat released; River high on March 24 and 25.
Mar. 19 - 22
31
3
13
0
1
Total hours fished =235.0 plus 1 hatchery Chinook kept
Mar. 16 - 18
83
14
48
2
1
Total hours fished =587.5
Mar. 12 - 15
21
7
14
0
0
Total hours fished =166. All interviews were boat anglers checked on Thursday. River was high during the week.
Mar. 9 -11
38
5
31
0
0
Total hours fished = 242; plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack and 1 Unknown origin steelhead kept
Mar. 5 - 8
19
3
32
1
1
Total hours fished =155
Mar. 2 - 4
21
3
6
0
2
Total hours fished =173; 1 wild steelhead jack released
Feb. 26 to Mar. 1
38
7
18
2
0
Total hours fished = 252; plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack and 1 wild steelhead jack kept and 1 wild steelhead jack released
Feb. 23 - 25
127
19
49
3
3
Total hours fished =779.5
Feb. 19 - 22
20
7
18
0
1
Total hours fished =140.5
Feb. 16 - 18
146
21
73
6
4
Total hours fished = 944; plus 1 wild steelhead jack released
Feb. 12 - 15
44
5
36
7
4
Total hours fished =345.5; No angler interviews on Feb. 13 and 14. River rose 2.5 to 3.0 feet on Feb. 15.
Feb. 9 - 11
48
0
12
3
2
Total hours fished = 340.5 plus 1wild steelhead jack released
Feb. 5 - 8
33
3
18
4
2
 Total hours fished = 219; plus 1wild steelhead jack kept
Feb. 2 - 4
29
7
23
4
3
Total hours fished = 219.5; plus 1hatchery steelhead jack kept and 1 cutthroat released
Jan. 29 - Feb. 1
11
0
4
1
1
Total hours fished = 79; plus 1hatchery steelhead jack released
Jan. 26 - 28
58
2
33
9
9
Total hours fished = 417; plus 1wild steelhead jack released
Jan. 22 - 25
32
3
10
7
3
Total hours fished =216
Jan. 19 - 21
68
13
24
8
0
Total hours fished = 507.5; plus 1 hatchery steelhead jack kept and 2 wild steelhead jacks and 3 cutthroat released
Jan. 15 - 18
39
1
15
17
2
Total hours fished = 253; plus 2 hatchery steelhead released
Jan. 12 - 14
80
12
38
18
4
Total hours fished = 458; plus one wild and 1 hatchery jack steelhead released
Jan. 8 - 11
5
0
4
1
0
Total hours fished 36.5
Jan. 5 - 7
3
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished=12.5. River high.
Jan. 1 - 4, 2007
0
River was out.
Dec. 29 - 31
30
0
4
4
8
Total hours fished=166.5; plus 1 Chinook released
Dec. 25 - 28
8
1
0
2
0
 Total hours fished=60
Dec. 23 - 24
2
0
0
0
0
 Total hours fished=12
Dec. 18 - 20
2
0
1
0
0
 Total hours fished=8
Dec. 15 - 17
3
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished =1.5
Dec.11 - 14
0
River was out
Dec. 8 - 10
0
Dec. 4 -7
0
Dec. 1 - 3
0
 No anglers interviewed
Lower Hoh River-
 Oxbow Campground to Barlow's
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild Steelhead
Hatchery Steelhead
Notes
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
River Closed
Apr. 13 -15
17
0
10
0
0
Total hours fished =89.5 plus 1 bull trout released.
Apr. 9 - 12
27
2
11
1
1
Total hours fished =162.5; plus 2 bull trout released.
Apr. 6 - 8
54
2
15
0
0
Total hours fished =286 plus 1 bull trout released.
Apr. 2 - 5
76
12
96
0
0
Total hours fished =447.5 plus 7 bull trout released
Apr. 6 -8
54
2
15
0
0
Total hours fished =286 plus 1 bull trout released.
Apr. 2 - 5
76
12
96
0
0
Total hours fished =447.5 plus 7 bull trout released
Mar. 30 - Apr. 1
57
3
15
0
2
Total hours fished =285.5; plus 2 bull trout and 1 spring Chinook released
Mar. 26 - 29
8
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 21.5
Mar. 23 - 25
0
River high
Mar. 19 - 22
6
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 23
Mar. 16 - 18
27
1
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 143.5
Mar. 12 - 15
0
No anglers observed. River was high during the week.
Mar. 9 -11
12
2
2
0
0
Total hours fished = 64
Mar. 5 - 8
21
1
1
0
0
Total hours fished = 143
Mar. 2 - 4
141
14
27
3
1
Total hours fished =893; plus 1 bull trout released
Feb. 26 to Mar. 1
56
6
8
0
3
Total hours fished =395; plus 1 bull trout released
Feb. 23 - 25
20
1
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 102
Feb. 19 - 22
3
0
1
0
0
Total hours fished = 12. River high and with poor visibility.
Feb. 16 - 18
27
1
0
1
0
Total hours fished = 100 plus 1 bull trout released. All 27 anglers were bank anglers. River high and brown with 3 inches visibility.
Feb. 12 - 15
3
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 13.0. No angler interviews on Feb. 13 and 14. River rose 2.5 to 3.0 feet on Feb. 15
Feb. 9 - 11
66
3
3
2
0
Total hours fished = 438.5
Feb. 5 - 8
58
3
15
1
5
Total hours fished = 279
Feb. 2 - 4
129
3
33
11
22
Total hours fished =738; plus 9 bull trout and I coho released
Jan. 29 - Feb. 1
71
4
12
1
8
Total hours fished =393; plus 3 bull trout released
Jan. 26 - 28
66
4
1
1
0
Total hours fished =413; plus 2 bull trout released
Jan. 22 - 25
16
2
1
0
0
Total hours fished = 64.5
Jan. 19 - 21
49
3
4
7
0
Total hours fished =235.5; plus 2 bull trout released
Jan. 15 - 18
28
1
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 97.5;plus 3 bull trout released
Jan. 12 - 14
35
1
0
1
0
Total hours fished = 111.5
Jan. 8 - 11
4
0
0
0
0
River dropping but still high for good fishing conditions. 4 plunkers fished 2.5 hours
Jan. 5 - 7
0
River was out.
Jan. 1 - 4, 2007
0
River was out.
Dec. 29 - 31
83
0
1
5
0
Total hours fished = 358; plus 2 bull trout released.
Dec. 25 - 28
8
0
0
0
0
River was high. 8 plunkers fished 21 hrs.
Dec. 23 - 24
2
0
0
0
0
River was out. 2 plunkers fished 3 hrs.
Dec. 18 - 20
4
0
0
0
0
River was out. 4 plunkers fished 5.5 hrs
Dec. 15 - 17
0
River was out
Dec.11- 14
0
River was out
Dec. 8 - 10
45
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 140.5; plus 5 bull trout and 1 coho released.
Dec. 4 - 7
1
0
0
0
0
Dec. 1 - 3
10
0
0
0
0
 Total hours fished = 48; plus 2 bull trout released
Upper Hoh River-
Oxbow Campground to Olympic National Park Boundary
Date
Anglers
Interviewed
Wild Steelhead
Hatchery Steelhead
Notes
Kept
Released
Kept
Released
River Closed
Apr. 13 - 15
37
0
14
0
0
Total hours fished =270
Apr. 9 -12
23
0
39
0
0
Total hours fished =192.5; plus 1 bull trout released.
Apr. 6 - 8
37
0
9
0
0
Total hours fished =194.5
Apr. 2 - 5
49
0
69
0
0
Total hours fished =349 plus 1 bull trout released.
Mar. 30 - Apr. 1
99
0
55
0
0
Total hours fished = 767.5
Mar. 26 - 29
0
Mar. 23 - 25
1
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 3; River high
Mar. 19 - 22
2
0
1
0
0
Total hours fished = 19
Mar. 16 - 18
14
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished =59
Mar. 12 - 15
2
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished =8.5. River was high during the week.
Mar. 9 -11
4
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished =11
Mar. 5 - 8
25
0
11
0
0
Total hours fished =163.5
Mar. 2 - 4
94
0
46
2
2
Total hours fished =592 plus 3 bull trout released.
Feb. 26 to Mar. 1
52
0
47
0
4
Total hours fished =328
Feb. 23 - 25
33
0
2
0
0
Total hours fished =234.5 plus 2 bull trout released.
Feb. 19 - 22
8
0
5
0
0
Total hours fished =47. River high.
Feb. 16 - 18
10
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished =30.5; plus 1 bull trout released. River high with 8 to 10 inches visibility.
Feb. 12 - 15
0
No angler interviews on Feb. 13 and 14. River rose 2.5 to 3.0 feet on Feb. 15
Feb. 9 - 11
18
0
16
1
6
Feb. 5 - 8
31
0
17
0
3
Total hours fished =216; plus 3 bull trout released
Feb. 2 - 4
45
0
26
4
3
Total hours fished =246; plus 3 bull trout released
Jan. 29 - Feb. 1
37
0
19
2
5
Total hours fished =219.5; plus 8 bull trout and 1 wild steelhead jack released
Jan. 26 - 28
36
0
8
0
0
Total hours fished =219
Jan. 22 - 25
1
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished =1.5
Jan. 19 - 21
10
0
6
1
1
Total hours fished =44.5; plus 2 bull trout released
Jan. 15 - 18
12
0
1
1
0
Total hours fished = 50; plus 1 bull trout and 1 hatchery steelhead jack released
Jan. 12 - 14
22
0
2
0
1
Total hours fished = 116; plus 3 bull trout released
Jan. 8 - 11
0
River dropping but still high for good fishing conditions.
Jan. 5 - 7
0
River was out.
Jan. 1 - 4, 2007
0
River was out.
Dec. 29 - 31
13
0
1
0
0
 Total hours fished = 40; plus 1 bull trout released
Dec. 25 - 28
1
0
0
0
0
 River was high. Total hours fished = 2.0
Dec. 23 - 24
0
 River was out.
Dec. 18 - 20
0
River was out
Dec. 15 - 17
0
River was out
Dec.11- 14
0
River was out
Dec. 8 - 10
7
0
0
0
0
Total hours fished = 23.5; plus 1 bull trout released.
Dec. 4 -7
0
Dec. 1 - 3
0
 No anglers interviewed

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