Chinook angling improved on the Hanford Reach this week with boat anglers retaining one chinook for every 2.8 rods. Steelhead angling was one steelhead caught for every 3.8 rods from the bank including released fish.

Lower Yakima River chinook angling improved to one chinook for every 5.7 rods.

Hanford Reach Sport Salmonid Creel Summary
October 5 - 12, 2003

Anglers
Chinook
  
Steelhead
Trailer
Count
Date
Area
BTS
ANGLERS
P/HOURS
ADULTS
MARKS
JACKS
MARKS
KEPT
REL
OTHER
TIME IN
TRLS
TIME OUT
TRLS
10/6
Vernita
12
31
272
13
0
3
0
0
0
0
12
31
17
10
10/6
Ringold
18
49
354.2
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
9
20
16.9
10
10/7
Wahluke
23
62
464.6
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
11.5
27
16.9
9
10/7
Vernita
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
37
10/7
Ringold
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10.6
20
12
24
10/8
Vernita
18
44
316.9
10
1
3
0
0
0
0
12.2
38
17
7
10/8
Ringold
18
44
271.2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1 STURG
9
23
16.1
1
10/9
Wahluke
20
47
328
23
0
0
0
0
1W
0
10.6
31
17
13
10/9
Vernita
15
37
269
12
0
7
0
0
0
0
10.3
53
16
29
10/10
Wahluke
16
38
307.2
17
0
1
0
0
0
0
12.1
32
17.1
14
10/10
Vernita
37
94
713.5
38
0
5
0
0
0
0
10.5
68
16.5
38
10/10
Ringold
24
68
441.6
27
0
2
0
3H
1H
0
9.7
35
16.8
25
10/11
Wahluke
35
103
806.1
31
2
0
0
0
1U
0
11.8
56
16.9
23
10/11
Vernita
57
142
1014.1
58
0
7
0
0
0
0
11.8
99
16.9
46
10/11
Ringold
22
55
331
15
1
3
0
0
0
0
7.5
34
14.8
30
10/12
Wahluke
24
63
381.6
17
0
1
0
0
0
0
9.5
30
15.8
6
10/12
Vernita
19
57
339.8
21
0
3
0
0
0
0
10.8
33
17
8
10/12
Ringold
23
63
300.1
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
10.3
33
14.5
13
10/12
L Groves
9
22
111.5
3
0
0
0
1H
2W
4H
0
12
9
16
2
TOTAL
390
1019
7022.4
318
1 COHO
4
41
0
4H
5H
3W
1U
1 STURG

SALMONID BANK ANGLERS
DATE
AREA
ANGLERS
CHINOOK
STHD
ANGLERS
P/HOURS
ADULTS
MARKS
JACKS
MARKS
KEPT
REL
OTHER
10/6
Ringold
7
26.8
0
0
5
0
1H
2H 4U
0
10/7
Ringold
10
38.8
0
0
0
0
6H
0
0
10/8
Ringold
24
53.1
0
0
0
0
3H
0
0
10/10
Ringold
25
66.7
0
0
0
0
1H
1H 1W
0
10/11
Ringold
27
65.5
1
0
0
0
4H
4H
0
10/12
Ringold
10
38.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
103
289
1
0
5
0
15H
7H
1W
4U
0