Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Yakima River / Hanford Reach
Salmon Reports
and Ringold Steelhead Reports

May 25, 2009
Ringold Steelhead
River was high and turbid all week. Very low effort for all species. Only 5 anglers interviewed fishing for salmon during the three days sampled. No salmon reported by the salmon or non-salmon anglers interviewed.

Yakima River Spring Chinook Creel Survey Weekly Summary
May 18-24, 2009
Salmon Anglers Sampled
Week
Anglers
Pole
Hours
Chinook (Hatchery)
Chinook (Wild)
Steelhead
Incidental Catch
Adults
Jacks
Adult
Jacks
(Released)
SMB
C.Catfish
Kept
Rel
Kept
Rel
Rel
Rel
Hatch
Wild
Catch
Rel
Catch
Rel
May 11-17
15
58.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
May 18-24
5
10.8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals
20
69.4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0

Effort (Days Sampled) Effort (Expanded and Sampled)
Week
Count
Pole Hours
Total
Sampled (#)
Sampled (%)
Combined
Salmon
Salmon
Other
Total
Salmon
Other
Total
Salmon
Other
Total
Salmon
Other
Total
May 11-17
103
9
109.3
473.5
582.8
273
1,184
1,457
59
107
166
21.4%
9.0%
11.4%
May 18-24
81
5
28.9
505.7
534.6
67
1,180
1,247
11
122
133
16.0%
10.3%
10.6%
Totals
184
14
138.2
979.2
1117.4
341
2,364
2,704
69
229
298
20.4%
9.7%
11.0%

Non-salmon Anglers and Catch
Week
Anglers
Pole
Hours
SMB
C. Catfish
Sucker
Catch
Rel
Catch
Rel
Catch
Rel
May 11-17 33 107.1 44 4 3 0 0 0
May 18-24 54 121.9 20 1 11 0 0 0
Totals 87 229.0 64 5 14 0 0 0

Other Anglers (Target Species not Salmon)
Date
Anglers
Pole
Hours
Incidental Catch
Chinook (Hatchery)
Chinook (Wild)
Steelhead
SMB
C. Catfish
Sucker
Adults
Jacks
Adult
Jacks
(Released)
Catch
Rel
Catch
Rel
Catch
Rel
Kept
Rel
Kept
Rel
Rel
Rel
Hatch
Wild
May 18
19
54.2
12
1
May 19
15
31.6
7
May 23
12
16.1
1
4
Date
Boats
Anglers
Pole
Hours
Incidental Catch
Chinook (Hatchery)
Chinook (Wild)
Steelhead
SMB
C. Catfish
Sucker
Adults
Jacks
Adult
Jacks
(Released)
Catch
Rel
Catch
Rel
Catch
Rel
Kept
Rel
Kept
Rel
Rel
Rel
Hatch
Wild
May 18
0
0
0
May 19
0
0
0
May 23
3
8
20
7


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