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Yakima
River / Hanford Reach
Salmon Reports and
Ringold Steelhead Reports
November 1, 2009
Yakima River Fishery
An estimated 1,648 steelhead were caught between the Hwy 395 bridge at Pasco and the old Hanford town site during October. The fishery opened on September 22, 10 days earlier than normal. Total catch to date is 1,873 steelhead with 1,244 hatchery steelhead harvested. The October catch and harvest are the highest recorded in the past seven years. Anglers were allowed to retain any hatchery steelhead in October in 2009. This rule change increased the percentage of steelhead retained in October compared to prior years.WDFW staff interviewed 998 anglers in October, 28% of the effort.
An estimated 226 unmarked hatchery steelhead and 295 wild steelhead have been caught and released during this fishery.
Boat anglers averaged one steelhead per 6.4 hours of fishing and bank anglers averaged one steelhead per 7 hours of fishing.
| November 1 Yakima River Salmon Fishery Summary [PDF] |
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