The steelhead sport fishery
at Ringold slowed considerably this week. An estimated 71 steelhead were
caught. Anglers averaged 1 steelhead for every 17 hours of fishing. A
total of 540 steelhead have been caught so far this November. WDFW staff
interviewed 76 anglers (243 angler hours) and sampled 14 steelhead. Ringold
Springs Hatchery has began transporting steelhead at the hatchery holding
area downstream to the Tri-cities. Fish are released back into the river
to provide additional angling opportunity. These transported fish can
be identified by the presence of a caudal clip.
2006-07
Ringold Steelhead Fishery
Chinook*
: Chinook harvested at Ringold is reported in Hanford
Reach Fall Chinook Fishery. These numbers are for comparison only.
|
| Week |
Total |
ADRV |
AD
only |
Wild |
Sampled |
Effort |
%
of Effort
Sampled |
| Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Boats |
Anglers |
Hours |
(Pole
Hours) |
| October |
460 |
331 |
348 |
326 |
83 |
6 |
29 |
0 |
318 |
1,233 |
6,581 |
25,742 |
25.6% |
| Nov
1-5 |
134 |
120 |
111 |
104 |
20 |
16 |
4 |
0 |
23 |
170 |
511 |
1,024 |
49.9% |
| Nov 6-12 |
139 |
130 |
120 |
120 |
19 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
112 |
370 |
1,096 |
33.8% |
| Nov 20-26 |
71 |
68 |
64 |
64 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
76 |
243 |
1,398 |
17.4% |
| Season |
929 |
745 |
732 |
693 |
151 |
53 |
47 |
0 |
372 |
1,674 |
7,983 |
29,250 |
27.3% |
Ringold
Steelhead
CPUE for the Week of Nov 20-26 |
|
Sampled |
Hours
Fished |
Steelhead |
Chinook |
| Catch |
Hours
per Fish |
Adult |
Jack |
Hours
per Fish |
| Boats |
Anglers |
| Weekday
Bank Anglers |
|
22 |
62 |
5 |
12.4 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Weekend
Bank Anglers |
|
39 |
102 |
3 |
34.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Weekday
Boat Anglers |
2 |
4 |
19 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
| Weekend
Boat Anglers |
6 |
11 |
60 |
6 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Bank
Anglers |
|
61 |
163.7 |
8 |
20.5 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Boat
Anglers |
|
15 |
79 |
6 |
13.1 |
0 |
0 |
|
| All
Anglers Combined |
8 |
76 |
243 |
14 |
17.3 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Weekday
Boat |
Total
Catch |
ADRV |
Wild |
AD |
Recycle |
Chinook* |
Pole
Hours |
Sampled |
| Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Adult |
Jack |
Avg |
Total |
Boats |
AnglersTotal |
HoursTotal |
| Nov
1-5 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
31.9 |
96 |
9 |
11 |
45 |
| Nov
6-12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.1 |
40 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| Nov 20-26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
72.6 |
363 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
| Weekday
Bank |
Total
Catch |
ADRV |
Wild |
AD |
Recycle |
Chinook* |
Pole
Hours |
Sampled |
| Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Adult |
Jack |
Avg |
Total |
Boats |
AnglersTotal |
HoursTotal |
Nov
1-5 |
56 |
47 |
47 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
109.6 |
329 |
|
60 |
153 |
| Nov 6-12 |
76 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
37 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
114.1 |
571 |
|
24 |
67 |
| Nov 20-26 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
106.7 |
533 |
0.0 |
22 |
62 |
| Weekend
Boat |
Total
Catch |
ADRV |
Wild |
AD |
Recycle |
Chinook* |
Pole
Hours |
Sampled |
| Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Adult |
Jack |
Avg |
Total |
Boats |
AnglersTotal |
HoursTotal |
| Nov 1-5 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
129.0 |
258 |
14 |
33 |
151 |
| Nov
6-12 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
112.4 |
225 |
10 |
26 |
122 |
| Nov 20-26 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
89.7 |
179 |
6 |
11 |
60 |
| Weekend
Bank |
Total
Catch |
ADRV |
Wild |
AD |
Recycle |
Chinook* |
Pole
Hours |
Sampled |
| Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Catch |
Harvest |
Adult |
Jack |
Avg |
Total |
Boats |
AnglersTotal |
HoursTotal |
Nov
1-5 |
36 |
34 |
26 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
170.8 |
342 |
|
66 |
163 |
| Nov 6-12 |
45 |
45 |
35 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
130.0 |
260 |
|
60 |
175 |
| Nov 20-26 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
160.9 |
322 |
|
39 |
102 |
|