An estimated 103 chinook were harvested this week.
Angler effort continues to increase.
Anglers averaged 31 pole hours per fish (1 chinook per 11 anglers).
An estimated 287 chinook have been harvested in the Yakima River in 2006 compared to 94 fish in 2005.
Angler effort to date is well above last years'.

2006 Yakima FALL Sport Salmonid Creel Summary
September 11 - 17
Season
Harvest
Catch & Released
Sampled
Week
Chinook
Coho
Steelhead
Anglers
Hours
Effort
Adult
Jacks
Adult
Jacks
Sept 1 - 3
0
0
0
0
0
18
55
224
Sept 4 - 10
16
0
0
0
6
95
212
2,094
Sept 11 - 17
84
0
0
0
0
192
458
2,057
Sept 18 - 24
84
0
0
0
0
161
349
2,958
Sept 25 - Oct 1
103
0
0
0
0
240
679
3,171
Oct 2 - 8
Oct 9 - 15
Oct 16 - 22
Season
287
0
0
0
6
706
1,753
10,505

Section
Weekday Sampled
Weekend Sampled
Creel
Anglers
Hours
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
Jacks
Steelhead
Effort
Anglers
Hours
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
Jacks
Steelhead
Effort
Lower (Mouth to Horn Rapids)
14
17.9
0
0
0
0
0
336
58
143.9
2
0
0
0
0
487
Middle (Benton City to Prosser)
52
132.1
8
0
0
0
0
1,227
113
370.7
12
0
0
0
0
929
Upper (Granger to Parker)
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
119
3
14.2
0
0
0
0
0
74
Total
66
150.0
8
0
0
0
1,682
174
528.8
14
0
0
0
1,489
Harvest
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
Jacks
Steelhead
Chinook
Jacks
Coho
Jacks
Steelhead
Lower (Mouth to Horn Rapids)
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
Middle (Benton City to Prosser)
65
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
Upper (Granger to Parker)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total (Weekly)
65
0
0
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
Season Total
65
0
0
0
0
38
0
0
0
0