WDFW staff interviewed 337 anglers this week (35% of the effort). Harvest was slow again this week with only 70 steelhead retained. A larger percentage of the catch (30%) was comprised of wild and adipose only clipped steelhead. As of Oct 14, 291 steelhead have been caught during the fishery with 139 adrv retained and 6 ad only fish retained. 71 wild steelhead have been caught and released.

2007-08 Ringold Steelhead Fishery
Week
Total
ADRV
AD only
Wild
Sampled
Effort
% of Effort
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Boats
Anglers
Hours
(Pole Hours)
Sampled
Oct 1-7 168 75 71 69 51 6 46 0 119 430 2,260 8,175 27.6%
Oct 8-14
123
70
85
70
13
0
25
0
75
337
1,712
4,966
34.5%
Season
291
145
156
139
64
6
71
0
194
767
3,972
13,142
30.2%
Summary of Oct 8-14
Total
ADRV
Wild
AD
Recycle
Chinook*
Sampled
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Adult
Jack
Boats
Anglers
Hours
Effort
Pole Hrs
Weekday Bank
40
30
30
30
5
0
5
0
0
23
71
218
635
Weekend Bank
19
14
16
14
2
0
2
0
0
2
74
295
510
Weekday Boat
37
15
28
15
9
0
0
0
109
8
34
80
487
2278
Weekend Boat
26
12
12
12
9
0
5
0
57
15
41
112
712
1543