For the week, an estimated 961 chinook (874 adults and 87 jacks) and 4 coho were harvested in the Hanford Reach . A total of 254 boats were sampled, (26% of the total). Effort was down from the previous week and catch rates improved a bit. Anglers averaged 1 fish for every 14.3 pole hours (1 fish per boat). In 2005, 1,160 chinook were retained during the same week. Fall chinook counts through McNary Dam are roughly 30% lower than 2005 (2006: 96,672, 2005: 141,930).

2006 Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Fishery
Day
Date
Estimated
Total boats
Number of boats sampled
Sample
Rate
Observed harvest
Total harvest
Observed Catch
Total Catch
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Mon 8/14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tue 8/15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wed 8/16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thu 8/17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fri 8/18
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sat 8/19
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sun 8/20
6
1
 
0
0
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
Weekly Totals
10
1
10.40%
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10
0
Mon 8/21
7
Tue 8/22
Wed 8/23
Thu 8/24
Fri 8/25
3
1
0
0
Sat 8/26
19
3
0
0
Sun 8/27
24
5
0
0
1
Weekly Totals
52
9
17.26%
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
Mon 8/28
10
2
0
0
Tue 8/29
12
Wed 8/30
12
Thu 8/31
12
Fri 9/1
13
3
0
0
1
Sat 9/2
27
3
0
0
Sun 9/3
23
3
0
0
1
1
Weekly Totals
109
11
10.08%
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
10
0
20
Mon 9/4
25
2
1
Tue 9/5
13
4
1
Wed 9/6
6
2
1
Thu 9/7
18
3
1
Fri 9/8
26
6
2
Sat 9/9
100
16
5
Sun 9/10
105
39
12
2
3
Weekly Totals
293
72
24.57%
22
2
90
8
0
3
1
0
12
4
Mon 9/11
17
6
0
0
Tue 9/12
26
5
0
0
Wed 9/13
46
10
0
0
2
Thu 9/14
56
7
5
0
2
Fri 9/15
73
17
16
1
Sat 9/16
238
64
16
4
1
1
Sun 9/17
207
57
18
3
Weekly Totals
662
166
25.06%
55
8
219
32
1
3
2
4
12
8
Mon 9/18
87
10
1
Tue 9/19
71
4
2
Wed 9/20
97
17
5
Thu 9/21
107
30
9
Fri 9/22
213
38
26
1
Sat 9/23
355
87
35
4
Sun 9/24
132
67
27
7
Weekly Totals
1,062
253
23.83%
105
12
441
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mon
9/25
101
26
6
1
Tue
9/26
99
12
3
2
Wed
9/27
128
32
19
1
Thu
9/28
146
35
30
6
Fri
9/29
184
50
38
1
3
Sat
9/30
355
37
47
Sun
10/1
288
203
58
12
1
Weekly Totals
1,301
395
30.37%
201
21
662
69
3
3
0
10
10
0
Tue
10/3
145
32
22
2
Wed
10/4
129
42
46
5
Thu
10/5
118
23
30
2
Fri
10/6
200
24
24
1
Sat
10/7
322
87
61
11
1
Sun
10/8
246
106
51
5
1
Weekly Totals
1,269
326
25.69%
239
27
930
105
0
1
1
0
4
4
 
Mon 10/9
109
20
6
2
Tue 10/10
106
9
4
0
Wed 10/11
141
39
16
4
Thu 10/12
117
37
50
2
Fri 10/13
120
39
26
1
3
1
Sat 10/14
184
54
66
1
Sun 10/15
189
56
62
13
1
Weekly Totals
965
254
26.31%
230
23
874
87
0
3
1
0
11
4
Season Totals
5,723
1,487
26.0%
854
93
3,224
352
5
14
8
24
59
45