WDFW staff interviewed 258 anglers this week (39% of the effort). Harvest was slow again this week with only 40 steelhead retained. A large percentage of the catch continues to be comprised of wild and adipose only clipped steelhead. As of Oct 21, 410 steelhead have been caught during the fishery with 179 adrv retained and 6 ad only fish retained. 105 wild steelhead have been caught and released. On Nov 1, anglers will be allowed to retain all hatchery (adipose clipped) steelhead.

2007 Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Fishery
Chinook
  
Chinook Released
Week
Estimated
Total Boats
Boats
Sampled
Fish
Sampled
Estimated
Harvest
Fish
Sampled
Expanded
Number
Percentage
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Adults
Jacks
Aug 16 - 19
34
3
8.9%
1
11
0
Aug 20 - 26
31
6
19.2%
1
5
0
Aug 27 - Sept 2
128
13
10.1%
1
10
0
Sept 3 - 9
248
76
30.6%
15
3
49
10
8
26
Sept 10 - 16
587
141
24.0%
52
7
216
29
3
12
Sept 17 - 23
695
234
33.7%
120
25
356
74
10
30
Sept 24 - 30
1,012
277
27.4%
249
94
910
343
13
4
47
15
Oct 1 - 7
1,066
341
32.0%
296
113
925
353
2
4
6
13
Oct 8 - 14
811
228
28.1%
219
95
779
338
9
23
32
82
Oct 15 - 21
584
180
30.8%
218
117
707
380
11
12
36
39
Totals
5,335
1,510
28.3%
1,188
456
4,119
1,568
35
64
121
218
Steelhead
Week
Reported
Released
Estimated Catch
& Release
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Hatchery
Wild
Unknown
Aug 16 - 19
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aug 20 - 26
3
5
0
16
26
0
Aug 27 - Sept 2
2
1
2
20
10
20
Sept 3 - 9
2
14
3
7
46
10
Sept 10 - 16
0
1
0
0
4
0
Sept 17 - 23
6
8
5
18
24
15
Sept 24 - 30
2
3
0
7
11
0
Oct 1 - 7
0
5
0
0
16
0
Oct 8 - 14
0
6
0
0
21
0
Oct 15 - 21
0
3
0
0
10
0
Totals
15
46
10
68
168
44