During the week, 339 anglers were interviewed (128 bank anglers & 211 boat anglers). An estimated 123 steelhead were caught this week, 89 of which were harvested. Released fish included 54 ad clipped only and 9 wild steelhead. Anglers will be allowed to keep adipose only clipped steelhead begining Nov 1. Bank anglers averaged 12.6 hours per steelhead. Boat anglers averaged 11.1 hours of fishing per chinook. A few of the boat anglers are starting to switch over from fishing for salmon to concentrating on steelhead.

2006-07 Ringold Steelhead Fishery
Week
Total
ADRV
AD only
Wild
Sampled
Effort
% of Effort
Sampled
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Catch
Harvest
Boats
Anglers
Hours
(Pole Hours)
Oct 1
21
21
21
21
0
0
0
0
38
137
760
2,289
33.2%
Oct 2-8
117
83
91
83
18
0
8
0
113
403
2,283
8,162
28.0%
Oct 9-15
67
49
53
49
14
0
0
0
48
182
1,004
7,118
14.1%
Oct 16-22
123
89
89
85
25
4
9
0
84
339
1,764
4,541
38.9%
Season
328
242
254
238
58
4
16
0
283
1,061
5,811
22,109
26.3%
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
Oct 2-6
24
16
16
16
8
0
0
0
156
21
849.4
4,247
55
130
902
Oct 9-13
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
80
0
915.9
4,579
28
69
405
Oct 16-20
36
31
31
31
5
0
0
0
0
0
172
9
412.9
2,065
49
118
767
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
62
42
46
42
0
0
16
0
0
3
135.2
676
66
213
  
24
20
24
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
105.6
528
38
132
  
48
34
36
32
0
0
12
2
0
0
0
2
104.8
524
78
231