Starting to see a few chinook caught in the Hanford sport fishery.
An estimated 90 adults and 8 jacks were harvested this past week.
A few steelhead are being caught and released in the Ringold area (season opens Oct 1).
Staff interviewed 72 of the 293 (estimated) boats fishing in the Reach this week.

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
Season Totals
464
93
20.04%
22
2
90
8
1
4
4
10
22
30