An estimated 251 chinook (219 adults and 32 jacks) were harvested this past week.
A few steelhead are being caught and released in the Ringold area (season opens Oct 1).
Staff interviewed 166 of the 662 (estimated) boats fishing in the Reach this week.
Fishing is still relatively slow with 1 fish caught for every 2.6 boats (37 hours per chinook).

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
Season Totals
1,126
259
22.99%
77
10
309
40
2
7
6
14
34
38