Anglers harvested an estimated
910 adults and 343 jacks this week. WDFW/PSMFC staff interviewed 277 boats
(693 anglers) during the week (27% of the effort). Effort is down a little
more than 20% from last year. Catch however is now well above last years'
with 1,558 adults and 457 jacks harvested as of Sept 30 compared to 1,421
adults and 160 jacks through Oct 1, 2006. Anglers averaged a chinook for
each 14 pole hours or 1.2 fish per boat.
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 |
| Totals |
2,735 |
750 |
27.4% |
439 |
129 |
1,558 |
457 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
68 |
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 |
| Totals |
15 |
32 |
10 |
67 |
120 |
44 |
|