This abbreviated annual
report is one in a continuing series describing Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) progress toward meeting trout (resident
and anadromous) mitigation goals established in the Lower Snake River
Compensation Plan (LSRCP). The reporting period covers between 1 July
2002 and 30 June 2004. Smolt trapping information for the 2003/2004
migration will be presented in a future report, as population estimates
were not completed at time of report printing. In addition, coded-wire
tag recoveries/expansions from the summer steelhead sport fishery
in the Columbia and Snake river basins will be presented in future
reports.
The LSRCP program
in Washington State began in 1981 with construction of Lyons Ferry
Hatchery (LFH). Refurbishing of the Tucannon Fish Hatchery (TFH) followed
in 1984-85. In addition to the hatchery construction and modifications,
three remote acclimation ponds (AP) were built along the Tucannon,
Touchet, and Grande Ronde rivers to acclimate juvenile summer steelhead
before release. All of these facilities make up WDFW’s Lyons
Ferry Complex (LFC).
