YAKAMA
NATION FISHERIES ANNOUNCEMENT
The Yakama Nation Fish and Wildlife, Law and
Order Committee closed the Platform/H&L fishery on the
Columbia River
. The Regulation details
are as follows:
·
Effective:
11:59 PM
Saturday May 10, 2008
to
6 AM
Monday June 16, 2008
OR until the Spring
Chinook Runsize increases to a level where
tribal harvest rate guideline will not be exceeded.
·
Area:
Zone 6 of the
Columbia River
AND the YN Fishery Below Bonneville
Dam.
·
Gear:
Platforms/H&L
·
Below
Bonn
:
The platform/h&l fishery below Bonneville Dam on the WA
shore will also close.
·
Tributaries:
Tributary fisheries including the Wind, Klickitat and
Big
White
Salmon
Rivers
and
Drano
Lake
remain open on their regular weekly schedules.
Commercial
Sale
will continue in the Zone 6 Tributary Fisheries (Wind, Klickitat,
and
Big
White
Salmon
Rivers
and
Drano
Lake
).
May 1, 2008
The Yakama Nation Fish and Wildlife, Law and Order Committee
authorized the first Spring Commercial Gillnet Period.
The Season details are as follows:
·
Dates:
6 AM
Monday May 5 to
6 PM
Thursday May 8, 2008
·
Area:
Zone 6 of the
Columbia River
·
Gear:
No Mesh Restriction
·
Sanctuaries:
Standard Sanctuaries, except none at Spring Creek NFH
·
Allowable Sales:
Chinook, Coho, Steelhead, Walleye, Shad, and Carp
·
Sturgeon:
No sales of Sturgeon allowed. Sturgeon
4-feet to 5-feet in
John Day
and The Dalles Pools and 45-inches to 60-inches in the Bonneville Pool
may be kept for subsistence.
·
Platform/H&L: Sales allowed from
6 AM
May 5 Until Further Notice. No
sales of Sturgeon allowed. Sturgeon,
in the above mentioned size limits, may be kept for Subsistence.
Sunday Closures are still in effect.
·
Below
Bonn
:
The platform/h&l fishery below Bonneville Dam on the WA
shore remains open for subsistence, but is not included in the
commercial sale for Zone 6. The
YN and WA will be meeting to discuss this issue.
·
Tributaries:
Sales are allowed from the Wind, Klickitat and
Big
White
Salmon
Rivers
and
Drano
Lake
on their regular weekly schedules.
For further information please contact Steve Parker or Roger
Dick, Jr. at the Fisheries Office at 509/865-5121 ext. 6342 or 6341.
Spring Chinook Forecasts & Returns
|
|
|
2008
|
2007
|
|
River
|
Forecast |
Recommended
Season
|
Projected Catch
|
Return
|
Season
|
Catch
|
|
Columbia
(Z6)
|
269,300
|
Closed Sundays
|
4,000
|
86,200
|
Closed Sundays
|
1,500
|
|
Wind
|
10,000
|
March 12 to June 23
Noon
Mon to
6 PM
Sat
|
860
|
4,300
|
Mar 12 to June 23
Noon
Mon to
6 PM
Sat
|
163
|
|
Drano
Lake
|
36,800
|
April 18 to June 14
9 Tues Lottery
|
16,163
|
6,500
|
May 1 to June 14
Tues Lottery
|
2,318
|
|
White Salmon
|
50
|
Closed Sundays
|
NA
|
50
|
Closed Sundays
|
None Reported
|
|
Klickitat
|
1,100
|
April 3 to June 2
Noon
Wed to
6 PM
Sat
|
148
|
1,100
|
April 3 to August 4
Noon
Tues to
6 PM
Sat
|
264
|
|
Yakima
|
10,060
|
April 10to June 30
Noon
Tues to
6 PM
Sat
|
470
|
3,000
|
April 10 to June 30
Noon
Tues to
6 PM
Sat
|
150
|
|
Icicle
|
|
May 1 to July
28
Noon
Thurs to
6 PM
Sat
|
|
|
May 4 to July 29
Noon
Thurs to
6 PM
Sat
|
575
|
|
Willamette
|
34,000
|
No Recommended
Dates
|
NA
|
40,500
|
No Regulations set
|
NA
|
Notes: Zone 6 catch is for Platform/H&L
only through June 15
Icicle
River
weekly fishing periods were
expanded to opening
6 AM
Tues mid-way through season
Klickitat
River
fishery did not close during month
of June
2007 first two
Drano
Lake
openings were cancelled due to lack of fish.
YAKAMA
NATION
