FISHING RULE CHANGE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Columbia River sockeye and summer chinook fisheries
Action: Open sockeye fishery and close summer chinook from Megler-Astoria Bridge upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Effective date: Effective July 1 through July 31, 2018.
Species affected: Sockeye and summer chinook.
Location: Megler-Astoria Bridge upstream to Bonneville Dam.
Additional information: Daily limit 6, up to 2 adult sockeye or hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery jack chinook, sockeye. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches.
Action: Open sockeye fishery from Bonneville Dam to HWY 395 Bridge at Pasco
Effective date: Effective July 1 through July 31, 2018
Species affected: Sockeye
Location: Bonneville Dam to HWY 395 Bridge at Pasco
Additional information: Daily limit 6, up to 2 adult salmon or hatchery steelhead or 1 of each may be retained. Release all salmon other than hatchery chinook, sockeye. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches.
Action: Open sockeye fishery from HWY 395 Bridge at Pasco to Priest Rapids Dam
Effective date: Effective July 1 until further notice.
Species affected: Sockeye
Location: HWY 395 Bridge at Pasco to Priest Rapids Dam
Additional information: Daily limit 6, no more than 2 adults, no more than 1 adult hatchery Chinook. Release all salmon other than hatchery Chinook and sockeye. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches.
Action: Open sockeye fishery from Priest Rapids Dam to Wells Dam
Effective date: Effective July 1 until further notice.
Species affected: Sockeye
Location: Priest Rapids Dam to Wells Dam
Additional information: Daily limit 6, up to 4 adults may be retained. No more than 2 adult hatchery chinook and 2 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches.
Action: Open sockeye fishery from Wells Dam to HWY 173 at Brewster
Effective date: Effective July 16 until further notice.
Species affected: Sockeye
Location: Wells Dam to HWY 173 at Brewster
Additional information: Daily limit 6, up to 4 adults may be retained. No more than 2 adult hatchery chinook and 2 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches.
Action: Open sockeye fishery from HWY 173 at Brewster to Chief Joseph Dam
Effective date: Effective July 1 until further notice.
Species affected: Sockeye
Location: HWY 173 at Brewster to Chief Joseph Dam
Additional information: Daily limit 6, up to 4 adults may be retained. No more than 2 adult hatchery chinook and 2 sockeye may be retained. Release wild adult chinook and coho. Salmon minimum size is 12 inches.
Reason for action: This action provides recreational angling opportunity based a runsize upgrade of sockeye passage at Bonneville Dam. Summer chinook is tracking below the pre-season forecast, and as a result much of the allocation sharing will likely shift upstream to above Priest Rapids Dam, thus retention below Bonneville Dam is closed.
Information contact: Region 5: (360) 696-6211; Region 2: (509) 754-4624; Region 3: (509) 575-2740.
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