Columbia River closes to chinook retention Saturday
River remains open to coho and steelhead angling
River remains open to coho and steelhead angling
CLACKAMAS - Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced the main-stem Columbia River recreational fishery for retention of chinook salmon will close Oct. 1.
The closure affects angling from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington border and from Buoy 10 to the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line. The fishery will remain open for coho and steelhead through the end of the year.
"This action is needed to remain within conservation guidelines and allocation agreements," said Curt Melcher, a biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. "The higher-than-expected catch rates in the recreational fishery, combined with a run size about 20 percent smaller than forecasted, have brought us to this point."
Oregon anglers are reminded of the following regulations:
* The Buoy 10 area is defined as that part of the Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through red buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank.
* Salmon fishing in the Buoy 10 area remains open through December for adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead under permanent angling regulations.
* Salmon fishing from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line to Bonneville Dam remains open for adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead under permanent regulations through Dec. 31.
* The Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington remains open for coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead under permanent regulations through Dec. 31.
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* The Buoy 10 area is defined as that part of the Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through red buoy 44 to the navigation light at Tongue Point on the Oregon bank.
* Salmon fishing in the Buoy 10 area remains open through December for adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead under permanent angling regulations.
* Salmon fishing from the Rocky Point-Tongue Point line to Bonneville Dam remains open for adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead under permanent regulations through Dec. 31.
* The Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington remains open for coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead under permanent regulations through Dec. 31.
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