Harvest Updates

Yakama Nation Harvest Management

Under the Treaty of 1855, the Yakama Nation reserved the right to fish, hunt and gather and other rights at all usual and accustomed places. This includes the preservation of fish habitat at all usual and accustomed fishing places. 

The Yakama Nation manages fisheries resources to ensure continued access by Yakama members to fulfill their ceremonial, subsistence and commercial needs.  This treaty reserved right includes the right to have fish present to harvest, at all usual and accustomed places.

Harvest News

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize a commercial setline fishery for white sturgeon in all of Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 7am January 1 to noon January 31, 2025.  See attached for full regulations.

The Yakama Nation Fish & Wildlife Committee rescind the mesh restriction for the commercial gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am September 30 to 6pm October 4, 2024 and authorize additional Fall Commercial Gillnet opening...

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize two additional fall gillnet fishing periods from 6am Sep 23 to 6pm Sep 28 and 6am Sep 30 to 6pm Oct 4, 2024.  See regs attached.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize weekly openings on the Icicle River for fall coho fishing from 6am Mondays to 6pm Saturdays effective Monday Sept 16, 2024.  Full regs attached.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes an additional fall gillnet fishing opening from 6am Monday Sept 16 to 6pm Friday Sept 20, 2024.  See Regs attached for full details. 

The F&W Committee authorize additional commercial fall gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Monday Sep 9 to 6 pm Friday Sep 13, 2024.  See regulations attached.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee have authorized the first three (3) fall commercial gillnet openings in Zone 6: 6am Mon Aug 19 - 6pm Thurs Aug 22; 6am Mon Aug 26 - 6pm Fri Aug 30; and 6am Mon Sep 2 - 6pm Fri Sep 6, 2024.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes extending commercial sale for the platform fishery from 12:01am August 01 through 6pm December 31, 2024.  See full regs attached.

The Fall Fishers Meeting will be Monday Aug 12, 2024 from 10am to 3pm at the Hood River Inn.  Agenda is attached.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize an additional summer gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River fom 6am Monday July 22 to 6pm Weds July 24, 2024.  See regs attached.