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 smelt fishing in the Cowlitz River from February 01 through March 31, 2025.  Attached permits can be downloaded and submitted to the Fish & Wildlife Committee for approval.

Harvestable sturgeon quota remains in the John Day Pool.Ttherefore, the Yakama Nation Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby EXTENDS the winter commercial setline fishery in John Day Pool to 6pm Saturday February 15, 2025.  Regulations attached.

Harvestable Sturgeon quota remains in The Dalles Pool, therefore the Yakama Nation Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby authorizes re-opening a commercial setline fishery for white sturgeon in the The Dalles Pool from 6am Saturday February 1 to...

Harvest rates in the January setline fishery have been higher than expected in Bonneville and The Dalles Pools.  Therefore, the Fish & Wildlife Committee hereby close the January Setline Fishery in Bonneville Pool 6pm Wednesday January 8,...

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.