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 have authorized 2 additional summer gillnet openings in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Mon July 1 to 6pm Thurs July 4 and 6am Mon July 8 to 6pm Weds July 10, 2024.  See regulations memo attached.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee has authorized lamprey harvest at Willamette Falls according to the regulations on the attached Permit.

The first two Commercial Summer Gillnet Openings have been set for 6am Monday June 17 to 6pm Weds June 19 and 6am Monday June 24 to 6pm Thursday June 27, 2024. Commercial sales also open 6am Monday June 17.  See attached regs for full details.

The Yakama Nation Fish & Wildlife Committee expands the weekly fishery on the Icicle River to 5 a.m. Mondays to 9 p.m. Saturdays effective June 5, 2024 through July 27, 2024

The the Fish and Wildlife committee hereby expands the platform h&l fishery weekly openings to 6am Wednesdays to 6pm Saturdays; for subsistence only, effective 6am Wednesday June 5, 2024...

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize weekly openings on the Icicle RIver from 5am Thursdays to 9pm Saturdays effective May 23, 2024.  See the attached regulations for full details.

The Spring Chinook run has been updated to 122,400 returning to the mouth of the Columbia River.

The Fish and Wildlife Committee hereby closes the Platform Hook and line Fishery in Zone 6 of the Columbia River at 6pm Thursday May 2, 2024.  The closure will remain in effect until enough Spring Chinook  are available for tribal harvest not to...

Spring Fishers Meeting Presenation that was presented at the Spring Fisher Meeting Friday March 29, 2024 at Legends Casino.

The 2024 Spring Fishers Meeting will be held Friday March 29, 2024 at Legends Casino from 10am - 4pm.  See agenda attached.