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 extending the current weekly opening to 6pm Fri Sep 1, 2023 and authorize another fall commercial gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Mon Sep 4 to 6pm Fri Sep 8, 2023.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee has authorized the first two fall commercial gillnet openings in Zone 6 of the Columbia River.  6am Monday Aug 21 to 6pm Thurs Aug 24 and 6am Mon Aug 28 to 6pm Thurs Aug 31.  Downloadable regs attached

Fall Fishers Meeting  Monday Aug 14, 2023 10am to 2pm at the Best Western Hood River Inn.  Informational meeting on 2023 Fall run forecasts and fishing options.  

The Fish and Wildlife Committee authorizes fish caught with subsistence gears in Zone 6 and in selected YN Tributary fisheries to be allowed for commercial sales from 6 a.m. Friday, July 21, 2023, through 11:59 p.m.

The Columbia River Summer Chinook return to the mouth of the Columbia River has been downgraded to a total run of 57,000 adults.  Platform/H&L catches have exceeded projections to the point where there is risk of exceeding the Treaty Catch...

The Fish& Wildlife Committee authorize expanding the weekly fishing periods for lamprey at Willamette Falls from 5am Mondays to 6pm Saturdays.  Effective Monday July 10 through July 31, 2023.  See Updated permit request attached.  Contact the...

The Fish & Wildlife Committee has authorized an additional gillnet opening in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Monday July 3 to 6pm Thursday July 6, 2023.  Full regulations attached.

The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes fish caught with subsistence gears in Zone 6 and in selected YN Tributary fisheries to be allowed for commercial sale from 6 am Friday June 16, 2023 through 11:59 pm Monday July 31, 2023.  The first 2...

The Fish and Wildlife Committee EXPAND the weekly openings on the Icicle River from 5am Mondays to 9pm Saturdays.  See attached regs for full details.

The 2023 Subsistence FIshery for lamprey will be held during the months of June and July 2023 at Willamette Falls.  Turn in the attached permit request to the F&W Committee for authorization.  Flashboard installation is scheduled for the week...