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Additional Fall Gillnet Week
Announcement
Tuesday, October 2
The Fish & Wildlife committee authorize another week of gillnet fishing opportunity
6am Wednesday Oct 3 to 6pm Saturday October 6, 2018.
Regs attached
Additional Fall Gillnet week
Announcement
Tuesday, September 25
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize additional gillnet fishing opening
in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Wednesday Sept 26 to 6pm
Friday Sept 28, 2018.
2018 Fall Commercial Gillnet Opening
Announcement
Wednesday, September 19
The Fish and Wildlife Committee authorize additional gillnet fishing time
in Zone 6 of the Columbia River from 6am Wednesday Sept 19 to 6pm
Saturday Sept. 22, 2018. Full regs attached.
Additional Fall Gillnet week
Announcement
Sunday, September 9
The Fish and Wildlife Commitee has authorized additional fall gillnet fishing time
from 6am Monday September 10 to 6pm Friday September 14, 2018.
See regs attached
2018 Fall Commercial Gillnet Openings
Announcement
Monday, August 20
The Fish and Wildlife Commitee authorize the first 2 Commercial Fall Gillnet Openings
6am Monday Aug 27 - 6pm Thursday Aug 30 and
6am Monday Sep 3 - 6pm Friday Sep 7, 2018
See full regs attached
Expand the weekly fishing period in the Klickitat River
Announcement
Monday, August 20
Klickitat River Fall chinook and Coho returns are expected to be good and commercial sales
are open. Therefore, the Fish and Wildlife Commitee EXPANDS the Klickitat River fishery
CLOSE the platform/h&l fishery
Announcement
Friday, July 27
As of July 21,the Zone 6 treaty catch guideline has been exceeded. Therefore,
the F&W Commitee hereby close the Platform H&L Fishery in the Columbia River
Open Setline Fishery in John Day Pool
Announcement
Friday, July 27
There are 48 havestable sturgeon available in the John Day Pool. Therefore, the
F&W Committee authorizes a commercial sturgeon setline season in the John Day Pool
Open Weekly Fishing on the Klickitat River
Announcement
Thursday, July 5
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorizes the opening of the Klickitat
River fishery from noon Tuesdays to 6pm Saturdays starting
July 3, 2018 through6pm December 29, 2018
2018 Willamette Lamprey Permits
Announcement
Friday, June 29
YN fishing opportunity for lamprey exists at Willamette Falls.
Please see attached regs and permit application. Permit must be turned into Raemelle for signature.
Additonal Gillnet Season
Announcement
Thursday, June 28
The Fish & Wildlife Committee has authorizes another summer commercial
gillnet opening in Zone 6 from 6am Monday July 2 - 6pm Friday July 6, 2018
See attached regs
Close Icicle River Fishery
Announcement
Wednesday, June 20
Due to the continued low spring chinook returns to the Leavenworth National Fish
Hatchery, the Fish and Wildlife Committee is closing the fishery on the Icicle River.
Please see regs attached.
2018 Summer Chinook Commercial Fishery
Announcement
Thursday, June 7
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize the first two summer commercial
gillnet openings in Zone 6:
6am June 18 - 6pm June 22 and
6am June 25 - 6pm June 29
Open Platform H&L Commercial Sales
Announcement
Thursday, June 7
The Fish & Wildlife committee authorizes fish caught with subsistence gears
in Zone 6 and in selected YN tributary fisheries to be allowed for commercial
Open Sturgeon Setline Fishery in John Day Pool
Announcement
Thursday, June 7
There is sturgeon quota available in John Day Pool, therefore the Fish & Wildlife Committee
authorizes a commercial setline fishery in John Day Pool from 6am June 6 - 6pm June 15, 2018.
See regs attached.
ReOpen Zone 6 Platform/H&L
Announcement
Tuesday, June 5
The harvest estimate has been updated and overall catches are within the harvest limits.
Therefore the Fish & Wildlife Committee re-opens the Zone 6 Platform/H&L fishery for
Close Platform H&L Fishery in Zone 6
Announcement
Wednesday, May 30
The upriver spring chinook run has been downgraded to 116,500 at the mouth
of the Columbia River. The allowable treaty harvest rate is 8.3% which is
Open Icicle River Fishery
Announcement
Wednesday, May 30
The Fish & Wildlife Committee authorize weekly openings on the Icicle River from
9pm Friday to 9pm Saturday starting May 25, 2018 and extending until
July 28, 2018. See regulations attached.
Cancel May 1 Drano Opening
Announcement
Tuesday, May 1
Spring chinook returns continue to be low and the Fish and Wildlife Committee does not want
to draw names for this fishery before good numbers of fish are available to catch.
2018 Subsistence P/H&L Regulations
Announcement
Monday, April 2
Chinook returns in 2018 are expected to be good, which provides fishing opportunity.
Regulations for proposed Columbia RIver and tributary seasons are
contained in the attached resolution.