Media, please contact PR Specialist Michael David Bushman at busmd@yakamafish-nsn.gov for more information.
2014 Subsistence Regulations
2014 Yakama Nation Subsistence Regulations.
See attached file for further details.
Experimental Fishery For ESA-Listed Smelt Had Dipnetters Hitting 10-Pound Limits In Short Order
Modifications to the Winter Gillnet Season
The Winter Gillnet Fishery in Bonneville Pool has been extended and will close 6pm on Saturday March 15, 2014. The Dalles Pool fishery will reopen one day earlier Wednesday March 12, 2014 and will close 6pm Saturday March 22, 2014.
March Fisher's Meeting
The Fish and Wildlife Committee directed Fisheries Staff to schedule a fisher's meeting for Monday, March 24, 2014 from 10am - 4 pm at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles, OR.
See attached memo for full agenda details.
Winter Gillnet Season Reg Modifications
2014 Winter Gillnet Season
World Fish Migration Day (May 24) Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE:
MAY 24, 2014 (SATURDAY)
Time: TBD
We are releasing adult lamprey for translocation.
This event testifies to the importance of Pacific lamprey migration to the world
Film Showing
Announcing Films to be presented at 6pm on Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Cultural Heritage Center Theater.
Project will re-create a historic Methow River channel
Authorize Smelt Fishing By Permit for 2014
Smelt returns to the Columbia Basin have been very low for the past several years; however an improved Smelt return is expected in the Cowlitz River in 2014.
Fisher's Meeting January 27, 2014
The Fish & Wildlife Committee directed Fisheries Staff to schedule a Fisher's Meeting for 10 am to 4 pm Monday January 27, 2014 at Legends Casino in Toppenish, WA. Lunch will be provided. See attached memo for the full agenda.
Sturgeon Setline Fishery
The tribal sturgeon setline fishery normally begins January 1st of each year. At the present time harvestable numbers of sturgeon are available in Zone 6 of the Columbia River. The setline catch is projected to be fewer than 200 fish.
The Lost Fish
Yakama Win in $97 Million Historic Land Mega-Deal
Featuring quotes by Phil Rigdon, Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources
Commercial Fishery on the Klickitat River
Yakama Nation Fisheries Releases Reconditioned Steelhead Kelts into Yakima River Basin
Columbia Basin Bulletin:
Yakama Nation Fisheries Releases Reconditioned Steelhead Kelts into Yakima River Basin